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Transfiguration Church (Great Sorochintsy)

The Transfiguration Church in the Great Sorochintsy is one of the examples of church architecture of the Left-Bank Ukraine of the beginning of the 18th century . Built by the hetman Daniel the Apostle , who is buried in it.

Orthodox church
Transfiguration Church
Cerkva v Sorochintsah.JPG
A country Ukraine
VillageGreat Sorochintsy
Type of buildingCathedral
Architectural styleUkrainian baroque
Building1723 - 1734 years

The church is rich in decorative facades in the style of Ukrainian Baroque .

The temple has preserved a unique wooden carved iconostasis , it has seven tiers, its dimensions are 17 × 20 m, and it contains more than a hundred icons.

In 1809, the future great writer Nikolai Gogol was baptized in the Transfiguration Church.

Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thanks- Transfiguration_Church_ ( Great_Sorochintsy )&oldid = 95007912


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