Holy Annunciation Cathedral

The Annunciation Cathedral is the main Orthodox church of , . The pentacupolar Neo-Byzantine structure with a distinctive 80-meter-tall bell tower was completed on 2 October 1888, from designs by a local architect, Mikhail Lovtsov.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: Orthodox church in Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • Also known as: “Annunciation Cathedral” and “Annunciation Cathedral, Kharkiv”
  • Address: Благовіщенський майдан 1, 61000
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pokrovskyi Monastery Cathedral and M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum.

Church
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The Intercession Cathedral or Pokrovskyi Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in , , built in 1689. In addition to the cathedral, the monastery complex includes the seminary, Kharkiv episcopal residence, and the Church of the Mother of God Ozerianska. is situated 370 metres east of Holy Annunciation Cathedral.

Museum
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The is a history museum located in , . Its dedicated to history and culture of Ukraine and ethnicities living here. is situated 520 metres northeast of Holy Annunciation Cathedral.

Theater building
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is a theater building, which is situated 270 metres southwest of Holy Annunciation Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kharkiv and Honcharivka.

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is a major city in the region of and is the second largest city in Ukraine with a population of over 1.5 million inhabitants. The city is in the northeast of the Ukraine.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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The or Gosprom building is an office building located on Freedom Square in , . Built in the Constructivist style, it was the first modern skyscraper building in the Soviet Union upon its completion in 1928.

Holy Annunciation Cathedral

Latitude
49.99056° or 49° 59′ 26″ north
Longitude
36.224° or 36° 13′ 26″ east
Inception
October 2nd, 1888
Open location code
8GXRX6RF+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1341861572
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q578671
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Holy Annunciation Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածածնի Ավետման մայր տաճար”
  • Bulgarian: “Благовещение Богородично”
  • Bulgarian: “Благовещенска катедрала (Харков)”
  • Chinese: “聖母領報主教座堂 (哈爾科夫)”
  • Chinese: “聖母領報主教座堂”
  • Dutch: “Annunciatiekathedraal (Charkov)”
  • Dutch: “Annunciatiekathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه البشاره”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de la Anunciacio”
  • Finnish: “Marian ilmestyksen katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale de l’Annonciation de Kharkiv”
  • French: “Cathédrale de l’Annonciation de Kharkiv”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale dell’Annunciazione”
  • Japanese: “ブラゴヴィーシェンスキー大聖堂 (ハルキウ)”
  • Japanese: “ブラゴヴィーシェンスキー大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “受胎告知教会”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bebudelseskatedralen i Kharkiv”
  • Polish: “Sobór Zwiastowania w Charkowie”
  • Russian: “Благовещенский собор”
  • Russian: “Свято-Благовещенский кафедральный собор”
  • Russian: “Собор Благовещения Пресвятой Богородицы”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Anunciacion”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Anunciación”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral ng Anunsiyasyon, Kharkiv”
  • Ukrainian: “Благовіщенський кафедральний собор”
  • Ukrainian: “Свято-Благовіщенський катедральний собор”
  • Ukrainian: “Свято-Благовіщенський кафедральний собор”
  • Western Frisian: “Ferkundigingskatedraal”

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