Pokrovskyi Monastery Cathedral

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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: Eastern Orthodox church in Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • Also known as: “Intercession Cathedral” and “Intercession Cathedral, Kharkiv”
  • Address: Університетська вулиця 8

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum and Holy Pokrovsky Men’s Monastery.

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 160 metres northeast of Pokrovskyi Monastery Cathedral.

Monastery
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University
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The Kharkiv National University of Arts named after I. P. Kotlyarevsky is the leading music and drama institution of higher education in Ukraine. The university trains about 900 undergraduates, graduates and postgraduates in music and theatre art. is situated 240 metres east of Pokrovskyi Monastery 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.

Pokrovskyi Monastery Cathedral

Latitude
49.99169° or 49° 59′ 30″ north
Longitude
36.22881° or 36° 13′ 44″ east
Inception
1689
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q4369380
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Pokrovskyi Monastery Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير بوكروفسكي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Pakrovski kafedralı (Xarkov)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Pakrovski kafedralı”
  • Bulgarian: “Покровска катедрала (Харков)”
  • Bulgarian: “Покровска катедрала”
  • Chinese: “波克羅夫斯基修道院”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Pokrovského monastýru v Charkově”
  • Czech: “Pokrovská katedrála v Charkově”
  • Finnish: “Pokrovan katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale de Pokrov”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Pokrov”
  • German: “Kathedrale des Maria-Schutz-Klosters”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός της Μεσιτείας, Χάρκοβο”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός της Μεσιτείας”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Pokrovskyi”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale dell’Intercessione (Charkiv)”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale dell’Intercessione”
  • Japanese: “ポクロフスキー大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “聖母被昇天大聖堂”
  • Russian: “Покровский собор в Харькове”
  • Russian: “Покровский собор”
  • Russian: “Собор Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы (Харьков)”
  • Russian: “Собор Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы в Харькове”
  • Serbian: “Саборни храм Покрова Пресвете Богородице (Харков)”
  • Serbian: “Саборни храм Покрова Пресвете Богородице”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Intercesión”
  • Telugu: “ఇంటర్‌సెషన్ కేథడ్రల్, ఖార్కివ్”
  • Ukrainian: “Покровський собор (Харків)”
  • Ukrainian: “Покровський собор”
  • Uzbek: “Pokrovskiy monastiri (Xarkov)”
  • Uzbek: “Pokrovskiy monastiri”

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