Dormition Cathedral
The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and All Saints is the cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh. It holds the diocese's administrative meetings as well as weekly, seasonal and special services.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Russian Orthodox
- Description: Russian Orthodox cathedral in London
- Also known as: “Cathedral of London”, “Cathedral of the Dormition and All Saints”, “Dormition Cathedral, London”, “London Cathedral”, “Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and All Saints”, and “Russian Patriarchal Orthodox cathedral, Kensington”
- Address: 67 Ennismore Gardens, London, SW7 1NH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Natural History Museum and Royal Albert Hall.
Natural History Museum
Museum
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Natural History Museum is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Dormition Cathedral.
Royal Albert Hall
Theater building
Photo: Sandpiper, Public domain.
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272. Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage. Royal Albert Hall is situated 1,900 feet west of Dormition Cathedral.
Science Museum
Museum
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The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 3.3 million visitors annually in 2019. Science Museum is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Dormition Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knightsbridge and Sutton Dwellings.
Knightsbridge
Suburb
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Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.
Sutton Dwellings
Neighborhood
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sutton Dwellings, also known as the Sutton Estate, are a series of 14 residential buildings in Chelsea, London, U.K.
Belgravia
Suburb
Photo: Paul Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgravia is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies.
Dormition Cathedral
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox cathedral, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50056° or 51° 30′ 2″ northLongitude
-0.16905° or 0° 10′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C3XGR2J+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 34228039OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=russian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q4478059
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Russian—“Dormition Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Успение Богородично и вси светии, Лондон”
- Bulgarian: “Успение Богородично и Вси Светии”
- Chinese: “俄罗斯正教会圣母安息主教座堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية الرقاد”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo de la Endormiĝo”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع دورمیشن لندن”
- Polish: “Sobór Zaśnięcia Bogurodzicy i Wszystkich Świętych w Londynie”
- Russian: “Собор Успения Божией Матери и Всех Святых”
- Russian: “Успенский собор (Лондон)”
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