Landmarks Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

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the saviour s transfiguration cathedral


the following historical-cultural sites nominated 7 wonders of ukraine.



tomb of kosh otaman sirko
troitsk cathedral
church of virgin mary birth
walls of ukrainian defensive line
kurgan stelae or balbals anthropomorphic stone stelae, images cut stone, installed atop, within or around kurgans (i.e. tumuli), in kurgan cemeteries, or in double line extending kurgan. stelae described obelisks or statue menhirs . spanning more 3 millennia, product of various cultures. earliest associated pit grave culture of pontic-caspian steppe (and therefore proto-indo-europeans according mainstream kurgan hypothesis). there iron age specimens identified scythians , medieval examples turkic peoples. such stelae found in large numbers in dnipropetrovsk, kherson , nikolaev.
kodak fortress fort built in 1635 order of polish king władysław iv vasa , sejm on dnieper river, near become town of stari kodaky (by modern day: dnipro). constructed stanisław koniecpolski control cossacks of zaporizhian sich, prevent ukrainian peasants joining forces cossacks , guard southeastern corner of polish-lithuanian commonwealth. poles tried establish order in area, , commissioned french military cartographer , engineer william le vasseur de beauplan construct it. fortress cost around 100,000 polish zlotys. dragoon garrison commanded french officer jean de marion. soviet government attempted destroy remnants of fortress in order eradicate traces of polish influences on ukraine setting quarry on site in 1944. quarry closed in 1994, moment 2 third of fortress destroyed. today site ruins, popular tourist attraction.
saviour s transfiguration cathedral (ukrainian: Спасо-Преображенський кафедральний собор) main orthodox church of dnipro, ukraine. foundation stone laid in 1786 catherine ii of russia , emperor joseph ii. event described in memoirs of comte de ségur. prince grigory potemkin envisioned church 1 of spiritual centres of new russia. ivan starov submitted potemkin designs roman-style basilica, construction postponed until end of russo-turkish war.




^ david w. anthony, horse, wheel , language: how bronze-age riders eurasian steppes shaped modern world (2007).
^ above kodak, mykola chaban, day weekly digest, #28, thursday, 20 may 2010






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