St. Andrew's Church
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The baroque St. Andrew's Church (Ukrainian: Анрiївська церква) or the Cathedral of St. Andrew was built in Kiev in 1747–1754, to a design by the imperial architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli. Overlooking the ancient Podil district from a steep hill, this exuberant and colourful structure is one of the city's best known landmarks.
The church was constructed by a team of Ukrainian masters under Ivan Michurin, the principal architect of Moscow, to replace the older Church of the Resurrection, on the Women's Market Square (Babiy Torzhok). The legend has it that it was the spot where St. Andrew erected a cross and prophesied the foundation of a great Christian city in what was then a sparsely inhabited area.
Since 1968, the church has been open to visitors as a museum. Occasionally the edifice is used for services of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, one of several national churches unrecognized by major Orthodox patriarchates.uk:Андріївська церква
