Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kharkiv
Church in Kharkiv, Ukraine
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The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary [1] (Ukrainian: Кафедральний собор Успіння Пресвятої Діви Марії, romanized: Kafedralnyi sobor Uspinnia Presviatoi Divy Marii) also called Assumption Cathedral is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Latin Catholic Church and is located in the city of Kharkiv, in Kharkiv Oblast in east part of the European country of Ukraine.[2] The temple was built in neo-Gothic style between 1887 and 1892 on Gogol Street. The author of the temple project was a Polish architect, Bolesław Michałowski (1830-1909). He designed about 30 buildings in Kharkiv.[3]
| Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
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| Кафедральний собор Успіння Пресвятої Діви Марії | |
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 Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
| Location | Kharkiv |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Denomination | Latin Church |
Official name | «Костел» (Church) |
| Type | Urban Planning, Architecture |
| Reference no. | 7047-Ха |
In the 1930s, during the period of the Soviet Union the church was closed and turned into secular Local housed, among others, a cinema and an installation of the Communist Party. In 1992 the temple was returned to the Catholic faithful. Since 2002 is the cathedral of the new diocese of Kharkiv - Zaporizhzhia (Dioecesis Kharkiviensis-Zaporizhiensis, Харківсько-Запорізька дієцезія) that was created by bull "Ad plenius prospiciendum" of Pope John Paul II.
