Ucrania

Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral

A cathedral at the heart of Odesa The Transfiguration Cathedral stands on Soborna Square in central Odesa, Ukraine. Its history is tied to the growth of the Black Sea port, founded in 1794 on the site of the former Ottoman settlement of Khadjibey. UNESCO describes Odesa’s historic centre as a planned urban landscape shaped by trade, migration and architecture. The cathedral is one of its religious landmarks, but its story also reflects the city’s political…...