Sights · Our pick in Kyiv
St Volodymyr’s Cathedral
Yellow walls, painted vaults
The yellow cathedral on Shevchenko Boulevard, painted inside from floor to dome.
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Image courtesy of © Peter Collins · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Painted interior
- Address
- City centre, Kyiv
- Nearest metro
- Universytet
200 m · 3 min walk
More distances
About St Volodymyr’s Cathedral
St Volodymyr’s Cathedral, on Taras Shevchenko Boulevard, is a working cathedral whose interior is painted from floor to dome; dress modestly and keep quiet during services.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with St Volodymyr’s Cathedral before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to St Volodymyr’s Cathedral, as the crow flies.
- Hilton Kyiv300 m4 min walk
- Opera Hotel Kyiv700 m9 min walk
- Hyatt Regency Kyiv1.1 km14 min walk
- InterContinental Kyiv1.4 km18 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from St Volodymyr’s Cathedral are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- UniversytetMetro200 m3 min walk
- Zoloti VorotaMetro500 m6 min walk
- TeatralnaMetro650 m8 min walk
Key sights
- National Opera300 mWalk 4 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 9 min
- The Golden Gate550 mWalk 7 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 10 min
- St Sophia’s Cathedral950 mWalk 12 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 11 min
- St Michael’s1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra3.7 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 19 min
The station and the squares
- Maidan Nezalezhnosti1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
Location
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