Place of worship
Храм Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці Пирогощої
Kyiv, Ukraine
About Храм Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці Пирогощої
The Pyrohoshcha Dormition of the Mother of God Church or simply Pyrohoshcha Church is an Orthodox church in Kyiv in the historical neighbourhood Podil. The original church was built in 1130s by the Mstyslav I the Great of Kyiv. It was the main church of Podil, and was a temporary cathedral of Kyiv Metropolitanate in the early 17 century. In 1613 the church was reconstructured in Renaissance style, and then in 18th–19th centuries was rebuilt in Ukrainian Baroque and Neoclassicism styles.
