House of Organ

Spectacular building of the St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral, jutting out into the sky with two slender towers, is one of the most unusual and beautiful buildings in the Old Kyiv. Raised in untypical for Ukraine’s capital Neo Gothic style, it significantly stands out against the background of other buildings at the city’s downtown and inevitably amazes Kyiv’s locals and guests.

The need for a Roman Catholic Church in Kyiv arose back in the late 19th century. At that time, 40 thousand Catholics lived in the city, and there was just one Catholic Church – St. Alexander Cathedral, built in 1842 and able to accommodate only a thousand believers at once. Then, the representatives of the Kyiv’s catholic community addressed the city authorities with a request to allocate money for construction of the second cathedral.