Ancient Chernihiv

Ancient Chernihiv
Ancient Chernihiv
Чернігів стародавній
	Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral of 11th century
General information
Type	National Architecture-Historical Sanctuary
Location	Chernihiv Oblast
Town or city	Dytynets Park, Chernihiv
Country	Ukraine
Coordinates	51°29′28″N 31°17′55″E / 51.49111°N 31.29861°E
Opened	State Sanctuary
Website
	oldchernihiv.com

Ancient Chernihiv (Ukrainian: Чернігів стародавній, romanized: Chernihiv starodavnii) is the National Architecture-Historical Sanctuary located in the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. It was created at first as an affiliate of the National Sanctuary "Sophia of Kyiv". Since August 1, 1967, the site is a separate entity consisting of 34 monuments of architecture.

Architectural landmarks edit

Dytynets Park of Chernihiv, also known as Chernihiv's motte (earthwork)
Catherine's Church
Krasna Square
Piatnytska Church
Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral
Trinity Cathedral Monastery
Boldyni Hory
Black Grave (kurgan)
Saint Anthony's Caves
Chernihiv Regional Art Museum
Red Bridge
Church of All Saints, Chernihiv
Chernihiv's Collegium (see collegium)
Pedestrian Bridge
House of Lyzohub (Colonel of the Chernigov Regiment)
Church of the Resurrection
Archbishop's residence
Museum of history
Museum of Antiquities
Church of the Archangel Michael
Church of the Holy Spirit
Borysohlibskyi Cathedral
Yelets-Dormition Monastery
Chernihiv Glory Memorial
Monument to Soldiers Liberators
Victory Square
Old Jewish Cemetery
Old Cemetery, Chernihiv
River Harbor
Chernihiv Military History Museum

Since 1989, the site is placed on the tentative list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as part of World Heritage, receiving its reference as number 668.^[1] According to the description, the site only includes Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral and Borysohlibskyi Cathedral. Currently the creation of a renewed nomination is underway,^[2] and it will include the central part of Dytynets, Yeletska Hora with the ensemble of Yelets Monastery, Black Grave, Boldyna Hora with the 10th century kurgan grave field, and the complex of the Trinity Monastery.^[3]

Gallery edit

Yelets-Dormition Monastery's cathedral was modeled after that of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
Borys and Hlib Cathedral in front of Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral
The Piatnytska Church (c. 1201, restored after World War II)
Chernihiv Regional Art Museum
Church of the Archangel Michael
Chernihiv Collegium
Trinity Monastery
Church of St. Elijah and its bell tower
Black Grave
Hulbyshche and Bezimennyi kurgans, Boldyni Hory
House of Lyzohub
St. Catherine's Church