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| caption = The cathedral in 2014
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| consecrated date = 1835
| status = Active
| functional status = [[Metropolitan Cathedral]]
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| dome quantity = 1
| architectural type = [[Cathedral]]
| years built = 1787–1835
| completed date = 1835
| archdiocese = [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)|Ukrainian Orthodox Church]]
| embedded = {{Infobox historic site |embed = yes |designation1 = UKRAINE NATIONAL |designation1_offname = {{Lang|uk|Преображенський собор}} (''Transfiguration Cathedral'') |designation1_type = Architecture |designation1_number = 040040}}
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The '''Saviour's Transfiguration Cathedral''' ({{
== Design ==
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The National Russian Military Historical Archive in [[Moscow]] is home to the original Transfiguration Cathedral projects. It is thought that Claude Gerua, an architect, owns them. The cathedral is an imposing [[basilica]] with five [[Nave|naves]]. The cathedral is adorned with [[Portico|porticoes]], which include an eight-column [[Corinthian order]] portico on the main façade and six-column porticoes on the side facades, in addition to the enormous dome that above the house. An inscription-adorned copper gilt mortgage board is set in a particular ___location in the altar's foundations for the future temple. It was subsequently discovered during the 1830 laying and positioned in the newly laid foundation of the current structure.<ref name=":0" />
The cathedral is designed in a T-shape and was constructed in the [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical style]]. The front portion of it is enlarged to form two borders, one on the left side honoring the [[Catherine of Alexandria|Great Martyr Catherine]] and the other on the right side honoring [[Saint Nicholas]]. A dome rising above the central pre-altar section, each with a diameter exceeding {{Convert|8|m}}, are supported by the vault's four rectangular sails. The walls include sixteen elongated windows that display eight [[Biblical prophet|biblical prophets]]. Directly underneath are pictures of the four [[Evangelists (Christianity)|evangelists]], Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, painted on the vaults.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-01-27 |title=Спасо-Преображенський кафедральний собор - Дніпро |url=https://i-love-ukraine.vpoltave.net/sobori/spaso-preobrazenskii-kafedralnii-sobor-dnipro |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Я кохаю Україну - цікаві місця |language=uk}}</ref>
==History==
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Construction was severely delayed by the [[Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)|Russo-Turkish War]], which broke out a few months after the cathedral was laid and lasted until 1791. Specifically, financing has all but halted. It should be remembered, nevertheless, that the foundation was constructed during the war, with the major construction completed in the next two years. On {{OldStyleDate|5 October|1791|16}}, however, with the unexpected death of Potemkin, difficulties arose in the construction of a new Katerynoslav.<ref name=":0" />
It was discovered that the cathedral was constructed simultaneously on two projects following the Potemkin's death. Furthermore, construction officials have already expressed dissatisfaction about their inability to identify the precise tasks that were completed.<ref name=":0" />
On 29 March 1806, Emperor [[Alexander I of Russia|Alexander I]] ordered the plans were revived and updated by [[Armand Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu|Duc de Richelieu]], but construction did not start until 1830. Emperor Alexander I issued an edict on 8 February 1807, to set aside 69,550 rubles and begin work within three years.<ref name=":0" />
When it was built on one of the hills beside the [[Dnieper]], it became a representation of how the [[steppe]] area was changing and becoming a city. The cathedral was closed in 1930, and was supposed to be demolished
However, historian [[Dmytro Yavornytsky]] suggested establishing an [[Atheism|atheist]] museum inside the structure from 1975 and 1988.<ref name=":2" /> The cathedral's distinctive [[iconostasis]] was kept in its original ___location on the pretense of historical significance, and the bell, which weighed four hundred beds, was hidden behind the church's gate.<ref name=":1" /> The cathedral's grounds housed the Museum of Religion and Atheism until 1992.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Спасо-Преображенський кафедральний собор |url=https://travel-guide.in.ua/uk/place/59/spaso-preobrazhenskii-kafedralnii-sobor |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=travel-guide.in.ua |language=uk}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
The cathedral underwent extensive renovation that started in the middle of the 1990s and was completed in the first part of the 2000s. The building's façade were all repaired. The goal of interior restoration was to restore the spaces as closely as possible to their original state. On the other hand, a number of retreats were made concurrently, and in particular, some well-preserved mid-19th-century [[Fresco|fresco pieces]] were removed. The temple's interior decor was virtually completely redone. Based on the only surviving early 20th-century photo, the cathedral's iconostasis was repaired.<ref name=":0" />▼
▲The cathedral underwent extensive renovation that started in the middle of the 1990s and was completed in the first part of the 2000s. The building's façade were all repaired. The goal of interior restoration was to restore the spaces as closely as possible to their original state.<ref name=":6" /> On the other hand, a number of retreats were made concurrently, and in particular, some well-preserved mid-19th-century [[Fresco|fresco pieces]] were removed. The temple's interior decor was virtually completely redone. Based on the only surviving early 20th-century photo, the cathedral's iconostasis was repaired.<ref name=":0" /> The biggest bell-allebefactor was placed and dedicated in the cathedral in 2008.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Спасо-Преображенський кафедральний собор (Дніпропетровськ) |url=https://ua.igotoworld.com/ua/poi_object/2368_savior-transfiguration-cathedral.htm |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=UA.IGotoWorld.com |language=uk}}</ref>
== Gallery ==
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File:Sviato-Preobrazhenskyi Cathedral Dnepropetrovks 2.jpg|The cathedral's interior in 2007
File:Sviato-Preobrazhenskyi Cathedral Dnepropetrovks 3.jpg|Lit candles inside the cathedral in 2007
File:Spaso Preobrazhensky Cathedral Dnepropetrovsk. 03.JPG|The [[Eye of Providence]] on the pediment in 2013
File:Преображенский Собор.jpg|One of the gates to the cathedral's compound in 2013
File:Спасо-Преображенський собор у Дніпропетровську.jpg|The cathedral's [[bell tower]] in 2014
File:Дніпро Спасо-Преображенський кафедральний собор вночі 2023.jpg|The cathedral as seen at night in 2023
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== References ==
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]]
[[Category:Neoclassical church buildings in Ukraine]]
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