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Holy Intercession Church, Sutkivtsi
The Holy Intercession Church () is a stone fortified church, built in honor of the feast of the Intercession of the Theotokos, Intercession. It is located in the village of , Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. It functions as both a fortress and a church. The Intercession Church is a unique example of defensive construction in Podillia, and is now a functioning church and museum. It is one of the oldest defensive churches in Ukraine and the only medieval defensive temple of the tetraconch type. Its closest analogue is the keep church of the Château d'Étampes, castle in Étampes, France. History Originally, the Intercession Church was constructed as a defensive structure, as the village was located on the (part of the Black Trail), which was periodically raided by Tatars. In 1476 the fortress was rebuilt into a church with a brick ribbed Vault (architecture), vault on the first tier and Gothic nervures above the second tier of the central space. In the 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and List of cities in Ukraine, largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. Ukraine's official language is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. Humans have inhabited Ukraine since 32,000 BC. During the Middle Ages, it was the site of early Slavs, early Slavic expansion and later became a key centre of East Slavs, East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. Kievan Rus' became the largest and most powerful realm in Europe in the 10th and 11th centuries, but gradually disintegrated into rival regional powers before being d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
