The church is located in the Goloseevsky district of Kiev, which was hit hardest by today’s missile attack. Due to the debris falling on the site, the building opposite the church, the Toronto Business Center, sustained serious damage.
But the blast wave damaged the stained glass of the facade at St. Nicholas Church, an architectural monument of national importance. The photo was shown by the Ukrainian International Institute of Reconstruction.
Photo: in Kyiv, as a result of the attack, St. was injured. Nicholas Church, especially the stained glass windows (facebook.com/uiir.org)
The blast wave also damaged the windows of the National House of Music administrative building, next to the church.
A correspondent for RBC-Ukraine also visited the scene of the incident and shows what damage St. Nicholas Church got.
Photo: broken windows in St. Nicholas Church on December 20, 2024 (facebook.com/uiir.org)
Photo: the facade of St. Nicholas Church in Kyiv December 20, 2024 (facebook.com/uiir.org)
Photo: utility workers eliminate the consequences of an enemy attack near St. Nicholas Church (facebook.com/uiir.org)
RBC-Ukraine also managed to film the consequences of the shelling. In the video, you can see the destruction in the Toronto Business Center, which is located across from the church. The business center’s windows were smashed, the facade was damaged and the roof was also badly damaged.
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St. Nicholas Church is a Roman Catholic Church. Built 1899-1909 by the Ukrainian and Polish architect Vladislav Gorodetsky This is the only Neo-Gothic building in Kiev.
In September 2021, the whole world started talking about the sanctuary. A fire broke out in the church. This emergency became one of the main topics in the media. Unlike Notre Dame, to which the Kiev church was often compared at the time, the building (with the exception of the roof) was almost undamaged. But his unique organ was completely burned out. Within days of the fire, Ukrainian companies raised a total of about 25 million hryvnias to restore the church.
