St. Andrew's Church is located on the steep right bank of the Dnieper, above the historical part of the city - Podol historical part of the city - Podol. It can be seen from afar and is, thanks to its colourful and ornate appearance is one of the most noticeable architectural works of Kiev. architectural works of Kiev. From St. Andrew's Church runs down the picturesque Andriyivskyi Andreevsky Descent, where Mikhail Bulgakov was born and lived.
According to legend, once there was a sea on the place of the Dnieper River, but when St. Andrew came to Kiev and placed a church on the mountain. St Andrew and put a cross on the mountain where St Andrew's Church now stands, the sea went down and hid under the mountain. There are no bells in St Andrew's Church because, according to legend, at the first strike of the bells the water will wake up and flood the whole Kiev.
The project of St Andrew's Church was created by the famous architect Rastrelli, and the first stone of the building was laid by the Emperor herself. stone was laid by the Empress of All Russia Elizabeth Petrovna herself in 1744. The construction of the church under the direction of the Moscow architect I.F. Michurin was very slow due to the fact that the springs located in the mountain below the church, and for many years the water seeped through the walls of the foundation and and destroyed it.
In the decoration of the interior of the temple participated artists: I. Vishnyakov and his students, I. Romensky I. Vishnyakov and his students, I. Romensky, I. Tchaikovsky, as well as A. Antropov, who painted the pulpit, dome, rows and rows of churches. pulpit, dome, a number of icons of the iconostasis and images in the altar.
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