The place of the erection of St. Andrew’s church is fairly legendary. Here is thought to have been the first settlement of those today known as Kyivits. At the hill’s peak – Perun’s Hump – used to be a Slavic wooden pagan idol – god Perun – surrounded by other pagan gods. To the left were royal palaces, later there appeared Desyatyn church – first ever stone building of the Kyivan Rus.
As legend says, in the first century AD this place was blessed by St. Andrew. In the 11th century there appeared St. Andrew’s monastery (it was also known under name of Yanka – the daughter of Vsevolod Yaroslavovych king), where there later was opened first ever once again in the Rus female embroidery school.
It was here that in September 1744 owing to the arrival of Queen Elizabeth (Russian Queen) St. Andrew’s church’s foundations were laid. Project was made by a famous architect Rastrelli, the building was directly managed by Michurin, who showed great talent in solving complicated engineering problems. The foundations are hidden in two-storey building – stylobate. All the forces rely on this building. That is why the church looks so light-weight. The style of the church is baroque, the height – 46 metres. The facade of the single-domed church is overdecorated with various columns, rich carvings etc. the doors and the windows are all decorated with typical ornaments. The balcony (terrace) has lovely view looking over Podil and Dnipro River.
The inner decorations may well be recognized as those of rococo period. Such world-class masters as Antropov, Nos-Levyts’ky, Boryspolets’ etc. have done their best to make the inside of the church memorable to the descendants.
By architectural means, St. Andrew’s church especially after the recent restoration has united petty well with the surroundings and has now become an ultimate feature of Kyiv.
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