St. Nicholas Military Cathedral

St. Nicholas Military Cathedral (Ukrainian: Військовий Микільський собор, Russian: Никольский военный собор), popularly known as The Great Nicholas (Ukrainian: Великий Микола) was one of the military cathedrals of the former Russian Empire.

It was built in 1696 and located in the Kyiv Fortress overlooking the Dnieper River.

This pentacupolar Ukrainian Baroque building was originally designed by Osip Startsev at the bidding of Hetman Ivan Mazepa to serve as the main church of St. Nicholas's Hermitage traditionally associated with Askold's Grave.

The President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko supported the idea of restoration of the destroyed cultural heritage.

In June 2009, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko instructed the Cabinet of Ministers, together with the Kyiv City State Administration, to work out and submit proposals for the restoration of the lost historical and architectural monument, the complex of St. Nicholas Military Cathedral, which had and will have a unique historical and cultural value, within two months.