Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

In Uman, on the grounds of the former Polish cemetery, the foundation stone of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was laid in 1780. However, due to a lack of funds, construction stopped for 40 years. Only in 1820 did work on the church resume, and it lasted 6 years. The building is executed in the classical style. The main entrance is decorated with four columns of the Tuscan order, above which rise a stepped stylobate and an entablature with triglyphs. The composition is crowned by a triangular pediment.

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The church did not serve for long as a Catholic temple. It was officially closed in 1934. In 1974, the art gallery of the Uman Local History Museum was placed in it. Only in 1998 were restoration works begun, which made it possible to recover some of the lost elements. Today, therefore, the church building serves two functions: on weekdays it is a gallery, and on weekends a Catholic church, as the cross installed on it reminds visitors.