Architecture in transition: the case study of the dormition catedral in Volodymyr Volynskyi

There are considered the key architectural transformations of the famous architectural monument, the Dormition Cathedral in Volodymyr (now Volodymyr Volynskyi, northwestern region of contemporary territory of Ukraine) during the XII – XIX centuries. The circumstances and motivations that have resulted in radical constructive and stylistic changes of this temple at certain stages of its existence have been retraced. The dependence of architectural changes of the temple on social, political, religious and subjective factors is revealed.