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Dormition Cathedral

Dormition Cathedral is a russian Orthodox cathedral. Look for it within Westminster’s built-up area. The register lists it as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Dormition Cathedral, John Salmon (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Westminster

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Cathedral in Westminster

Inside Westminster

Dormition Cathedral is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 324 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Westminster has 3,887 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

If warmth matters, go May to September: Westminster reaches 19–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°60 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°44 mm

May19° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°51 mm

Jul24° / 14°46 mm

Aug23° / 14°56 mm

Sep20° / 12°53 mm

Oct16° / 9°68 mm

Nov12° / 6°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Westminster, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Westminster. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Westminster’s full climate →

About

Dormition Cathedral

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 8 languages. Nearby, Buckingham Palace (1.9 km) heads a list of 605 within 15 km.

Westminster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: in Westminster
Official site: sourozh.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mapping Dormition Cathedral

Spot Dormition Cathedral in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Dormition Cathedral

Brent is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (340,611 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

2 · 200 m west of it

Kensington and Chelsea

143,348 people · 399 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km south of it

Wandsworth

326,725 people · 442 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km west of it

Hammersmith and Fulham

182,187 people · 266 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dormition Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Westminster	It’s in town	203,571	461
Kensington and Chelsea	200 m west of it	143,348	399
Wandsworth	2.1 km south of it	326,725	442
Hammersmith and Fulham	2.3 km west of it	182,187	266
Camden	3 km north of it	209,342	458
Lambeth	3.3 km southeast of it	317,108	450
Brent	3.5 km northwest of it	340,611	245
Southwark	4.1 km east of it	307,076	471

Make a day of it

Places to add to Dormition Cathedral

Our list has 605 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.9 km away 2

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum500 m away · 858K visitors a year (2021)3

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum3.6 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)4

Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum600 m away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)5

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.9 km away 6

Big drawMuseumScience Museum600 m away · 3M visitors a year (2012)7

AttractionElizabeth Tower3.1 km away 8

Historic houseKensington Palace1.4 km away · 383K visitors a year (2015)

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Dormition Cathedral: the answers

Where is Dormition Cathedral?

Dormition Cathedral is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Dormition Cathedral?

Russian Orthodox cathedral in London.

When is the best time to visit Dormition Cathedral?

May to September are the warmest months in Westminster, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Dormition Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Dormition Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Buckingham Palace (1.9 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (500 m), British Museum (3.6 km) and Natural History Museum (600 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Dormition Cathedral: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science Museum: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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