Saint Sophia Cathedral
in
Kyiv, Ukraine
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Designed to rival Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, Kiev's Saint-Sophia Cathedral symbolizes the 'new Constantinople', capital of the Christian principality of Kiev, which was created in the 11th century in a region evangelized after the baptism of St Vladimir in 988.
Bell tower of Saint Sophia cathedral in Kyiv
detail of the bell tower
grave of Volodymyr Romaniuk (1925 -1995)
Kyiv Patriarch
(had to be buried outside the wall since the cathedral is now a museum)
Refectory church
Saint Sophia cathedral
the domes
Virgins Orans, a 11th century mosaic
detail
the dome
Christ Pantokrator, a 11th century mosaic
the transept
side frescoes
the screen
detail
right side of the screen
detail
tomb of Yaroslav
one of the frescoes
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