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Saint Sophia Cathedral

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Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Phone:
+380 44 278 2620

Hours:
Sunday9am - 7pm
Monday9am - 7pm
Tuesday9am - 7pm
Wednesday9am - 7pm
Thursday9am - 7pm
Friday9am - 7pm
Saturday9am - 7pm


Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev is an outstanding architectural monument of Kievan Rus'. The cathedral is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first heritage site in Ukraine to be inscribed on the World Heritage List along with the Kiev Cave Monastery complex. Aside from its main building, the cathedral includes an ensemble of supporting structures such as a bell tower and the House of Metropolitan. In 2011 the historic site was reassigned from the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Regional Development of Ukraine to the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. One of the reasons for the move was that both Saint Sophia Cathedra and Kiev Pechersk Lavra are recognized by the UNESCO World Heritage Program as one complex, while in Ukraine the two were governed by different government entities. In Ukrainian the cathedral is known as Sobor Sviatoyi Sofiyi or Sofiyskyi sobor . In Russian it is known as Sobor Svyatoi Sofii or Sofiyskiy sobor . The complex of the cathedral is the main component and museum of the National Sanctuary Sophia of Kiev which is the state institution responsible for the preservation of the cathedral complex as well as four other historic landmarks across the nation.
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