Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv

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Architecture · c. 1037 · Kyiv · Eastern Europe & Russia

Yaroslav the Wise's main church: 13 domes and the oldest mosaics in Rus, incl. the Orans

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Style: Pre-Mongol architecture of Rus — Cross-in-square churches of thin brick or white stone: Byzantine plan, Rus silhouette
Century: 11th century

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