Saint Sophia Cathedral, Novgorod

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Architecture · 1045–1050 · Veliky Novgorod · Eastern Europe & Russia

The oldest surviving church in Russia; its austere walls set the tone of the Novgorod school

Saint Sophia Cathedral, Novgorod — AleAlexander · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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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