• The Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Novgorod by architect Unknown was built in Veliky Novgorod, Russia in 1045 – 1052. It is 38m high
  • During World War II, while the Novgorod Kremlin was seriously damaged during the Nazi occupation of the city, St Sophia Cathedral escaped serious damage.
  • Washington DC, DC1,629 contributions. 5. The elegant centerpiece of Novgorod. I felt a little out of place in the Cathedral of St. Sophia.
  • That's what they have been saying in Russia for 1000 years, since the Cathedral of St. Sophia the Holy Wisdom of God was constructed in the 11th century.
  • So it is highly advisable that if you happen to take a Russia Travel Package then do go for visiting the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Novgorod.
  • The importance of religion to medieval Novgorod is illuminated in the St. Sophia’s cathedral, one of the magnificent historic places of worship and...
  • The Cathedral of St. Sophia (the Holy Wisdom of God) in Veliky Novgorod is the cathedral church of the Archbishop of Novgorod and the mother church...
  • ...for wisdom, and consequently Novgorod's cathedral is dedicated to the Holy Wisdom of God, in imitation of the Hagia Sophia cathedral of Constantinople.
  • The St Sophia's Cathedral was built between 1045-1050 inside the Novgorod Kremlin (fortress). It is one of the earliest stone structures of northern Russia.