• During World War II, while the Novgorod Kremlin was seriously damaged during the Nazi occupation of the city, St Sophia Cathedral escaped serious damage.
  • The Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Novgorod by architect Unknown was built in Veliky Novgorod, Russia in 1045 – 1052. It is 38m high
  • 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 situation is the same in Novgorod. The walls of St. Sophia Cathedral have managed to keep so called graffiti – the lettering made by ‘pisalo’, a tool for writing...
  • ...to an elongated plan with a large central dome typical of major shrines in Novgorod, such as the Cathedral of St. Sophia, built almost 150 years earlier.
  • We visited St Sophia cathedral in Novgorod and found it to be a lovely and peaceful church, a sacred place, cool, dark, with very interesting icons and special...
  • St. Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod is unique in many respects, but most importantly - it is the oldest surviving church built by the Slavs.
  • The Cathedral of St. Sophia, the Holy Wisdom of God in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, is the cathedral church of the Metropolitan of Novgorod and the mother church...