• ...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.
  • Washington DC, DC1,629 contributions. 5. The elegant centerpiece of Novgorod. I felt a little out of place in the Cathedral of St. Sophia.
  • Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Novgorod, designed by Unknown, is located at Veliky Novgorod, Russia. It was built in 1045 – 1052. It has a height of 38m.
  • 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.
  • 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 is the oldest building in the Kremlin of Novgorod, and the church is also the center of early Russian religion.
  • 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.
  • St. Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod - five-dome withone tower of the staircase, which also carries the dome. ... Day of the Angel of Tamara: patron saints, customs.