• But the most venerated icon in the Novgorod St. Sophia Cathedral is the icon of the Mother of God “Of the Sign”, made in 1170.
  • ...towers over the Volkhov River and hosts some of Veliky Novgorod's best known sights, including the Millennium of Russia and Cathedral of St. Sophia.
  • St. Sophia of Novgorod differs from its predecessor - the cathedral in Kiev - by the severity of forms and compactness of volumes.
  • 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.
  • St. Sophia's Cathedral, Novgorod, Russia. It was first built c. 1037 CE by the Kievan Rus king Yaroslav I (c. 1019-1054 CE).
  • The cathedral exterior is striking in its majesty and epic splendour evoking the memories of Novgorod's glorious past and invincible might.
  • The Cathedral of St. Sophia in Veliky Novgorod is the cathedral church of the Archbishop of Novgorod and the mother church of the Novgorodian...
  • The Raising of Lazarus, Russian icon from the iconostasis in the Cathedral of St. Sophia, Novgorod School, 14th century. Museum of Art, Novgorod, Russia.
  • St. Sophia’s cathedral, based on the design for the St. Sophia cathedral in Kiev (which is a Slavic version of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul)...
  • The Cathedral of St. Sophia (the Holy Wisdom of God) in the Kremlin (or Detinets) in Novgorod the Great is the cathedral church of the Archbishop of...