🏛️ Historic Centre of Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral

Ukraine · Europe · Cultural · 50.45°N, 30.52°E

The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine is an architectural monument of Kyivan Rus'. The former cathedral is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first heritage site in Ukraine to be inscribed on the World Heritage List along with the Kyiv Cave Monastery complex. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided in June 2013 that Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, and St Sophia Cathedral along with its related monastery buildings would remain on the World Heritage List. Aside from its main building, the cathedral includes an ensemble of supporting structures such as a bell tower and the House of Metropolitan.

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Quick facts

Country	Ukraine
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	50.45°N, 30.52°E · view on map

Historic Centre of Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral is a cultural World Heritage site in Ukraine, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Historic Centre of Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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