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Saint Sophia Cathedral St.Sophia’s
Cathedral is one of the biggest preserve-museums in Ukraine, which numbers
more than 50 architectural monuments. Its collection contains a lot of original
materials: archeological findings, architectural projects of ancient buildings
etc. Wonderful frescos and mosaics, which adorn the Cathedral, have been
executed with a unique technology and are of a great value. St.Sophia’s Cathedral was built XI century after Yaroslav the Wise had won a victory over Pechenegs’ tribes. The cathedral was a residence of Kiev metropolitans and played the key role in Orthodox Rus destiny. This vivid examples of the Old Rus monumental art had survived during the tatar-mongol invasion and all the following wars. The cathedral interior has been preserving from the time of its foundation. St.Sophia Cathedral is a real cultural treasury, which united pieces of ancient Ukrainian architecture, sculpture, painting, art of jewelry in a powerful chord. Duration of the excursion is 2 hours. The tour price: The tour price includes: services of guide-interpretor
and transport CONTACT: Ukrainian Travel Centre. Tel./fax: +38 (044) 568-50-28 e-mail :info@uatourist.com |
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