domingo, 21 de febrero de 2016

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev


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In Kiev, Ukraine is the fabulous Saint Sophia Cathedral, the first Ukrainian monument, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.In Kiev, Ukraine is the fabulous Saint Sophia Cathedral, the first Ukrainian monument, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It is said that this beautiful cathedral was inspired by the Cathedral of the same name in the city of Novgorod and Yaroslav I decided to imitate build the beautiful Cathedral of Santa Sofia you see in the picture, built in stone. Although its construction took a long time, two decades, the result was a fabulous architectural concept Byzantine style with five naves, five apses, and 13 cupolas.

The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, like many other monuments have suffered with the political changes and the development of the city, since the invasions of Tatars and Mongols was left forgotten and for some time looked abandoned, until in 1633 it was remodeled with some innovations that last until today and ended in 1740. the arrival of the Russian Revolution supposed its near destruction and was only saved by a campaign of scientific and important men who managed not to go, as previously thought, converted in ruins and built in its place a park. Some differences of religious thought prevented eventually return to his role as an cathedral and today is only visited by tourists as a vestige of a glorious era. If you go to Kiev, you can not help but spot the fabulous cathedral in the town square.

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