Kiev cathedral
The cathedral of Sainted Sofia was built in a 11 age. He is located in the center of city. Saved and through ages to us send on 260 metres mosaics and 3 thousand м frescos. Scarcely somewhere in Europe it is possible to find a church, where so much frescos were saved 11 ages. Round a cathedral there are monasterial structures 17 ages, vypolnenye in architectural style of the Ukrainian baroque. The internal maid of cathedral did not almost change. At the end of a 18 age an iconostasis appeared and in a 19 age are cast-iron tiles of floors. Sainted Sofia is Kievan is the unexhausted well of works of art which historians and tourists come to, to see and admire chudom byzantine and Old Russian architecture.
Each, who crosses the threshold Kiev cathedral, a figure strikes a size in central an apse is a figure of praying Sainted Virgin Maria. Height Kiev cathedral of mosaic 6 meters. Mosaics Kiev cathedral which Eucharist and Fathers of Church is represented on strike balanced. A central apse and Kiev cathedral dome is decorated mosaics, the walls of cathedral are painted frescos Kiev cathedral. Architectural forms and painting of cathedral form unique unity. Frescos Kiev cathedral as a decorative pattern of embroidery is decorated by walls, posts, vaults; among Kiev cathedral the refined and bright painting it is possible to see representing Saints and subjects from Gospel. Unlike other Kiev cathedral standards of the byzantine church painting, which reached to our times, on some frescos Kiev cathedral biblical not themes, but mundane subjects, are presented in a cathedral – among them portraits of Kiev cathedral family of the Grand duke Yaroslava Wise (unfortunately, some of them are damaged). A grand Kievcathedral duke Yaroslav, adopted “Wise”, is a prominent figure in history of early Kievan Russia. Kiev cathedral In the first half 11 ages he managed great power, Kievan Russia which was disposed on considerable Kiev cathedral territory of East Europe. In those times Kievan Russia was one of the largest Kiev cathedral civilized powers in Kiev cathedral Europe. Yaroslav put right connections of Russia with powers of Europe. He was married on Kiev cathedral Swedish printsese Ingigerde; his sisters were married after royal family of Poland and Czekh Kiev cathedral members; his sons were married on byzantine and German princesses; one of his daughters, Kiev cathedral Ann, became the wife of king of France, other – king of Hungary, third – king of Norway.Kiev cathedral Exactly Yaroslav the Wise laid the foundation of cathedral of Sainted Sofia Kiev cathedral.