Saint Sophia Cathedral
cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Summary
Saint Sophia Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of eastern orthodox cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,131 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodoxy[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kyiv[4]
- Country: Ukraine[5]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[6], architectural heritage monument[7], church building[8]
- Commissioned by: Vladimir the Great[9], Yaroslav the Wise[10]
- Architectural style: Ukrainian Baroque[11], Vilnian Baroque[12]
- Location: Kyiv[13]
- Part of: Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra[14]
- Commons category: Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv[15]
- Inception: January 17, 1001[16], 1011[17]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1934[18]
- Located on street: Sofiiska Square[19], Volodymyrska Street, Kyiv[20]
- Significant event: list of World Heritage in Danger[21]
- Dedicated to: Holy Wisdom[22]
- Official website: http://sophia.sophiakievska.org/[23], https://st-sophia.org.ua/en/home/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv[25]
- Streaming media URL: https://balticlivecam.com/cameras/ukraine/kiev/sophia-square/[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[28]
- Native label: Софійський собор[29]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials at Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv[30]
- Area: 29 ha[31]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[32], (ii)[33], (iii)[34], (iv)[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine[36]
- Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of Saint Sophia Cathedral[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Saint Sophia Cathedral include Sofiiska Square[38], a square[39], in Ukraine[40].
Why It Matters
Saint Sophia Cathedral has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include Sofiiska Square[38], a square[39], in Ukraine[40].