Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv

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Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv
Собор святої Софії/Софійський собор
Saint Sophia Cathedral
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50°27′10″N 30°30′52″E / 50.45278°N 30.51444°E / 50.45278; 30.51444
Location	National Sanctuary "Sophia of Kyiv" Holy Sophia Cathedral Complex Shevchenkivskyi District, Kyiv
Country	Ukraine
Website	Official website
History
Dedication	Hagia Sophia
Architecture
Style	Byzantine architecture, Ukrainian Baroque
Years built	11th century
Specifications
Length	41.7 m (137 ft)
Width	54.6 m (179 ft)
Dome height (inner)	28.6 m (94 ft)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Saint-Sophia Cathedral
Location	Europe
Part of	Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Criteria	i, ii, iii, iv
Reference	527
Inscription	1990 (14th Session)
Endangered	2023

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, is an architectural monument of Kievan 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.^{[1][better source needed][nb 1]} Aside from its main building, the cathedral includes an ensemble of supporting structures such as a bell tower and the House of Metropolitan. In 2011 the historic site was reassigned from the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Regional Development of Ukraine to the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.^[3][4] One of the reasons for the move was that both Saint Sophia Cathedral and Kyiv Pechersk Lavra are recognized by the UNESCO World Heritage Program as one complex, while in Ukraine the two were governed by different government entities. The cathedral is a museum..

The complex of the cathedral is the main component and museum of the National Sanctuary "Sophia of Kyiv" which is the state institution responsible for the preservation of the cathedral complex as well as four other historic landmarks across the nation.

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