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French: Kiev : cathédrale Sainte-Sophie et ensemble des bâtiments monastiques et laure de Kievo-Petchersk
The Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra is a World Heritage site in Ukraine defined by the UNESCO in 1990 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 633 (414, 33) in our monthly survey..

"Designed to rival Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, Kiev's Saint-Sophia Cathedral symbolizes the 'new Constantinople', capital of the Christian principality of Kiev, which was created in the 11th century in a region evangelized after the baptism of St Vladimir in 988. The spiritual and intellectual influence of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra contributed to the spread of Orthodox thought and the Orthodox faith in the Russian world from the 17th to the 19th century."
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