Cathedral of St. Sophia, Novgorod

The St. Sophia Cathedral (Russian Софийский собор ) is a Russian Orthodox church and bishop's seat of the Archdiocese of Novgorod in the Novgorod Kremlin. It was built in the years 1045-1050 and is the second oldest surviving church building of the Russian Orthodox Church. As part of the old city of Veliky Novgorod is also since 1992 a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the west portal of the cathedral is the bronze door of Płock.

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