Saint-Sophia Cathedral

The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, is an 11th-century UNESCO World Heritage site, renowned as a premier example of Byzantine architecture and the oldest stone temple in Eastern Europe. Designed in the Byzantine style, the cathedral is 29 meters high and noted for its artistic, intricate mosaics and frescoes along with over 7,000 ancient inscriptions. The architecture and monumental art of the Cathedral had a wide influence on the architecture and decoration of the Kyivan Rus’ temples.

Unesco: Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
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Date: Nov 28

St Sophia Cathedral

This card shows the St Sophia Cathedral in Kiev. It's 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 Kiev Cave Monastery complex. Aside from its main building, the cathedral includes an ensemble of supporting structures such as a bell tower and the House of Metropolitan.

Unesco: Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Distance: 1,826 km
Travel time: 18 days

Metro Bridge

The Metro Bridge, part of the Brovarsky prospect spanning across the Dnipro River in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

Distance: 1,831 km
Travel time: 18 days

From Kiev

From Kiev, the capital and the largest city of Ukraine! According to the back of the postcard the card is showing the following:

1. All-Saints church with Economic gates, 1696-1698
2. Refectory and church, architect V. Nikolayev, 1893-1895
3. The Far Caverns and the Near Caverns
4. The domes of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

Distance: 1,831 km (1,138 miles)
Travel time: 14 days

St Volodymyr's Cathedral

St Volodymyr's Cathedral is a cathedral in the centre of Kiev. It is one of the city's major landmarks and the mother cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchy, one of two major Ukrainian Orthodox Churches.

Distance: 1,831 km (1,138 miles)
Travel time: 8 days