Cathedral of St. Sophia, Novgorod

Cathedral of St. Sophia
Софийский собор (in Russian)
View of the cathedral from the southeast
Religion
AffiliationRussian Orthodox
ProvinceDiocese of Novgorod and Staraya Russa
Year consecrated1050 or 1052
Location
LocationVeliky Novgorod, Russia
Geographic coordinates58°31′18″N 31°16′34″E / 58.52167°N 31.27611°E / 58.52167; 31.27611
Architecture
TypeChurch
Groundbreaking1045
Completed1050
Specifications
Height (max)38 metres (125 ft)
Dome(s)5
Official name: Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iv, vi
Designated1992 (16th session)
Reference no.604
State PartyRussia
RegionEastern Europe

The Cathedral of St. Sophia, the Holy Wisdom of God (Russian: Кафедральный собор Софии Премудрости Божией) in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, is the cathedral church of the Metropolitan of Novgorod and the mother church of the Novgorodian Eparchy.