Saint Sophia Cathedral, Vologda

Local nameСофийский собор
LocationVologda, Russia

Saint Sophia Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral, the oldest surviving stone building in the city of Vologda. It was constructed between 1568 and 1570 under personal supervision of Tsar Ivan the Terrible in the period when Vologda was the capital of the Oprichnina lands in Russia, and completed in 1587. The cathedral is located on the right bank of the Vologda River, just outside the former fortress known as the Vologda Kremlin.The cathedral was designated by the Russian government as an architectural monument of federal significance.

Tags Place of WorshipChristianRussian OrthodoxCathedral
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sophia_Cathedral,_Vologda

Address (Unnamed Road), Вологда, Russia

Coordinates 59°13'27.853" N 39°52'56.756" E

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