Boris and Gleb Cathedral

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cathedral
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Byzantine_architecture
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Kievan_Rus
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodoxy
gptkb:Boris_and_Gleb
Kievan_Christianity
gptkbp:constructedIn 11th century
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol_of_Orthodox_Christianity_in_Ukraine
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Saint_Boris
gptkb:Saint_Gleb
gptkbp:features frescoes
golden domes
iconostasis
gptkbp:function active place of worship
gptkbp:historicalEvent renovated in the 19th century
consecrated in 1128
construction began in 1017
designated a national monument
restored in the 17th century
damaged_during_the_Mongol_invasion
part_of_the_UNESCO_World_Heritage_designation_in_1990
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the oldest churches in Ukraine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boris and Gleb Cathedral
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kiev
gptkbp:notableEvent restoration_after_World_War_II
gptkbp:notableFeature mosaics
stone carvings
bell_tower
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Saint_Boris
gptkb:Oleg_of_Novgorod
gptkb:Yaroslav_the_Wise
gptkb:Saint_Vladimir
gptkb:Sviatopolk_the_Accursed
gptkb:Mstislav_the_Great
gptkb:Prince_Vladimir_the_Great
gptkb:Saint_Gleb
gptkb:Igor_of_Kiev
Yaropolk I of Kiev
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kiev_Pechersk_Lavra
Ukrainian_cultural_heritage
gptkbp:renovated 20th century
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site yes
gptkbp:visitedBy pilgrims
gptkbp:visitors tourists