UNESCO listed as “in danger” historical sites in Ukraine’s Kyiv and Lviv as World Heritage sites. They include St. Sophia’s Cathedral and the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
Ukraine says the cathedral is one of the few buildings surviving from that time. Monastic buildings built in the 17th and 18th centuries surround the gold-domed cathedral, which houses mosaics and frescos that are nearly 1,000 years old.
The cathedral “is one of the major monuments representing the architectural and the monumental art of the early 11th century,” with the biggest preserved collection of mosaics and frescos from that period,It said placing these sites on the “World Heritage in Danger” list should remind U.N. member states of their responsibility to contribute to their protection, and open the door to more financial aid and emergency protective measures.
The agency’s danger list, with more than 56 locations, is meant to mobilize international support for conservation efforts, but it does not have an enforcement mechanism. Also in the Ukrainian capital, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra is a sprawling complex that was built from the 11th to the 19 centuries and includesThe site, a center of Orthodox Christianity, holds special significance for Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox Christians.on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has historical ties to Moscow.
With relics of saints buried in its catacombs, the monastery has for centuries been “one of the most important Christian pilgrimage centers in the world,” according
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