Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Novgorod

Saint Nicholas Cathedral
Николо-Дворищенский собор
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58°31′04″N 31°17′07″E / 58.51778°N 31.28528°E / 58.51778; 31.28528
LocationVeliky Novgorod
CountryRussia
DenominationRussian Orthodox
History
Founded1113
Founder(s)Mstislav I of Kiev
DedicationSaint Nicholas
Architecture
StyleRussian
Groundbreaking1113
Completed1136

Saint Nicholas Cathedral (Russian: Николо-Дворищенский собор, Nikolo-Dvorishchensky Cathedral, Saint Nicholas Cathedral on Yaroslav's Court), founded by Mstislav the Great in 1113 and consecrated in 1136, is the oldest surviving building in the central part of Veliky Novgorod after the Saint Sophia Cathedral.

The Saint Nicholas Cathedral is on the World Heritage list as a part of object 604 Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings. The cathedral was designated by the Russian government as an architectural monument of federal significance (#5310046007).[1]

  1. ^ Собор Никольский на Дворище (in Russian). Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2011.