Austrian postal release focuses on Kyiv's St. Sophia Cathedral (01/24/99)

Austrian postal release focuses on Kyiv's St. Sophia Cathedral

The Ukrainian Stamp Collectors Club of Austria has released an official cover and cancellation to recognize that St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv has been added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. Both the cover and cancellation depict the ancient cathedral built in 1037 by Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kyivan Rus'. The illustration is by artist Ivan Turetskyi of Lviv; design is by Erhard Steinhagen of Vienna. Also noted in the text on the back on the cover is that reconstruction done on the edifice through the centuries changed the outer appearance of the cathedral; frescoes and mosaics inside the cathedral date back to the 11th century.

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