The architecture of Kievan Rus' comes from the medieval state of Kievan Rus' which incorporated parts of what is now modern Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, and was centered on Kiev and Novgorod. Its architecture is the earliest period of Russian and Ukrainian architecture, using the foundations of Byzantine culture but with great use of ...

Kievan Rus', [a] [b] also known as Kyivan Rus ', [6] [7] was the first East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities [8] in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.

2020年11月14日 · The central monument of Yaroslav’s Kiev and largest work of Kievan Rus’ art, St. Sophia’s cathedral has survived to our time in a completely distorted, almost unrecognizable form. It has suffered from fires, destruction, rework and repairs.

2024年12月9日 · Western architecture - Kievan Rus, Russia, Byzantine: Kievan Rus was converted to Christianity in 988, and in Kiev, its dominant political and cultural centre, mosaics dating from about 1045 were created by Byzantine craftsmen.

The Kievan Rus Christian structures’ characteristics consisted of the signature onion domes, Zakomar arches of Russian architecture, Greek cross form of western architecture, and were adorned with frescoes and mosaics painted by Greek master artists.

2018年12月3日 · Kievan Rus (862-1242) was a medieval political federation located in modern-day Belarus, Ukraine, and part of Russia (the latter named for the Rus, a Scandinavian people). The name Kievan Rus is a modern-day...

2019年11月30日 · Kievan Rus (pronounced KeeYEHvan Roos and meaning "Rus of Kyiv") was a group of loosely confederated principalities located in eastern Europe, including much of the modern states of Belarus and Ukraine, and portions of western Russia.

Rurik and his brothers founded a state that later historians called Kievan Rus′. By the middle of the twelfth century, Kievan Rus′ had dissolved into independent principalities, each ruled by a different branch of the Rurikid house.

Learn about Russian and Ukrainian architecture... from ancient architecture of Kiev Rus' to ultra-modern skyscrapers of 21st century Russia.

2025年1月25日 · The Kievan Rus was a medieval federation of Slavic tribes that laid the foundation for modern Eastern European nations, notably Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Emerging in the late 9th century, Kievan Rus was instrumental in shaping the cultural, political, and religious landscapes of the region.