Authorities return restored golden crosses to the domes of Kyiv's St Sophia Cathedral
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Ihor Kuzmenko, altitude worker installs a restored cross on a dome of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the gold-domed St. Sophia Cathedral, located in the heart of Kyiv, was built in the 11th century and designed to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The monument to Byzantine art contains the biggest collection of mosaics and frescoes from that period, and is surrounded by monastic buildings dating back to the 17th century. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Ihor Kuzmenko, altitude worker secures a restored cross on a dome of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the gold-domed St. Sophia Cathedral, located in the heart of Kyiv, was built in the 11th century and designed to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The monument to Byzantine art contains the biggest collection of mosaics and frescoes from that period, and is surrounded by monastic buildings dating back to the 17th century. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)A crane lifts a cross before installing it on a dome of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the gold-domed St. Sophia Cathedral, located in the heart of Kyiv, was built in the 11th century and designed to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The monument to Byzantine art contains the biggest collection of mosaics and frescoes from that period, and is surrounded by monastic buildings dating back to the 17th century. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Ihor Kuzmenko, left, and Yuriy Maliuh altitude workers install a restored cross on a dome of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the gold-domed St. Sophia Cathedral, located in the heart of Kyiv, was built in the 11th century and designed to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the gold-domed St. Sophia Cathedral, located in the heart of Kyiv, was built in the 11th century and designed to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Ihor Kuzmenko, left, and Yuriy Maliuh altitude workers install a restored cross on a dome of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the gold-domed St. Sophia Cathedral, located in the heart of Kyiv, was built in the 11th century and designed to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Ihor Kuzmenko, left, and Yuriy Maliuh altitude workers install a restored cross on a dome of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the gold-domed St. Sophia Cathedral, located in the heart of Kyiv, was built in the 11th century and designed to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The monument to Byzantine art contains the biggest collection of mosaics and frescoes from that period, and is surrounded by monastic buildings dating back to the 17th century. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the gold-domed St. Sophia Cathedral, located in the heart of Kyiv, was built in the 11th century and designed to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The monument to Byzantine art contains the biggest collection of mosaics and frescoes from that period, and is surrounded by monastic buildings dating back to the 17th century. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Ihor Kuzmenko, left, and Yuriy Maliuh altitude workers install a restored cross on a dome of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the gold-domed St. Sophia Cathedral, located in the heart of Kyiv, was built in the 11th century and designed to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Ihor Kuzmenko, altitude worker installs a restored cross on a dome of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the gold-domed St. Sophia Cathedral, located in the heart of Kyiv, was built in the 11th century and designed to rival the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The monument to Byzantine art contains the biggest collection of mosaics and frescoes from that period, and is surrounded by monastic buildings dating back to the 17th century. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
