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От имени Организационного Комитета Международного семинара "Проблемы и опыт сохранения исторических территорий и объектов культурного наследия" сообщаю Вам о том, что срок приема тезисов докладов на семинар продлен до 15 июля 2002 года.

Семинар состоится в г. Киеве (Украина) с 30 сентября по 2 октября.

Семинар проводится по инициативе Благотворительного фонда "Святая София" при поддержке Киевского Городского Совета.

В Организационном Комитете Семинара представители Муниципалитета Киева, Национальной Комиссии Украины по делам ЮНЕСО, Министерства культуры и искусств Украины, Государственного Комитета по Строительству и Архитектуре, Комитета ИКОМОС.

Семинар ориентирован на архитекторов, реставраторов, инженеров, археологов, специалистов в области административного управления, научных работников, специалистов и студентов высших учебных заведений архитектурного и инженерно-строительного профиля, непосредственно занимающихся решением задач сохранения исторического и культурного градостроительного наследия.

От имени Организационного Комитета Семинара имею честь пригласить специалистов Вашей Страны принять участие в работе семинара. Смею выразить надежду на то, что Ваше участие в работе семинара послужит развитию дальнейших плодотворных научно-технических контактов между специалистами наших стран.

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С уважением

Д-р Ю.Маслов

The St. Sophia Cathedral was erected in the first half of the 11^th century and symbolized unity and power of Old Rus. It considerably influenced on the development of the future Rus architecture. The outstanding universal importance of this monument is that the architecture of the Cathedral has been almost completely preserved since the 11^th century. The main element of the Cathedral decoration is the monumental painting - its mosaic and frescos, which nonseparably bound with the architecture. The St. Sophia Cathedral of Kyiv preserves the most importance complex of the mosaics and frescos of the epoch of the 11^th century. The St. Sophia Cathedral, which shortly its erection accepted Christianity as state religion, that is itself significant as event, and becoming as the sample for the late temples of Rus, it is the most ancient temple today that were preserved from old times up to our times.

The St. Sophia Cathedral was the main metropolitan Cathedral of Old Rus. It was its spiritual and vital political, scientific and cultural centre. Here the most important state affairs were decided, including the adoption of the first legislative acts of Old Rus, conducting interstate negotiations and concluding political agreements. It was at the St. Sophia of Kyiv that the first library in Old Rus was formed. There is a burial place here for a dynasty of Grand Princes of Kyivan Rus and many metropolitans. A tomb of the Great Prince Yaroslav the Wise, during whose rule Kyivan Rus reached its greatest prosperity, is located here. It was founded at that time a base of a further development of the nation as a characteristic European nation and fundamentals of its federating in a world community. It was made by installation of wide diplomatic, cultural, economical, and also dynasty (related) connections.

It was formed a wonderful architectural ensemble of monastic buildings around the St. Sophia Cathedral during the further centuries, which one was preserved to our times. It was a witness of many events that were nonseparately related with a national and all-European history.

In 1990 the St. Sophia Cathedral of the 11^th century together with its ensemble of monastic buildings of the 18^th century at its territory was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.