Saint Sophia Cathedral, Polotsk, Belarus
Saint Sophia Cathedral or Cathedral of Holy Wisdom is an Orthodox Cathedral located on the right bank of the river Western Dvina at the confluence with the river Palata in town Polotsk, Belarus. The cathedral was constructed between 1044 and 1066 under Prince Vseslav of Polotsk and is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Belarus.The original cathedral was damaged in a fire in the 15th century and afterwards rebuilt into a five-tower fortress-type church. The cathedral was turned into a military headquarters during the North War in 1705 and wasseverely damaged by an explosion in 1710. It was rebuilt in the present Vilna Baroque style between 1738 and 1750 by architect Johann Christoph Glaubitz.
