The Saint Sophia Cathedral, an architectural monument and landmark in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, has launched an Armenian-language audio tour, AnalitikaUA reports.

There are two ways to explore the historic monument in Armenian: online, from anywhere in the world, via the official website emuseum.ua, or on-site by scanning special QR codes placed throughout the complex.

Ancient inscriptions written in Armenian have been preserved on the cathedral’s walls to this day.

Anna Porphyrogenita, who descended from the Macedonian dynasty of Armenian origin, played a key role in the Christianization and cultural development of Kievan Rus’, the report said. 

Saint Sophia Cathedral (also known as St. Sophia’s Cathedral) was built as the metropolitan cathedral of Kyiv during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise in the 11th century. Anna Porphyrogenita was the grand princess consort of Kyiv through her marriage to Vladimir the Great.

AnalitikaUA highlighted that the Union of Armenians of Ukraine donated an Armenian cross-stone (khachkar) to the cathedral, which was blessed in 2018 and symbolizes the unbreakable spiritual bond between the two peoples.