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Keywords: Oranta-Kyiv.jpg commons date commons medium commons dimensions commons institution commons location commons references commons object_history commons exhibition_history commons credit_line commons inscriptions commons notes commons accession_number commons source commons permission commons other_versions commons zoom core title Its height is 6 m Circa 2 mln of tesserae were used in a mosaic set It is one biggest monumental examples of Old Rus art Orans in Greek means praying This image is one of the main iconographic types of the portrayal of the Virgin Mary that presents her image with her hands raised in prayer The Virgin Orans is called the Unbreakable Wall From ancient times it is believed that as long as the image of the Virgin Orans is in St  Sophia so long the city of Kyiv and all Rus stand core creator Unknown core date dateCreated 1000 core type monumental painting mosaic google display_date 1000 google is_artproject TRUE google is_gigapixel FALSE google is_secured TRUE google partner/id 000000000804b21e google picasa_token UqAtZXdW9GsXs9OfZmPyFQm6UIc special url_id ZwHmjIymnSeDvQ google partner/name St Sophia of Kyiv special partner/name_no_lang St Sophia of Kyiv PD-old-100-1923 Google Art Project works by unknown artist Mosaic icon of Orante of Saint Sophia Cathedral
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