Description: The reconstructed church of St. Volodymyr towers over the ruins of ancient Chersonesos, with its crowded beaches a popular bathing spot on the Black Sea in Crimea, Ukraine. The so-called Basilica of 1935, a ruined Byzantine church named for the year of its excavation, stands in the foreground.

Keywords: church of St Volodymyr basilica of 1935 basilica bathers swimmers beach Chersonesos Sevastopol Crimea Ukraine eastern Europe Khersones Krim Ukrayina ancient city ruins archaeology archaeological excavation Byzantine religion Christianity eastern Orthodoxy picture stock photo stock photography fine art photography. Image number: UA.Cr.Sev.0004.