Curious facts about Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Did you know that Gottfried Johann Schädel, the architect of the Great Lavra Bell Tower, and Daniel de Bosquet, famous military engineer, stayed in both, professional and friendly relations?
Curious facts about Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Did you know that between the late 19th and early 20th centuries Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra was considering numerous proposals coming from different enterprises that advertised their products and pitched them to the Monastery?
Icon “Synaxis of Archangel Michael”
Dear friends! From now on, every Thursday we will acquaint you with the Artistic Heritage of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Follow the publications on our website and Facebook page and learn interesting information about works of art and museum exhibits of the Preserve collection. Today we present you the icon “Synaxis of the Archangels”
We present to your attention the new release of the photo project “Memories of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra”
This series of photos will introduce you to the tragic events in the history of this site date from early November 1941, given the fact that November 3 marks 79 years since the destruction of the main church of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra - the Dormition Cathedral
Curious facts about Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Did you know that after the Lavra fire of 1718, the monastery ordered iron details for the restoration of the Great Church from Naryshkin and Demydov factories?
Curious facts about Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Did you know that during the 1920s, a bread-baking plant of the Kyiv Union of Workers' Cooperatives operated in the building Nr. 11 (New Prothesis Building, constructed in 1913 by the architect Yevgeny Ermakov), as well as in some premises of building Nr. 12 (Kovnir’s Building)?
We present to your attention the new release of the photo project “Memories of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra”
This series of photos will introduce you to the Writing and Printing Department of the Lavra Museum of Cults and Life (part of the All-Ukrainian Museum Town) date from the 1920s and early 1930s.
