Kyiv-Pechersk Curiosities

Did you know that Johann Gottfried Schedel Lavra, the architect of the Lavra Bell Tower, arrived in Kyiv because of political persecution? 

 

The photo project “Memories of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra”

Today we present you a selection of photos “Ancient Pechersk outside the walls of the Lavra” By means of old photographs we will walk through the Lavra surroundings and see the most interesting sights that were located there in the early 20th century.

We continue to acquaint you with the Preserve collections

The Preserve collection has a unique photograph of the end of the 19th century. It captures a copper iconostasis of the cave church of the Annunciation of Our Lady, made by the Kyiv master Hryhoriy Chyzhevsky in 1805–1807. This is the only copper iconostasis of the six underground churches in the Lavra caves, which has not been preserved to this day.

Kyiv-Pechersk Curiosities

Did you know that long before the late 18th - early 19th centuries, Kyiv dry jam was to the taste not only of the tsar’s family and their courtiers, but also of European admirers of fruit delicacies. Lavra monks were so successful in the art of sugaring fruits and berries that their products were served in the Archimandrite's private quarters during the receptions of the most honored guests, such as Macarius Patriarch of Antioch in 1654.

Kyiv-Pechersk Curiosities

Did you know that in accordance with the official order of 1935, it was established a Sophia branch of the All-Ukrainian Museum Town State Historical and Cultural Preserve, which opened up in the spring of the same year. At the beginning of May 1935,

We continue to acquaint you with the collection of the Preserve

In the Preserve’s collection of photographic negatives on the glass there are rare images of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery – a unique architectural ensemble in the center of ancient Kyiv, whose history dates back to the 11th century. 

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