Kyiv-Pechersk Curiosities
Did you know that
besides the famous labyrinths of the Near and Far Caves, the total length of which is 851 m (the Near Caves are 383 m long, while the length of the Far Caves together with the Varangian Caves is 468 m), the researchers are exploring 19 underground structures in the Upper Lavra territory? These premises, with a total length of almost 682 m, had both economic and fortification purposes.
|
Nr. of the underground structure |
Length, m |
|
1 |
34,7 |
|
2 |
46,68 |
|
3 |
13,83 |
|
4 |
15,45 |
|
5 |
19,94 |
|
6 |
9,11 |
|
7 |
24,3 |
|
8 |
20,07 |
|
9 |
98,03 |
|
10 |
33,3 |
|
11 |
177 |
|
12 |
18,75 |
|
16 |
23,39 |
|
16а |
28,4 |
|
28 |
30,95 |
|
32 |
29 |
|
34 |
9,47 |
|
35 |
10,31 |
|
36 |
38,7 |
|
Total length – 681,38 m |
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