Pechersk Monastery

Andreevsky street Pechersk Monastery Golden Domes St. Sophia Frescoes, St Sophia Tarasa Shevchenka

Pechersk Monastery

 

Trinity Gate Church

The spiritual and intellectual influence of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra contributed to the spread of Orthodox thought and the Orthodox faith in the Russian world from the 17th to the 19th century.

 

Upper Lavra yard

 

view of the Trinity Gate from the yard

 

the rebuilt Dormition cathedral

 

its name scene

 

detail of upper facade

 

part of the restored wall was kept in the original (non plastered) style

 

17th century St Nicholas' church

 

Great Belfry (1731-44)

 

the granary and baking building
(now a museum housing the Scythian gold exhibit)

 

Refectory

 

the Refectory church of St. Anthony and Theodosius
(the main domed space is reminiscent of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia)

 

former seat of the Metropolitan
(now a museum)

 

Southern Gate of Upper Lavra

 

wall separating Upper and Lower Lavra

 

Lower Lavra

 

Pechersk Lower Laura Monastery
(site of the many cave monasteries)

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Andreevsky street Pechersk Monastery Golden Domes St. Sophia Frescoes, St Sophia Tarasa Shevchenka

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