“Memories of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra” Photo Project
Today's photo story is dedicated to the decoration of the Dormition Cathedral facades realized in the spring-summer of 2000.
Artistic Heritage of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Today we present to you a unique icon from the Collection of the National Preserve “Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra” dedicated to one of the greatest holidays of the year – Christmas. It is the Nativity Icon with the Family Tree of Jesus Christ, created by a Ukrainian artist in the middle of the 18th century (KPL-Z-389).
“Memories of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra” Photo Project
Dear Friends! Today's photo story is dedicated to the production and installation of the domes and crosses at the Dormition Cathedral in the summer-autumn of 1999.
Curious facts about Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Did you know that monks knew to prepare well a delicious wine drink – bishop in the Lavra cellar?
Artistic Heritage of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Dear friends! We present you decoration of a priest’s phelonion with embroidered image of the Nativity of Christ (KPL-T-431, d - 27 cm).
“Memories of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra” Photo Project
Dear Friends! Today's photo story is dedicated to the reconstruction of the chapel in the name of John the Baptist in the spring of 1999. This chapel became part of the Dormition Cathedral, a kind of “a temple within the temple”.
Curious facts about Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Did you know that the corner column of the arcade gallery at the entrance to the All Saints Church of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra is slightly inclined?
