Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Kyiv)

Ukraine / Kyyiv / Kiev / Kyiv
 place with historical importance, heritage, monastery, orthodox christianity, pilgrimage, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Ukrainian: Києво-Печерська лавра, Kyievo-Pechers’ka lavra; Russian: Киево-Печерская лавра, Kievo-Pecherskaya lavra) is one of the oldest monasteries in Ukraine. Presently the headquarters of the Metropolitan of Kiev of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).

The Dnieper Hills are dominated by the greatest monument of Kiev, the Pechersk Lavra, built almost nine centuries ago. A complex of churches, masterpieces of architecture by themselves, has been a holy place of worship for devout Christians. Famous for its catacombs with the saints' relics, Lavra is also called the Monastery of Caves.
UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Official monastery site: www.lavra.ua/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcate...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiev_Pechersk_Lavra
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Coordinates:   50°26'3"N   30°33'32"E