April 29, 2007 &
May 8, 2007
Trip Highlights:
Revisit friends
Village Zymna Voda
L'viv
Arsenal Museum
Capital of Kyiv
Kyiv Churches
Kyiv Soviet Past
Walking Kyiv
Ethnic Dining
Museums
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*** House with Chimeras *** *** Ukrainian National Bank *** *** Pechersk Lavra (Cave Monastery) *** |
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| Site Gallery - House with Chimeras |
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| Ukrainian National Bank | ||
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Ukrainian National Bank ... is over 100 years old. It was built in early Renaissance style and has survived revolution and two world wars. The griffons; emblems of Kyiv, Podillia, and Volyn regions; symbols of trade, transportation, industry, and agriculture on the outside of the building have remained intact and have not been changed since construction.
| Site Gallery - Ukrainian National Bank |
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Kyiv Pechersk Lavra ... the Pechersk Lavra (Pechersk stands for pechery, that is caves which are to be found in its territory and which early monks used to live in, Lavra is an honorific title given to a monastery of extra-size and religious importance) is Kyiv's main tourist attraction and according to its promotional literature, more than 43 million people have visited the site.
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| Site Gallery - Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, The Cave Monastery |
 On the way to the Lavra
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| Lavra Gate
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| Dormition Cathedral
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| Foundation laid in 1073; used as a prototype for other Ukrainian churches; razed by fire in 1718; burial place for over 300 notable Ukrainians; blown up by Nazis on November 3, 1941; rebuilt and re-consecrated in 2000 | ||
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| Cathedral Original Foundation
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| Remnant of foundation laid in 1073 | ||
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| Cathedral & Refectory
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| Belfry Tower
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| Lavra Museum
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| To Lavra Caves
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