The Most Beautiful Cathedrals in Ukraine

This ancient temple was built in the 11th century. It is called St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, because it was the first church in Kievan Rus, the domes which were gilded. Despite the fact that the temple was rebuilt and plundered many times, it still surprises with its majesty and beauty. In the bell tower, there is a museum of the history of the monastery, where many ancient things that belong to the complex since its inception are collected.

The place on which the cathedral stands was formerly called the Holy Mountains. Sviatohirsk Lavra was built in the 15th century, although people say that its shape and height were formed entirely by natural means from chalk. The temple is located along the Seversky Donets river, surrounded by a dense coniferous-deciduous forest. The view, that opens from it is really magical. Under the building, there are monks’ caves, where tourists can visit on an excursion three times a day.