PANORAMA TOURS
Kyiv
Discover Ukraine
Calendar 2007.
Traveler's collection.
El cajón del viajero ~ El calaix del viatger ~ Le tiroir du voyageur ~ Il cassetto del viaggiatore
Admission ticket series DP Nº 204422.
25 grn.
This Orthodox monastic complex, known as the Monastery of the Caves, is one of the largest Christian centers in Ukraine. It was founded in 1051 by the monk Anthony as a monastery in a cave on the outskirts of kyiv. Between 1060 and 1062, the first wooden monastery was built on that site, and later other buildings began to be erected, including the first construction of the Church of the Ascension of the Virgin. A fire caused extensive damage in 1718, and the archive and printing press were completely destroyed. Reconstruction took ten years during this period. Most of the churches that can be seen today were built: the new Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, the Trinity Gate Church, the Church of All Saints, etc. Construction of the Great Bell Tower began in 1731. The last major work was the Refectory, which was built between 1893 and 1895. In 1926, the Soviet authorities closed the monastery, which was transformed into a state museum. In June 1988, on the occasion of the millennium of the Orthodox Church, all the buildings in the complex were returned to the Church. The complex has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990.
Traveler's collection.
Admission ticket, series UV Nº 019738.
1,50 GRN
The National Museum of the History of Ukraine (MIST) illustrates Ukraine's history from ancient times to the present. It holds about 800,000 items in its collection, and usually has approximately 22,000 items on permanent display. The museum holds world-famous archaeological, numismatic, ethnographic and weapons collections, examples of decorative and applied arts, manuscripts, prints, paintings and drawings, as well as relics of the Ukrainian national liberation movement of the 20th century. The museum began its activities with an archaeological exhibition in Kyiv in 1899 as the Museum of Antiquities and Arts. It was housed in the unfinished building designed by the prominent architect Vladyslav Horodetsky.
Traveler's collection.
Postcard published by the Ministertvo svyazi SSSR (USSR), Nº L 64410 / 13075 (1974).
Thanks to Dragan B. (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).