St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is a functioning monastery in Kiev. The monastery is located on the Western side of the Dnieper River. Originally built in the middle ages. There is a banner up on the entrance indicating 2008 is the 900th anniversary of its existence! The exterior of the structure was rebuilt in the Ukrainian Baroque style in the 18th century while the interior remained in its original Byzantine style. The cathedral was demolished by the Soviet authorities in the 1930s, but was recently reconstructed after Ukraine gained its independence in 1991.
St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is a functioning monastery in Kiev. The monastery is located on the Western side of the Dnieper River. Originally built in the middle ages. There is a banner up on the entrance indicating 2008 is the 900th anniversary of its existence! The exterior of the structure was rebuilt in the Ukrainian Baroque style in the 18th century while the interior remained in its original Byzantine style. The cathedral was demolished by the Soviet authorities in the 1930s, but was recently reconstructed after Ukraine gained its independence in 1991.
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