On December 5, 2013 at 19:00 the Opening ceremony of National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve's photo exhibition „Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. Shrine of Ukraine” will be held at the Culture and InformationCenter of the Embassy of Ukraine in Greece (2, Stephanou Delta str., Athens).

The exhibition is devoted to the 1025^th Anniversary of Christianization of Kievan Rus.  Mr. Lyubomyr Mykhaylyna, CEO of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve will participate at the Opening ceremony.

The exhibition of modern art pictures „Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. Shrine of Ukraine” presents photographs of the interiors of monuments, the panoramas of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, which was founded in 1051 and became the crown jewel of the spiritual heritage for the Ukrainian people, a holy place for all of Christianity.

The exhibition introduces visitors with the famous caves, temples and other monastic buildings that were built over nine centuries - from the XI to the XX century and make a grand ensemble of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The photos are showing the images of Lavra`s picturesque landscapes, interiors and exteriors of the architectural monuments.

Thematically, the exhibition consists of sections devoted to the most famous and interesting sights - Gate Church of the Trinity, Great Lavra Bell Tower, Dormition Cathedral, The Church of All Saints, Church of Our Saviour at Berestove, Lavra`s caves and architectural monuments of the Lower Lavra.

The exhibition „Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. Shrine of Ukraine” will be open at the Cultural and Information Centre of the Embassy of Ukraine in Athens and other cities of the HellenicRepublic by the end of December 2013.

                  

 Embassy of Ukraine

to the Hellenic Republic