Looking at the Lavra from a distance.
Looking at an orchard and grounds
Kiev across the Dnieper River
Some of the gardens in the Lavra
One of the walkways around the Lavra so you don’t have to walk out in the elements.
There were many ‘rooms’ where the coffins lay.
Ancient writing
All of the coffins were glass and some had exposed hands out for the public to pray upon. Every one of the bodies in the caves were covered with beautiful tapestries.
This is a coffin with the body of a monk placed where he had settled for over 14 years, he had chained himself inside the cave to be with God.
The caves are have said to go hundreds of kilometres, even all the way to Moscow. Only the ‘near’ caves are accessible to the public.
Illuminati?
Taking a secret photo of this gorgeous window, photography was frowned upon inside the buildings and caves of the Lavra.
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