Kiev Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, is a a historic Orthodox Christian monastery and preeminent center of the Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe. It was founded in 1015 as the cave monastery in Kiev, Ukraine. The main attraction of the Lavra is the Great Lavra Belltower, which offers an amazing view the Kiev skyline. The Great Lavra Belltower is a 96.5 meters (316 feet) tall Classical style construction with a total of four tiers, surmounted by a gilded dome with a Christian cross. It was designed by Johann Gottfried Schaedel and constructed between the years of 1731-1745. Other churches and cathedrals of the Lavra include the recently reconstructed Dormition Cathedral, (which was destroyed during World War II) the Refectory Church, the Church of All Saints, the Church of the Exaltation of Cross, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, the Church of the Conception of St. Anne, and the Church of the Life-Giving Spring. http://ukrainianplace.com/