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The Great Lavra Bell Tower or the Great Belfry (Ukrainian: Велика Лаврська дзвіниця, Russian: Большая Лаврская колокольня) is the main bell tower of the ancient cave monastery of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is one of the most notable buildings of the Kyiv skyline.
The Great Lavra Belltower is one of the most notable features of the Kyiv skyline and among the main attractions of the Lavra. 96.5 meters in height, it was the tallest free-standing belltower at the time of its construction in 1731–1745, and was designed by the architect Johann Gottfried Schädel.
The tower was built between 1696 and 1701. It was heavily damaged by the great Lavra fire of 1718. [2] Historic documents state that three towers with churches, among them the Ivan Kushchnyk Tower, were set to be renovated in 1721, along other restorations of Lavra, but the plan was not realized until 1797.
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, is an architectural monument of Kievan Rus'.The former cathedral is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first heritage site in Ukraine to be inscribed on the World Heritage List along with the Kyiv Cave Monastery complex.
In 1930, the bell tower together with St. Sophia Cathedral was closed for worship and became a part of the All-Ukrainian Museum Complex, which was established in 1926 in the area of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. Probably, all the bells were removed from the bell tower at that time, except for Mazepa.
the North Tower, also called the Painting Tower, because it once held a painting studio; and the East Tower containing the church of Saint Onufry, also called the Chamber Tower because at one time it contained Hetman Mazepa's chambers. Near the North Tower, there is a water tower, which is not part of the Lavra fortification system. It was ...
Kovnir deepened his skills from 1741 to 1745 when Gottfried Johann Schädel consulted with him to replace the Lavra's old, wooden bell tower with the Great Bell Tower , built of brick, stucco and ceramic in a classical style. The top three tiers of the 4-story structure have Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns, successively.
Great Lavra Belltower: Located in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, part of a World Heritage Site: 1731–1745 Kyiv Ukraine: 7: 93,7 [43] Peter and Paul Church The highest rural bell tower in Russia. Porechye-Rybnoye Yaroslavl Oblast Russia: 8: 93 [44] Nikolo-Ugresha monastery: The bell tower is adjacent to the other buildings of the monastery. 1758 ...