Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Cave monastery of gilded domes, underground passages and monks' relics above the Dnipro.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv follows Alipy, a monk who worked here as a painter in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries, when Greek masters came to decorate the monastery's Great Church. It is a story about craft and money: how a monk-artisan was trained, how he was paid, and what happened when two of his brothers took a commission behind his back. Best heard in the monastery grounds before you head down to the caves.
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