Great Lavra Bell Tower
Kyiv, Ukraine
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
The Great Lavra Bell Tower stands in Kyiv, Ukraine, as the main bell tower of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery. Designed by Johann Gottfried Schädel and built in 1731–1745, it was the highest free-standing bell tower of its time. Its Neoclassical form rises in four tiers topped by a gilded dome, with Dorian, Ionic and Corinthian columns on successive levels. It stands 96.5 metres tall, including its cross.
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- Type
- bell tower, inclined tower
- Height
- 96.5 m
- Place
- Kyiv, Ukraine
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