We invite you to visit the Great Lavra Bell Tower and promise you a fascinating experience: you’ll explore all four levels and admire the Lavra from every observation gallery, learn how services were announced at the Pechersk Lavra, and discover the history and names of the Lavra’s bells. visit the circular library hall on the 2nd level, and most importantly—you’ll have a unique opportunity to see how the chime mechanism on the 4th level works.
You will hear the story of Johann Gottfried Schödel and the origins of the Great Lavra Bell Tower. You will have the opportunity to view the exhibition “The Celebrated White-Columned Wonder” and see the ancient lifting mechanism that was likely used during construction.
Answers to the following questions await you:
- What is decorative brick, and why can the bell tower be called ceramic?
- What does the Great Lavra Bell Tower have in common with the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
- Why couldn’t the Lavra archivists work indoors on the first floor during the winter?
- What languages did the books in the library on the second floor speak?
- How many centuries old are the steps leading to the bell platform, and how are the bells similar to people?
In addition, a souvenir and an unexpected encounter await you.
Advance registration: +38(050) 276-00-94