St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv

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St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv is a historic and symbolically important Ukrainian Orthodox monastery, renowned for its striking golden domes and its central role in Ukraine’s religious and national life.

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St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox monastery
religious building
tourist attraction
associatedWith Ukrainian Orthodox clergy
Ukrainian national protests
country Ukraine
dedicatedTo Saint Michael
surface form: Archangel Michael
denomination Orthodox Church of Ukraine
destroyedBy Soviet government
surface form: Soviet authorities
destroyedIn 1930s
foundedAs monastery
hasArchitecturalStyle Byzantine Revival
Ukrainian Baroque
hasArtworkFrom Ukrainian Baroque
surface form: Ukrainian Baroque period

medieval Kyivan Rus' tradition
hasBellTowerFunction observation point over Kyiv
hasCulturalSignificance landmark of Kyiv skyline
symbol of Ukrainian independence movement
hasFeature bell tower
cathedral church
golden domes
monastic buildings
heritageStatus important monument of Ukrainian religious architecture
isMajorSiteFor religious tourism in Kyiv
locatedIn Kyiv
government quarter of Kyiv
surface form: Kyiv city center

historic upper town of Kyiv
locatedNear Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv
locatedOn St. Michael's Square, Kyiv
namedAfter Saint Michael
surface form: Saint Michael the Archangel
near Mykhailivska Square
originallyAffiliatedWith Ruthenian Orthodox Church
surface form: Kyivan Rus' Orthodox Church
originallyBuiltBy Sviatopolk II of Kiev
surface form: Sviatopolk II Iziaslavych
originallyBuiltInCentury 12th century
overlooks Dnipro river basin
surface form: Dnipro River valley
partOf historic center of Kyiv
reconstructedIn late 1990s
reconstructionCompletedIn 2000
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
reopenedIn 1999
roofMaterial gilded metal
symbolizes Kyiv's spiritual heritage
Ukrainian national identity
usedFor pilgrimage
religious services
state and national ceremonies
tourism

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Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine keptAt St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv