St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery

St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is a functioning monastery in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The monastery is one of the most sacred places in Kyiv. The site is located in the historic administrative Uppertown and overlooks the city's historical commercial and merchant quarter, the Podil neighbourhood.
Originally built in the Middle Ages by Sviatopolk II Iziaslavych, the monastery comprises the Cathedral itself, the Refectory of St. John the Divine, built in 1713, the Economic Gates, constructed in 1760 and the monastery's bell tower, which was added circa 1716–1719. The exterior of the structure was rebuilt in the Ukrainian Baroque style in the 18th century while the interior remained in its original Byzantine style.
The original cathedral was demolished by the Soviet authorities in the 1930s, but was reconstructed and opened in 1999 following Ukrainian independence.
Legend says that it's an spiritual connection bettwen Saint Sophia Cathedral belltower and St. Michael's Golden Domed Monastery belltower. When both towers ""see"" each other like nowadays Ukraine can get prosperity. We don't know is it tru, but when monastery was destroyed by the Soviets - life really bacame not well, and when it was rebuilded in 1999 our country really started to develop much faster after a decade of economic collapce in 90th years of 20th century.
Complex of bells on the tower now work and you can hear it every hour. You also can visit the tower as well, and it will be one of the best thing you can do in Kyiv.
A tradition to make godled doms on cathedrals started from this monastery.