Vydubychi Monastery

Vydubychi Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic complex in the Pechersk district of Kyiv that includes several churches and buildings along the Dnipro riverbank. The site consists of Saint Michael's Church, Saint George's Church, Trinity Church, and other religious structures spread across a wooded hillside above the river.

Prince Vsevolod Yaroslavych founded the monastery in 1070 along the Dnipro River as a religious center for his family and following generations. Most of the current buildings were rebuilt in Ukrainian Baroque style during the 17th and 18th centuries after earlier structures were damaged by natural events.

The monastery takes its name from an old Slavic word referring to emerging or rising from water, as the Dnipro banks gently rise here. Visitors can see the baroque onion domes and frescoes typical of 17th and 18th century Ukrainian religious art.

The complex is reachable on foot from Vydubychi metro station, which also connects to regional train services and bus routes. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes, as the grounds sit on a sloping hillside and include different elevation levels.

Medieval support walls were built to protect the hillside structures from landslides and Dnipro floods that threatened the monastery multiple times. Some of these walls remain visible today and show the engineering skills of builders from that period.

Location: Kyiv

Inception: 11 century

Founders: Vsevolod I of Kiev

Architectural style: Ukrainian Baroque

GPS coordinates: 50.41667,30.56806

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:29