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Desyatynna Church ruins
Up Andriyivsky uzviz past St Andrew's Church, look for a dense cluster of vendors selling Dynamo Kyiv & other sports paraphernalia on the right. The fenced-off archaeological site behind them covers the foundations of the Desyatynna Church ruins. Prince Volodymyr ordered the church built in 989 and devoted 10% of his income to it, hence the name ( desyatyn means 'one-tenth'). The church collapsed under the weight of the people who took refuge on its roof during the Mongol sacking of Kyiv in 1240.
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Farther Caves
The Farther Caves were the original caves built by Antoniy and Feodosiy. Their entrance is in the Church of the Conception of St Ann (1679), from where you wend you way through a short but tight stretch of tunnels. This cave system is lined with ornamented mummified monks and contains three underground churches. Uphill from the Church of the Conception of St Ann is the seven-domed Church of the Nativity of the Virgin (1696).
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Nearer Caves
The entrance to the Nearer Caves is inside the Church of the Raising of the Cross (1700). Before the stairs head downwards. There's a table selling candles to light your way through the dark passages. The use of cameras is forbidden in the caves.
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