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===Cathedral of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos===
[[Image:DormitionCathDormMon97Sviya.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Cathedral of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, Dormition Monastery]]
Construction of the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos was begun in 1556 and continued until 1560, also by the team of craftsmen from Pskov led by Postnik Yakov and Ivan Shyryay. A number of changes were made to the [[cathedral]] over the following centuries. In the seventeenth century the [[refectory]] was added to the cathedral. The original design of the cathedral used a cylindrical drum and helmet shaped dome. In the eighteenth century, this combination was replaced by an octahedronical drum and a cupola in the Ukrainian baroque style. A high porch was added to the refectory in the nineteenth century.
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