The Holy Trinity Church is the oldest in Irpen. It stands on a high hill in the center of the city. The foundation and construction of the church began in 1909 and continued for six years. In 1915, services began to be held regularly.
A five-domed, two-story church made of stone with a faceted apse constructed between 1908-1909. After a fire in 2022, restoration on the church began and it was restored to its original appearance in 2011.
This 20th century Ukrainian flower crown originated in Podilla. It was hand made using wire, paper, and encaustic painting with wax. It is a beautiful depiction of lilies of the valley woven into a crown. In Ukraine, the lily is symbolic of innocence and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Because of this, It was not uncommon for these flower crowns to be worn at weddings by women, symbolizing purity as they entered their marriage.
This traditional Ukrainian Flower crown was made using paper, foil, wax, and wire, and techniques such as cutting, and encaustic, which is hot wax painting. Crowns such as this one were worn by women of marital age to represent purity.
