The article highlights the process of the formation of the Pochayiv Lavra architectural ensemble and the role of the shrine in the history and culture of Ukraine. The historical preconditions for the construction, architectural and planning structure of the complex have been analyzed. The relevance of architectural and planning structure of the Lavra to socio-political factors that influenced the architecture of the complex has been established. The Lavra complex planning has been analysed and its compositional dominants have been determined.
