Located above the monastery Vydubytsky the National Botanic Garden of them. NBS. Holy Trinity Monastery of St Iona was founded in 1864 iyeromonarhom Vydubytsky monastery father Jonah, was later sainted. In the early 20 century. Rev. Iona monastery was known far outside of Kyiv, of the Kiev monastery - the second largest after Laura. At the end of 19 century. planned to build a 110-meter bell tower designed by V. Nikolaev. However, till 1917 brought only the first tier, which later dismantled tsehlu.Zberehlas only a small tower near the church, and it's ancient clock. In 1934 the monastery was liquidated. But in 1942 he opened and operated until 1949, after the closure of its territory lived in by monks, who worked in the botanical garden. Worship in the monastery reopened in 1991