Archive for November 2017
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Assumption Cathedral in Volodymyr-Volynskyi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Travel
Volodymyr-Volynskyi is a town with a population of about 39,000 people located in the south-western part of the Volyn region. This town, first mentioned in chronicles in 988, is one of the oldest towns of Kievan Rus.
One of the main attractions of the town is the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin – the oldest architectural monument in Volhynia built in 1156-1160, restored in 1896-1900. The Assumption Cathedral in Volodymyr-Volynskyi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Volyn oblast
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Castle of the Renaissance Era in Zhovkva
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Zhovkva is a small town with a population of about 13 thousand people located 30 km north of Lviv and 35 km from the Ukrainian-Polish border.
One of the main attractions of the town is Zhovkva castle – a monument of Renaissance architecture built in 1594-1606. Zhovkva Castle on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: fortress · Lviv oblast
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Attractions of Ukrainian Bessarabia
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Regions, Travel, Video
Bessarabia is a historical region located in south-eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Danube, Prut, and Dniester rivers. Today, the coastal and northern parts of Bessabaria belong to Ukraine, the central part – to Moldova.
This video is a short overview of the sights of Ukrainian Bessarabia (turn the subtitles on).
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Palace of Kolonn-Chesnovsky in Bozhykivtsi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Bozhykivtsi is a village with a population of about 1,000 people located in the Khmelnytskyi region, 66 km southeast of Khmelnytskyi.
In the late 19th – early 20th centuries, the Polish nobleman Zdzislaw Kolonn-Chesnovsky built in Bozhykivtsi a luxurious estate. This is one of the rare cases when an old manor house has been relatively well preserved. Bozhykivtsi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Khmelnitsky oblast
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Mukachevo – walk through the town center
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Travel
Mukachevo is a town with a population of about 86,000 people located in the central part of the Zakarpattia region, 41 km south-east of Uzhhorod.
The town has a high tourist potential for both Ukrainian tourists and foreigners. Ukrainians like to come here to visit the Palanok Castle, St. Nicholas Convent, as well as the town center with its paved streets and cozy cafes. Photos by: Igor Golovach.
explore the center of Mukachevo
Tags: Mukachevo city · Zakarpattia oblast
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Church of the Holy Archangel Michael in Volya-Vysotska
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Religion, Travel
Volya-Vysotska is a village with a population of about 1,700 people located in the Zholkovsky district of the Lviv region.
The main attraction of the village is the Church of the Holy Archangel Michael (1598) – one of the oldest wooden churches in Ukraine and an architectural monument of national importance located near the highway Lviv – Rava-Ruska, near the cemetery. Volya-Vysotska on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast