Archive for November 2018
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Abandoned and Flooded Korostyshivsky Quarry
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Regions, Travel
Korostyshivsky quarry is a picturesque flooded granite quarry located on the outskirts of the town of Korostyshiv in the Zhytomyr region, about 100 km west of Kyiv.
The landscape around the quarry is unusual, the shore is covered with spruces and birches, which resembles Karelia. The height of the rocks reaches about 10 m, the depth of the artificial lake is up to 20 m. This place has become a popular object of industrial tourism. Korostyshiv Quarry on Google Maps. Photos by: Igor Golovach.
walk along the shore of an artificial lake
Tags: abandoned · Zhitomir oblast
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Church of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in Ruzhyn
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Ruzhyn is an urban village with a population of about 4,700 people located in the Zhytomyr region, about 100 km south-east of Zhytomyr.
The main attraction of Ruzhyn is the Catholic Church of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ built by Count Kalinowski in the style of classicism in 1815. Ruzhyn on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
picturesque church with columns
Tags: church · Zhitomir oblast
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Catholic Church of St. Anthony in Myropol
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Myropol is an urban village with a population of about 4,500 people located in the Romaniv district of the Zhytomyr region, about 82 km west of Zhytomyr.
The main architectural monument of Myropol is a stone two-story Catholic church built in 1820 – the Church of St. Anthony. In front of the central entrance there is a figure of St. Anthony. Myropol on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Zhitomir oblast
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Manyavsky Holy Cross Exaltation Monastery
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Regions, Religion, Travel
Maniavskyi Skyt (1611-1621) is an Orthodox monastery located in the village of Manyava, about 50 km south-west of Ivano-Frankivsk, an important center of spirituality, culture and art of Ukraine.
During its heyday, the monastery numbered about 200 monks and dozens of subordinate monasteries in Galicia, Bukovina and Moldova. It was one of the centers of cultural life in Galicia. Maniavskyi Skyt on Google Maps. Photos by: Vitaliy Ilnytsky.
Tags: Ivano-Frankivsk oblast