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Church of the Dormition in Novoselytsya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion
Novoselytsya, a village founded in 1600, is located in the Vynohradiv district of the Zakarpattia region. It is famous for its wooden church, Church of the Dormition, built in 1669.
The uniqueness of the church is that it is the smallest wooden Gothic church in Transcarpathia. Its proportions are considered ideal. The church is made of oak without a single nail.
Tags: church · Zakarpattia oblast
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Wooden Roman Catholic Church of St. Anne in Kovel
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The oldest wooden church in Kovel, a town located in the Volyn region, is the Roman Catholic Church of St. Anne (1771). This church was moved to Kovel from the village of Vyshenky (Rozhyshchensky district) in 1994.
Today, in Ukraine, there are only two preserved wooden churches of the 18th century with this unique shape, which is more characteristic of the stone architecture. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
beautiful monument of wooden architecture
Tags: church · Kovel city · Volyn oblast
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Church of St. John the Evangelist in Skoryky
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Religion, Travel
Skoryky is a small village located in Podvolochysky district of the Ternopil region. The main attraction of the village is a beautiful wooden church – Church of St. John the Evangelist, an architectural monument of national importance.
The exact date of construction is unknown. According to the legend, Bogdan Khmelnitsky with the Cossack army confessed and took communion in this church before the march on Zbarazh. So it could be built in the middle of the 17th century. The church on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Ternopil oblast
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St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion
St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery is one of the oldest monasteries in Kyiv.
The monastery includes the cathedral church in honor of the Archangel Michael built in the Ukrainian Baroque style (destroyed in the 1930s and rebuilt in the mid-1990s), the refectory with the Church of St. John the Divine (1713) and the bell tower (1716-1719).
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Let’s take a walk on Khreshchatyk Street in Cherkasy
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
The central street in Cherkasy, a regional center of Central Ukraine, is called Khreshchatyk, probably in honor of Khreshchatyk Street in Kyiv.
Here you can find the most interesting buildings in the city. Let’s take a walk on the street and see for yourself. Photos by: Lioshko Nikiforov.
Shcherbina House (Wedding Palace).
Tags: Cherkassy oblast · Cherkasy city
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Holy Protection Fortress-Church in Sutkivtsi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
In Sutkivtsi, a small village with a population of about 1,200 people located in Yarmolinetsky district of the Khmelnitsky region, there is an amazing Orthodox church constructed in the 15th century.
This unique fortress-church built of gray stone with pointed, cone-shaped towers and loopholes is definitely a beautiful architectural monument.
Tags: church · Khmelnitsky oblast
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Gothic Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
The Roman-Catholic church of St. Nicholas, built in the stylized Gothic forms with tall arrow spiers at the beginning of the 20th century, is one of the most beautiful buildings in Kyiv.
Construction began in August 1899, after a group of Catholics appealed to the governor of Kyiv with the request for permission to build a church. By that time, the city already had one Roman-Catholic church (Alexander Cathedral), but, given that there were more than 40 thousand Catholics in Kyiv, one cathedral was not enough. Photos by: Alexei Novik.
Tags: Kiev city
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Church of St. Nicholas in Sokyrnytsya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Religion, Travel
Church of St. Nicholas in Sokyrnytsya, a village in the Khust district of the Zakarpattia region, is one of the oldest wooden churches of Transcarpathia, a nice example of wooden Gothic.
The church was originally built in the village of Shashvar (present Trosnik in the Vynohradiv district) in 1709. In 1770, the rebuilt church was moved to Sokyrnytsya. Near the church you can see a tall bell tower of the same year of construction.
Tags: church · Zakarpattia oblast
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Vozdvizhenka – the heart of historical Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos
Vozdvizhenka is a residential area built in the early 2000s in the heart of historical Kyiv, at the intersection of Kozhumiatska, Dehtiarna, Honcharna, and Vozdvyzhenska streets.
This residential complex recreates part of old Kyiv. The houses are built in the architectural styles popular in the late 19th century: mainly Baroque and “Kyiv” Art Nouveau with Gothic variations.
Tags: Kiev city
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One sunny summer morning in Chernihiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
Chernihiv is a city located in northern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Chernihiv region. The most northern regional center of Ukraine, it is the historical center of left-bank Ukraine.
The city has a lot of beautiful architectural monuments and ancient churches. Take a walk and see for yourself. Photos by: camrador.
Institute of Agricultural Microbiology (former Glebov estate).
Tags: Chernihiv city