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Zaporozhye Aluminium Combine – a Decaying Industrial Giant
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Photos
Zaporozhye aluminum combine is an industrial enterprise of the metallurgical industry of Ukraine, the only producer of primary aluminum in the country.
The construction of an aluminum plant in Zaporozhye began in 1930. The plant became the first enterprise of the Soviet aluminum industry. The first aluminum ingots were produced in 1933. Before the Second World War, it was the largest aluminum smelter in Europe. Zaporozhye aluminium combine on Google Maps. Photos by: Lana Sator.
post-apocalyptic industrial views
Tags: abandoned · Zaporozhye city
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Churches of St. Michael the Archangel in Isai
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Isai is a village with a population of about 800 people located in Lviv Oblast, about 138 km southwest of Lviv.
In the center of the village, next to the stone church of St. Michael the Archangel (1938), you can see the wooden church of St. Michael the Archangel (1663). Nearby, there is a wooden bell tower built in 1722. Together they form a monument of architecture of national importance. Isai on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
picturesque ensemble of churches
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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One of the Best Catholic Wooden Churches in Ukraine
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Ilnyk is a village with a population of about 1,500 people located in the Turka District in the south-west of Lviv Oblast. Here you can see one of the most harmonious Catholic wooden churches in Ukraine – the Chapel of the Paramanny (Mourning) Mother of God built in 1932-1933.
This is one of the eleven existing wooden Catholic churches of the first half of the 20th century located in the Lviv region. Unfortunately, this picturesque building doesn’t have a status of an architectural monument, it is abandoned and is gradually being destroyed. Ilnyk on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Ascension Church in Matusiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Matusiv is a village of about 4,500 people located in the Shpola district of Cherkasy Oblast, about 69 km southwest of Cherkasy.
The main architectural attraction of this place is the majestic Ascension Church built in the style of late classicism in honor of the heroes of the Patriotic War of 1812 (the French invasion of Russia) in 1812-1818. Matusiv on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Cherkassy oblast · Cherkasy city
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Unpredictable spring weather of the Carpathians
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos
In early May, the weather in the Ukrainian Carpathians can be very changeable. It would seem that winter has long ended, snow has completely melted, green grass and flowering trees are everywhere.
And one night it suddenly snows and winter comes back, even if only for one day. Thanks to this relatively unusual natural phenomenon, you can see very picturesque views of the Carpathians, when snow clearly shows the smallest folds of the relief. Photos by: Vlad Sokolovsky.
Tags: Zakarpattia oblast
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Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Butsniv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Butsniv is a village with a population of about 1,200 people located about 12 km south of Ternopil. One of the landmarks of the village is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul – an architectural monument of local significance.
It was built as a Catholic church according to the project of the Lviv architect Julian Zakharevich in 1890-1891. During the First World War, the church was partially destroyed. In 1922-1923, the building was restored. Butsniv on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Ternopil oblast
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Blooming Spring in Uzhhorod
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Uzhhorod is a city with a population of about 113 thousand people standing on the banks of the Uzh River at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains. Located about 813 km south-west of Kyiv, on the border with Slovakia, it is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia region.
The smallest regional center of Ukraine, Uzhhorod has a rich and long history, significant architectural heritage. The city looks especially colorful in late April – early May, when sakura, magnolia, tulips, and lilac are flowering. Photos by: uzh_city.
Tags: Uzhgorod city · Zakarpattia oblast
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Church of St. Nicholas in Borysivka
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Borysivka is a village with a population of about 500 people located in the Vinnytsia region, about 65 km south-east of Vinnytsia. The main attraction of the village is the Church of St. Nicholas (1751) – the oldest monument of wooden architecture in the Vinnytsia region.
In Soviet times, the church was used as a granary. Despite this, the local community preserved not only old icons, but also a five-tier handmade iconostasis. Borysivka on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Vinnitsa oblast
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Church of Joseph the Betrothed in Zhytni Hory
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Zhytni Hory is a village with a population of about 2,300 people located in the Kyiv region, about 105 km south of Kyiv.
The main architectural attraction of the village is the Church of Joseph the Betrothed built in 1766 – a picturesque wooden monument of architecture of national importance. Zhytni Hory on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Kiev oblast
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Gothic Reformed Church in Chetfalva
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Founded in 1260, Chetfalva is a village of about 700 people located in the Berehove district of the Zakarpattia region, less than 1 km from the border with Hungary, about 90 km south-east of Uzhhorod.
Chetfalva is a rather unusual place, street names are in two languages: Ukrainian and Hungarian. It looks like a typical Hungarian village. Local architecture is also very distinctive. In the foreground, you see a futuristic building with a strange parabolic arch-belfry – the ensemble of the Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit built in 1998-2001. Chetfalva on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Zakarpattia oblast