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Khotyn Fortress – medieval defensive architecture of Ukraine
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in History, Regions, Travel
Khotyn, located in the present Chernivtsi region, is one of the most ancient towns of Ukraine. It was founded as a border fortress in the beginning of the 11th century.
Built near an important crossing on the Middle Dniester, the town quickly developed and became an important defense and trade center of this territory. Photos by: neo7777vitaha.
explore the magnificent fortress of Khotyn
Tags: Chernivtsi city · Chernovtsy oblast · fortress
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Church of St. Dmitry in Kozyari
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Kozyari is a village with a population of about 200 people located in Podvolochisky district of the Ternopil region. The main attraction of the village is a magnificent wooden church of St. Dmitry built in 1645.
The building stands on the cemetery, near a new stone church, in the northern part of the village. Kozyari on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Ternopil oblast
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Castle in Budaniv used as a psychiatric hospital
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Budaniv is a village with a population of about 1,500 people located in Terebovlya district of the Ternopil region.
The main attraction of the village is a stone castle built in the early 17th century on the site of the burnt wooden castle.
Tags: fortress · Ternopil oblast
Lychkivtsi is a village with a population of about 1,000 people located in Husyatyn district of the Ternopil region, about 72 km southeast of Ternopil.
In the early 20th century, Polish landowner Timelman (or Kimelman) built a manor house resembling a small palace in this village. The building was constructed in the Romantic style with Baroque elements. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Ternopil oblast
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Defensive Church of St. George in Kasperivtsi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Kasperivtsi is a village with a population of about 1,000 people located in Zalishchyky district of the Ternopil region.
The main attraction of the village is an Orthodox church of St. George built in the middle of the 17th century. It is a rare example of religious-defensive architecture. Kasperivtsi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
rare example of religious-defensive architecture
Tags: church · Ternopil oblast
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Neo-Gothic Catholic Church of St. Anna in Ozeryany
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Ozeryany is a small village with a population of about 1,900 people located in Borshchiv district of the Ternopil region.
The main attraction of the village is Catholic Church of St. Anna built in the middle of the 19th century and consecrated in 1875. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Ternopil oblast
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Wooden Church of St. Nicholas in Sapohiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, Photos, Regions
Sapohiv is a small village with a population of about 800 people located in the central part of Borshchiv district in the Ternopil region. For the first time the village was mentioned in 1564.
The main attraction of Sapohiv is a beautiful wooden church named after St. Nicholas. This masterpiece of Podolia folk wooden architecture was built on a hill overlooking the village in 1777. Sapohiv on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Ternopil oblast
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Top 10 photos of Ukrainian nature in 2016
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Wiki Loves Earth is an annual international photo contest of the natural monuments and here are the best photos of the natural attractions of Ukraine taken in 2016.
Shypit waterfall – a hydrological natural monument located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, about 6 km from Pylypets village in Mizhhiria district of Zakarpattia oblast. Author: Yekaterina Krasnickaja.
Tags: Chernovtsy oblast · Dnepropetrovsk oblast · Ivano-Frankivsk oblast · Nikolaev oblast · Zakarpattia oblast
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One hot summer day near Berdyansk
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Let’s fast forward from chilly winter weather on a hot summer day on the coast of the Azov Sea.
The following pictures were taken in the vicinity of Berdyansk – a city in the Zaporozhye region situated on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov. Wheat has already been harvested and sunflower is still ripening. Photos by: Alexei Novik.
Tags: Berdyansk city · Zaporozhye oblast
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The Palace of General Zabotin in Mala Rostivka
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Mala Rostivka is a small village with a population of about 200 people located in Oratovsky district of the Vinnitsa region. Tourists rarely visit this remote place that has one of the best preserved palaces in the region.
The history of the palace is very vague. The only thing that is known is that it was built by the general of the Russian army Zabotin in the early 20th century. Mala Rostivka on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
beautiful palace made of red bricks
Tags: Vinnitsa oblast