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Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohiv – Polissya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Travel
Polissya is a historical-cultural and physico-geographical region located on the territory of the Polesian Lowland.
It is mainly located in the south of Belarus and the north of Ukraine, but also partially covers the territories of the Lublin Voivodeship of Poland and the Bryansk region of Russia.
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Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Kremenets
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Travel
Kremenets is a town with a population of about 20 thousand people located in the Ternopil region. Here you can find more than 50 historical and cultural monuments: ruins of the castle, ensembles of the monastery and collegium, Epiphany and Nikolaev cathedrals, residential buildings.
Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Baroque style was originally built as a church of the Franciscan monastery in 1631. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
one of the oldest churches in Kremenets
Tags: Kremenets city
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Winter on the mountain range Pishkonya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Travel
Pishkonya, a mountain range in the Ukrainian Carpathians, is located in the southeastern part of Mizhhiria district of the Zakarpattia region, within the National Park “Synevyr”.
The highest peaks are Nehrovets (1,707 m), Yasnovets (1,600 m), Darvayka (1,501 m). The most convenient ways to climb the range begin in the villages of Synevyr and Kolochava. Pishkonya on Google Maps. Photos by: Alexey Medvedev.
let’s go hiking in the mountains
Tags: Zakarpattia oblast
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Ancient Castle in the Town of Ostroh
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Ostroh, first mentioned in 1100, is a small town with a population of about 13 thousand people located in the Rivne region, 48 km south-east of Rivne.
The most famous landmark of the town is the Ostroh Castle standing on a hilltop. The castle was built on the site of the wooden fortifications of the times of Kievan Rus, destroyed by the Mongols in 1241. Ostroh on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
explore the remains of the castle
Tags: fortress · Rivne oblast
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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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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
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Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohiv – the Dnieper Region
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Travel
Pyrohiv (also known as Pirogovo) is one of the most famous open-air museums in Ukraine located on the outskirts of Kyiv. It provides a unique opportunity to get acquainted with all ethnographic regions of Ukraine.
Podnіprovya or Naddnіpryanschina is a historical and geographic region located on the left and right sides of the Dnieper River as well as adjacent land along its major tributaries (the Pripyat, Desna). Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
folk architecture of the Dnieper region
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Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohiv – Podillya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Travel
Podillya is a historical and geographical region located in the west and south-west of Ukraine, in the area of the northern tributaries of the middle Dniester and the upper Southern Buh.
Podillya covers several regions of present Ukraine with such cities as Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia.
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Walking through the streets of Drohobych
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Drohobych is a city with a population of about 100 thousand people, the second most populous and economically developed city in the Lviv region.
A significant part of the current city center was formed in the late 19th – first half of 20th century, in the period of economic growth associated with the oil boom. Photos by: demarcos.
The bell tower of the Catholic church of St. Bartholomew (1551).
Tags: Drohobych city
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Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohiv – the Windmills
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, History, Travel
Pyrohiv (Pirogovo), an open-air museum located on the outskirts of Kyiv, provides a unique opportunity to get acquainted with all ethnographic regions of Ukraine.
Old wooden windmills, towering on the hill, are the compositional center of the whole complex. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
