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Let’s take a walk through the streets of Truskavets
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
Truskavets is a town and spa resort located in the Lviv region, in the foothills of the Ukrainian Carpathians, 93 km southwest of Lviv. It is one of the oldest spa resorts in the world (since 1827) that became famous for its mineral springs and rehabilitation centers.
Today, there is a number of sanatoriums, clinics, baths, and small private guest houses in the town. Photos by: neo7777vitaha.
explore the town of Truskavets
Tags: Truskavets city
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Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Pylypets
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Pylypets is a village with a population of 1.4 thousand people located in Mizhgirya district of the Zakarpattia region, about 120 km east of Uzhhorod. First of all this place is known as a ski resort.
However, the village has some other attractions. Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built of spruce boards presumably in 1759-1762, is one of them.
Tags: church · Zakarpattia oblast
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Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites in Berdychiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Religion, Travel
Berdychiv is a historic city located in the Zhytomyr region, 43 km south of Zhytomyr. The main attraction of the city is the Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites – a majestic architectural complex with defensive walls, towers and a Catholic church in the Baroque style.
Originally it was a castle of the Tyszkiewicz family who owned this land since the 14th century. In 1630, the governor J. Tyszkiewicz gave the castle to the Catholic Order of Discalced Carmelites after his miraculous rescue from the Tatar captivity. Construction of the monastery lasted from 1634 to 1642. Photos by: camrador.
Tags: Berdychiv city · Zhitomir oblast
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Let’s go hiking on Chornohora range
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Chornohora mountain range is one of the most beautiful places in Ukraine stretching for 40 kilometers from north-west to south-east. It is a border between Zakarpattia and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts.
Chornohora is the highest mountain system in Ukraine. Only here you can find mountain peaks about 2 km high. This mountain range is known for its preserved mountain ecosystems and virgin forests. The area is part of the Carpathian reserve and Carpathian national park. Photos by: levk_777.
Tags: Ivano-Frankivsk oblast · Zakarpattia oblast
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St. Vladimir Patriarchal Cathedral in Kyiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Religion, Travel
St. Vladimir Patriarchal Cathedral (1862-1882) is an Orthodox cathedral located in Kyiv (Taras Shevchenko Boulevard, 20). It is a monument of neo-Byzantine architecture topped with seven domes.
The leading artists of the Russian Empire worked on the decoration of the cathedral. Today, it is the main temple of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Kiev city
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Take a walk and see the main sights of Vinnitsa
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Vinnitsa is a city with a population of about 370 thousand people, the administrative center of the Vinnitsa region.
Let’s take a walk through the city and look at the main attractions of Vinnitsa including the square with an old water tower and Ukraine’s largest musical fountain. Photos by: neo7777vitaha.
Tags: Vinnitsa city
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Church of the Archangel Michael in Vyshka
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
The main attraction of Vyshka village, located in Velykyi Bereznyi district of the Zakarpattia region, is an old wooden church of the Archangel Michael.
This church, an architectural monument of national importance, was built approximately in 1700. At the end of the 20th century, the roof of the church was covered with iron plates, which greatly changed its original appearance. Vyshka village on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
the church that looks like an ironclad
Tags: church · Zakarpattia oblast
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Kolomyia – a beautiful city in Western Ukraine
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
Kolomyia is a relatively small city with a population of about 60 thousand people located in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, 62 km southeast of Ivano-Frankivsk.
This is one of the most beautiful cities of Ukraine with the restored historic center and a large number of architectural monuments. Let’s take a walk through the streets of Kolomyia and look at some of them. Photos by: neo7777vitaha.
Tags: Kolomiya city
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Probably the best film about Pripyat
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Cities, Travel, Video
“Pripyat. Another Life” is an excellent film about what happens with the city of Pripyat, abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster, today.
Despite the human tragedy, nature continues normal course of events reviving a new life.
Tags: abandoned · Pripyat city
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Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Burdyakivtsi
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Burdyakivtsi is a small village with a population of about 1 thousand people located in the Borshchiv district of the Ternopil region. The main attraction of the village is a small Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary built at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries.
The church was closed in Soviet times. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it was restored and returned to believers. Burdyakivtsi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Ternopil oblast