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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 Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, about 105 km south of Kyiv.
The main architectural attraction of the village is the Church of the Righteous Joseph the Betrothed (1766) – a monument of architecture of national importance. Zhytni Hory on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Kiev oblast
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The Akkerman Fortress in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Travel
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (until 1918 – Akkerman) is a town with a population of about 47 thousand people located on the north-west coast of the Black Sea in Odesa Oblast, about 85 km south of Odesa. It is one of the oldest towns in today’s Ukraine.
The main attraction of this town is its old fortress – the largest fortress in the territory of Ukraine and Eastern Europe. Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Fortress on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi city · fortress · Odessa oblast