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Church of the Transfiguration in Volytsya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Volytsya is a village with a population of about 1,000 people located in Lviv Oblast, about 82 km north of Lviv, near Chervonohrad.
Here you can see a picturesque monument of wooden architecture – the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord (1774-1778) located in the southern part of the village, on the left bank of the Bilostik River. Volytsya on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Church of the St. Archangel Michael in Hvozdets
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Hvozdets is a small village with a population of only about 100 people located in the south-west of Lviv Oblast, about 114 km from Lviv. There is a picturesque monument of wooden architecture in this village – the Church of St. Michael the Archangel built in 1791.
After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities evicted the villagers and closed the church. People partially returned in the 1950s. In 1989, divine services were resumed in the church. Hvozdets on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Volsvyn
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Volsvyn is a village with a population of about 1,800 people located in the north of Lviv Oblast, about 72 km from Lviv.
On the outskirts of the southern part of this village you can find a picturesque church – the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (1864). Its stone wall-type bell tower was built in 1898. Volsvyn on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Church of St. Michael in Dashiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Dashiv is an urban-type settlement with a population of about 3,800 people located in Vinnytsia Oblast, about 88 km southeast of Vinnytsia.
One of the sights of this place is the five-domed wooden Church of St. Michael (1764) – an architectural monument of national importance, one of the best examples of the Podilia school of wooden folk architecture of the 18th century. Dashiv on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Vinnitsa oblast
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Catholic Church of the Assumption in Kamianka-Buzka
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
The Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1911-1914) is a majestic building designed by the Polish architect Teodor Talowski in neo-Gothic style.
This architectural monument is located in the small town of Kamianka-Buzka in the northern part of Lviv Oblast, about 41 km north-east of Lviv. Kamianka-Buzka on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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St. Paraskeva Church in Stara Sil’
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Stara Sil’ is an urban village with a population of about 1,130 people located about 96 km south-west of Lviv. A unique phenomenon in Ukrainian history is associated with Stara Sil’ (literally meaning “old salt”) – the extraction of salt in one place during about three thousand years.
There are also some interesting architectural monuments here. One of them is the unique Orthodox wooden Church of St. Paraskeva (1440). Near it, you can see a wooden bell tower of the 17th century. Stara Sil’ on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Wooden Church of the Transfiguration in Pidhaitsi
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Pidhaitsi is a town with a population of about 2,700 people located in Ternopil Oblast, about 65 km south-west of Ternopil.
This small provincial town has several interesting sights. One of them is the Transfiguration Church (1772) – a monument of wooden architecture of national importance. In the interior of this church, you can see preserved wall paintings of the 19th century. In 1893, a wooden bell tower was built next to it. Pidhaitsi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Ternopil oblast
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Church of St. Nicholas in Turje
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Turje is a village with a population of about 1,300 people located in Lviv Oblast, about 118 km southwest of Lviv.
The main attraction of the village is its picturesque wooden church of St. Nicholas built in 1690. Turje on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Stare Selo Castle – one of the largest castles in Ukraine
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Stare Selo is a village with a population of about 2,100 people located in Lviv Oblast, about 27 km southeast of the center of Lviv.
The main attraction of this place is the gradually collapsing local castle – an architectural monument of national importance and one of the largest castles both in the Lviv region and throughout Ukraine. The Stare Selo Castle on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: fortress · Lviv oblast
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Zolochiv Castle – the view from above
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Zolochiv is a town with a population of about 24 thousand people located in the eastern part of Lviv Oblast, about 67 km from Lviv.
The main attraction of Zolochiv is its picturesque old castle – a unique architectural monument of the first half of the 17th century. Zolochiv Castle on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: fortress · Lviv oblast