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Catholic Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Krasnopil
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Krasnopil is a village with a population of about 1,200 people located in the Chudniv district of the Zhytomyr region, about 80 km south-west of Zhytomyr.
In 1902, a magnificent Catholic church was built here – the Church of St. Michael the Archangel. In Soviet times, the church was closed and the building was used as a mill, a smithy, a tractor base, and then it was finally abandoned.
Tags: church · Zhitomir oblast
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Holy Transfiguration Church in Oleksandriya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Oleksandriya is a large village with a population of about 2,300 people located in the Rivne region, about 16 km north-east of Rivne.
One of the main attractions of the village is a stone church built in the form of a rotunda in the classical style in 1842. The inner diameter is 14 meters. The bell tower of the church was also built in 1842. Oleksandriya on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Rivne oblast
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Snowy Winter in the Pyrohiv Museum
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Snowy winter in the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine located on the southern outskirts of Kyiv near the village of Pyrohiv.
This open-air museum is a unique architectural and landscape complex of all historical and ethnographic regions of Ukraine. Pyrohiv on Google Maps. Photos by: Yuriy Yuriev.
picturesque snow-covered museum
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Wooden Church of St. Nicholas in Lishchyny
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Lishchyny is a small village with a population of about 500 people located in the east of the Lviv region, about 57 km south-east of Lviv.
The main attraction of the village is the Church of St. Nicholas built according to different sources either in 1669 or in 1696. The church is located in the center of the village, near the road and houses. Lishchyny on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
scenic monument of wooden architecture
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Dnipro – One of the Most Unusual Cities of Ukraine
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Dnipro (the former Yekaterinoslav and Dnipropetrovsk), located in south-eastern Ukraine, is the administrative center of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the fourth most populous city in the country after Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odessa.
It was one of the key centers of the Soviet metallurgical, nuclear, defense, and space industries. Today, Dnipro remains one of the most important political, industrial, financial, scientific, and cultural centers of Ukraine. Photos by: Alexander Belenkiy.
Twin Towers – a residential complex (106 meters), which is the main symbol of Dnipro.
Tags: Dnepropetrovsk oblast · Dnipro city
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Church of the Holy Archangel Michael in Shyshkivtsi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Shyshkivtsi is a small village with a population of about 300 people located in the east of the Lviv region.
The main and only architectural attraction of the village is the wooden Church of the Holy Archangel Michael built in 1904 from the materials of the church of 1784. Shyshkivtsi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Church of the Ascension (Strukivska) in Yasinya
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Among the attractions of Transcarpathia, the architecture of the Hutsuls, one of the indigenous peoples of the Carpathians, occupies a special place with its unique and beautiful wooden churches.
Church of the Ascension (Strukivska) in the urban village of Yasinya located in the east of the Zakarpattia region is one of these old and amazing churches. Yasinya on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
picturesque monument of wooden architecture
Tags: church · Zakarpattia oblast
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Church of St. George in Litovyshche
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Litovyshche is a small village with a population of about 400 people located in the Brody district of the Lviv region, about 105 km east of Lviv. The main attraction of the village is its old wooden church – Church of St. George (1784).
Located near the center of the village, north of the new stone church, it is surrounded by a cemetery. The church was built of pine boards on a stone foundation. Litovyshche on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Urman
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Urman is a village with a population of about 600 people located in the Berezhany district of the Ternopil region, 65 km west of Ternopil.
The main attraction of the village is the wooden Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul built in 1668, a monument of architecture of national importance. Urman on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Ternopil oblast
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Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Lukavets
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Lukavets is a small village with a population of about 200 people located in the Brody district of the Lviv region, about 95 km east of Lviv.
The main attraction of the village is the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin, a monument of architecture of national importance. This wooden church, built in 1740, was restored in 1879. In 1979, its walls were covered with tin. Lukavets on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast