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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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Holy Protection Church-Fortress in Sutkivtsi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Holy Protection Church (1476) is a Gothic stone sacred structure of the defense type built in honor of the Feast of the Intercession in the village of Sutkivtsi in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, about 47 km south of Khmelnytskyi.
This is a unique example of the defense architecture of Podillia, a functioning church and museum, which is visited by numerous Ukrainian and foreign tourists. It is one of the oldest fortified churches in Ukraine. Sutkivtsi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Khmelnitsky 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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Color photographs of Ukraine in 1904-1905
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in History, Regions
These unique photographs were taken by Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky, a pioneer of color photography in the Russian Empire, near the town of Putyvl in 1904-1905.
Today, this town is located in Sumy Oblast in the north of Ukraine, about 100 km northwest of Sumy. Source: International research project “Legacy of S. M. Prokudin-Gorsky”.
The town of Putyvl of the Russian Empire.
Ukraine in the early 20th century
Tags: Sumy 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
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Church of the Holy Archangel Michael in Bilychi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Bilychi is a village with a population of about 1,400 people located in the south-west of Lviv Oblast, about 102 from Lviv. This village, surrounded by mountains on all sides, stretches from east to west for almost six kilometers.
Here you can see an interesting wooden church surrounded by an unusual round fence – the Church of the Holy Archangel Michael (1857). Bilychi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast