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Ancient Castle in the Town of Ostroh
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Ostroh, first mentioned in 1100, is a small town with a population of about 13 thousand people located in the Rivne region, 48 km south-east of Rivne.
The most famous landmark of the town is the Ostroh Castle standing on a hilltop. The castle was built on the site of the wooden fortifications of the times of Kievan Rus, destroyed by the Mongols in 1241. Ostroh on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
explore the remains of the castle
Tags: fortress · Rivne oblast
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Khotyn Fortress – medieval defensive architecture of Ukraine
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in History, Regions, Travel
Khotyn, located in the present Chernivtsi region, is one of the most ancient towns of Ukraine. It was founded as a border fortress in the beginning of the 11th century.
Built near an important crossing on the Middle Dniester, the town quickly developed and became an important defense and trade center of this territory. Photos by: neo7777vitaha.
explore the magnificent fortress of Khotyn
Tags: Chernivtsi city · Chernovtsy oblast · fortress
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Church of St. Dmitry in Kozyari
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Kozyari is a village with a population of about 200 people located in Podvolochisky district of the Ternopil region. The main attraction of the village is a magnificent wooden church of St. Dmitry built in 1645.
The building stands on the cemetery, near a new stone church, in the northern part of the village. Kozyari on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Ternopil oblast
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Castle in Budaniv used as a psychiatric hospital
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Budaniv is a village with a population of about 1,500 people located in Terebovlya district of the Ternopil region.
The main attraction of the village is a stone castle built in the early 17th century on the site of the burnt wooden castle.
Tags: fortress · Ternopil oblast
Lychkivtsi is a village with a population of about 1,000 people located in Husyatyn district of the Ternopil region, about 72 km southeast of Ternopil.
In the early 20th century, Polish landowner Timelman (or Kimelman) built a manor house resembling a small palace in this village. The building was constructed in the Romantic style with Baroque elements. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: Ternopil oblast
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Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohiv – the Dnieper Region
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Travel
Pyrohiv (also known as Pirogovo) is one of the most famous open-air museums in Ukraine located on the outskirts of Kyiv. It provides a unique opportunity to get acquainted with all ethnographic regions of Ukraine.
Podnіprovya or Naddnіpryanschina is a historical and geographic region located on the left and right sides of the Dnieper River as well as adjacent land along its major tributaries (the Pripyat, Desna). Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
folk architecture of the Dnieper region
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Defensive Church of St. George in Kasperivtsi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Kasperivtsi is a village with a population of about 1,000 people located in Zalishchyky district of the Ternopil region.
The main attraction of the village is an Orthodox church of St. George built in the middle of the 17th century. It is a rare example of religious-defensive architecture. Kasperivtsi on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
rare example of religious-defensive architecture
Tags: church · Ternopil oblast
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Museum of Photographic Art in Khmelnytskyi
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Photos
In 2009, Khmelnytskyi city council decided to create a museum studio of photography and, in September 2010, the museum was opened. This is the first and only such exhibition in Ukraine.
The museum presents a large number of different models of cameras, lenses, other rare photographic equipment, which have been collected by Konstantin Zhdanov, the director of the museum. In total, there are about 1,500 exhibits.
Tags: Khmelnitsky city · museum
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Neo-Gothic Catholic Church of St. Anna in Ozeryany
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions
Ozeryany is a small village with a population of about 1,900 people located in Borshchiv district of the Ternopil region.
The main attraction of the village is Catholic Church of St. Anna built in the middle of the 19th century and consecrated in 1875. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.
Tags: church · Ternopil oblast
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Museum of Folk Architecture in Pyrohiv – Podillya
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Travel
Podillya is a historical and geographical region located in the west and south-west of Ukraine, in the area of the northern tributaries of the middle Dniester and the upper Southern Buh.
Podillya covers several regions of present Ukraine with such cities as Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia.
