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Let’s fly over beautiful Lviv city
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Cities, Travel, Video
Lviv is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ukraine. The historic center of the city is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Lviv has the largest number of architectural monuments in the country. Let’s take a look at Lviv sights from above.
Tags: Lviv city
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Let’s walk along the streets of ancient Chernihiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
Chernihiv is a city located in northern Ukraine, the administrative center of Chernihiv region (the northernmost regional center of the country).
It is one of the oldest cities in Europe (first mentioned in chronicles in 907). Chernihiv is the historic center of the Left-Bank Ukraine. It was one of the largest towns in the ancient Russian state.
Transfiguration Cathedral (the first half of the 11th century) – the oldest preserved monument of ancient Russian architecture
Tags: Chernihiv city
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The Ukrainian Carpathians – a heaven on earth
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos
What an amazingly beautiful landscape! As you have probably noticed, Ukraine is rich in stunning natural views and the area of the Ukrainian Carpathians is probably one of the most picturesque places. The photo was taken by Anton Petrus.
Tags: Zakarpattia oblast
Spring has come to Ukraine and very soon it will be possible to admire such beautiful scenery like this one.
May morning on the stone banks of the Southern Bug River in Nikolaev region. The photo was taken by Sergey Stepanenko.
Tags: landscapes · Nikolaev oblast
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The Church of Sts. Olha and Elizabeth in Lviv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Religion
This beautiful church built in the neo-Gothic style is located in Lviv, on Kropivnitsky Square. According to legend, originally, it was named in honor of the Empress Elizabeth Habsburg, the wife of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary Franz Joseph I.
Since 1991, the church is owned by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and is called the Church of Sts. Olha and Elizabeth. The photos were taken by neo7777vitaha.
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Mysterious views of Odessa in winter time
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos
Less than one week remains before the end of the calendar winter. Let’s look at winter views of one of the most famous Ukrainian cities – Odessa.
In winter time, the city is often shrouded in thick fog creating mystical scenery. Snow falls rarely, this winter it happened only once, just before the New Year. The photos were taken by k-kalinina.
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St. Nicholas Church in Sasiv
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Religion
The wooden church of St. Nicholas in Sasiv village (Zolochevsky district of Lviv region) was built in 1731. Although, according to some sources, it was founded in the 15th century. The church interior is decorated with a beautiful seven-tier iconostasis of the 17th century.
The domes of the church, placed close to each other, are its true ornament. The last restoration of St. Nicholas Church, the monument of architecture of Ukraine, was made in 2008.
Tags: church · Lviv oblast
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Mysterious foggy forest on the island of Khortytsia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos
Khortytsia is the largest island on the Dnieper River, located in Zaporozhye city. It is a unique natural and historical complex. The island stretches from northwest to southeast, the length is 12.5 km, the width – 2.5 km on the average.
In 2007, Khortytsia was named one of the “Seven Wonders of Ukraine”. Khortytsia is the third most popular tourist destination in Ukraine (more than 200 thousand people per year). Khortytsia on Google Maps. The photos were taken by Denis Belitsky.
Tags: Zaporozhye city
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Medieval castle in Kamenets-Podolskiy
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Travel
One of the main attractions of Kamenets-Podolskiy city, located in Khmelnitsky region, is its ancient castle.
Some fortifications on this place probably existed even in the times of Kievan Rus’. But the stone castle was built by Lithuanian princes Koriatovichi. The photos were taken by Alexandr Shvab.
Tags: Kamenets Podolskiy city
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Ice age in Crimea – ice-bound Chersonese
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos
Tauric Chersonese or simply Chersonese is a city founded by the ancient Greeks located in the south-west coast of Crimea. For two thousand years, it was a major political, economic and cultural center of the northern Black Sea area.
Today, you can see the remains of Chersonese in the Gagarin district of Sevastopol, it is a historical and archaeological reserve. In 2013, Chersonese was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The photos were taken by Yuri Yuhanson.
Tags: Crimea Republic · landscapes · Sevastopol city