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Anyone who was born in Lviv, used to live there or ever visited Lviv dreams of coming back here again. Even though in thoughts, to cherish, and rejoice, to love and get excited. Anyone departing from Lviv pines for it, leaving unforgettable impressions and recollections. Lviv… Where’s the secret of its lure, [...] Continue reading WELCOME TO LVIV
Lviv is kind of created for poets, artists, musicians and tourists admirers of the beautiful, for the city itself is like a legend, like a song. Lviv is a city of the time-honored history, versatile culture, high art, well-developed science, education, sports, industry, as well as a city of open and industrious people. Architectural monuments and archeological relics, [...] Continue reading Tourist Lviv, Business and Exhibitions
Architectural monuments of Lviv, their peculiar beauty are not only special in our art, but also in world art. This intertwining of eastern, western cultures and Ukrainian folk art, the artistic ensemble testifying to high and noble soul of the nation, exquisiteness of its tastes and customs. Unique character of the city stays in congruence with variety of cultural traditions, [...] Continue reading Historic and Architectural Lviv (Part 1)
The same monastery became his place of eternal rest. Both sides of the Volynskyy Way the main town street at that time abounded in wooden architectural buildings, like St. Theodore, Resurrection, St. Michael Ukrainian churches, along with St. Jacob and St. Christ Armenian Churches. However, they havent preserved till today. Historic and Architectural Lviv (Part 2)
The Renaissance architecture of Lviv is supplemented with two more masterpieces: the Chapel of Kapyans (1619) and the Chapel of Boims (1609-1617). These used to serve as mausoleums of their kind burial vaults for the rich city citizens. The chapels impress with the variety [...] Continue reading Historic and Architectural Lviv (Part 3) Within centuries Lviv was developing its authentic culture and art which incorporated extensive local traditions and cultural influence of other nations. As a city with time-honored heritage, Lviv is rich with museums over twenty. National Museum is a true pearl. It was founded on the initiative of the great staded metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyy. The biggest world collection of Ukrainian icon paintings is found among its exhibits. Lviv Art gallery is known far beyond the borders of Ukraine. Walking up and down the picturesque hills of Shevchenkivskyy [...] Continue reading Cultural and Artistic Lviv Lviv is a city that became an insurmountable fortress of the Ukrainian character, a capital of the national spirit of Ukraine. History of Lviv is soaked through with freedom loving and democratic traditions. Within centuries elite of the Ukrainian nation was being fostered in Lviv. Lviv has been and remains the stronghold of the national idea. Citizens of Lviv have always taken a keen interest in the global state issues. Through the long centuries, even in captivity Lviv would always cherish the hope for independence and [...] Continue reading Spiritual and Enlightenment Lviv Traditionally Lviv is considered as a Western Ukrainian scientific and educational center. A considerable scientific potential is concentrated in the city: by the number of doctors of sciences, candidates of sciences, scientific organizations Lviv is the fourth city in Ukraine. The Western Scientific Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is situated here, which coordinates scientific and research activities of scientific and educational institutions at the territory of Lviv, Transcarpathian, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Rivne and Volyn regions. Lviv is known for ancient academic [...] Continue reading Scientific and Educational Lviv Its world recognition Lviv has gained in the field of sports. Well-known Kart chess school has educated such professionals as Martha Litynska, Oleh Romanyshyn, Yuriy Bilyavskyy, Adrian Mykhalchyshyn, Vasyl Ivanchuk. The first steps of the Olympic ladder were taken here by Pavlo Lednyov, Bohdan Makuts, Viktor Chukarin, Vasyl Bereza, Mykhaylo Slivinskyy, Rostyslav Zaulichnyy, Myron Krokhmalnyy, Valeriy Brumel, Ihor Ter-Ovanesyan, Vasyl Stankovych, Yaroslav Dumanskyy, Oleh Luzhnyy, Hryhoriy Batych. Fedir Kulechkos tennis school is considered one of the oldest in Ukraine. Its followers won first prizes in prestigious [...] Continue reading Lviv in Sports and Recreation THE LVIV NATIONAL MUSEUM 20 Svobody Avenue, 79008, Lviv Continue reading Museums (Part 1) |
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