When strolling through Ternopil historical center, it's impossible to oversee the amazingly beautiful Dominican Church whose two intricate towers jet into the sky. Built in the middle of the 18th century, this unique monument of the sacral architecture is still one of the most attractive sights in Ternopil.
The construction of the monumental Roman Catholic Church started in 1749, on the place wher
Zbarazh Castle
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Ternopil
Zbarazh Castle
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Ternopil
Zbarazh Castle is a recognized masterpiece of the fortification art and is reckoned among the most interesting monuments of the defensive architecture in the Western Ukraine. Located in the small town Zbarazh near Ternopil, it is one of the major tourist attractions of the region.
Castle's history started in the 1620s, when the Lithuanian Princes Zbarazsky brothers set off to build a massive fortr
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
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Ternopil
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
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Ternopil
The Exaltation Church standing at the pond near the Old Castle is a true adornment of the Ternopil historical center. Built in the first third of the 16th century, it is the oldest cultic building in town and has a status of the architectural monument of national importance.
The stone Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built on Ternopil founder's - Polish Crown Hetman Jan Tarnovsky's -
Old Castle
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Ternopil
Old Castle
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Ternopil
Today, the Old Castle, from where Ternopil history started many centuries ago, is recognized as architectural monument of national importance and is rightly considered one of the city's key points of interest. The importance of the castle, which is the oldest surviving construction in Ternopil, is justified by the fact that it is the main heraldic figure on the city's coat of arms.
Construction of
Zymne Monastery
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Lutsk (165 km.)
Zymne Monastery
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Lutsk (165 km.)
Standing on a small mountain in Zymne village, not far from Lutsk, the Zymne Svyatogorsk Monastery is one of the Ukraine’s oldest monasteries. According to legend, it was founded by the Prince Vladimir the Great, under whose reign the Rus was baptized. It was on the Svyata Hora (Holly Mountain) that he founded his winter residence, in 1001. He ordered to build two wooden churches and a tower palac
Dubno Castle
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Rivne (97 km.)
Dubno Castle
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Rivne (97 km.)
The Dubno Caste stands on the steep cape near the Ikva River, in the city very center. It is one of the Ukraine’s oldest fortification complexes. Impressing with its majestic beauty and huge historical value, it is a part of the Dubno historical and cultural reserve and is recognized as a true gem of Ukraine’s castle architecture.
The Prince Konstantin of Ostroh built the castle on the place of th
St. Nicholas Cathedral
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Kremenets (61 km.)
St. Nicholas Cathedral
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Kremenets (61 km.)
The light and elegant baroque building of the St. Nicholas Cathedral is one of the Kremenets’s architectural trademarks. This amazing temple attracts not only with its charming forms, but also with its tough history. It started in the middle of the 16th century. The Polish King Sigismund I Bon’s wife, who owned Kremenets castle, ordered to erect a wooden parish church, which then became the first
Johann Georg Pinsel Museum of Sculpture
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Lviv (117 km.)
Johann Georg Pinsel Museum of Sculpture
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Lviv (117 km.)
The museum of sacral baroque sculpture is reckoned among the Lviv’s most interesting and impressive museums. It keeps the unique heritage of Johann Georg Pinsel – one of the most talented and mysterious sculptors of the 18th century. He is nicknamed Ukrainian Michelangelo for extraordinary mastery.
The museum is situated in the building of the age-old Catholic church, which formerly belonged to t
Jesuit Monastery and Collegium
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Kremenets (61 km.)
Jesuit Monastery and Collegium
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Kremenets (61 km.)
Consisting of a two-tower Catholic church and adjoined study buildings in the late baroque style, the ensemble of the Jesuit Monastery and Collegium strikes with its beauty and grandeur. Situated in Kremenets’s very center, it is city’s main architectural symbol and one of its most attractive sights.
Being famous for their educational activity, the Jesuit monks were invited to Kremenets by the Lit