Zymne Monastery
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Lutsk (261 km.)
Zymne Monastery
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Lutsk (261 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
St. Nicholas Cathedral
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Kremenets (202 km.)
St. Nicholas Cathedral
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Kremenets (202 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
Jesuit Monastery and Collegium
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Kremenets (202 km.)
Jesuit Monastery and Collegium
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Kremenets (202 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
Carmelite Church
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Lviv (159 km.)
Carmelite Church
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Lviv (159 km.)
An elegant building of the former Carmelite Church is situated outside the Old Town, in which Lviv’s main architectural gems are located, but is not inferior to them in its beauty and historical value. The imposing cathedral, standing at the foot of the High Castle, draws attention with its refined towers, crowned with pointed spires, and elegant decoration, as well as with breathtaking views of t
Dormition Cathedral
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Lviv (159 km.)
Dormition Cathedral
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Lviv (159 km.)
Dormition Cathedral’s original ensemble is one of the most recognizable symbols of the Old Town. It is its silhouette that can be frequently seen on the postcards with city views. It consists of three splendid medieval buildings: the church, the bell tower, known as Kornyakt’s Tower, and the Chapel of Three Prelates. Each of them is a true gem of Lviv Renaissance architecture.
In 1591, temple’s co
Church of St. John the Baptist (Museum of the Lviv Oldest Monuments)
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Lviv (160 km.)
Church of St. John the Baptist (Museum of the Lviv Oldest Monuments)
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Lviv (160 km.)
The Church of St. John the Baptist, located at the bottom of the Lviv High Castle near the Old Market (medieval Lviv’s major trade center), is one of the oldest monuments of architecture in the city. It doesn’t astonish by its grandeur or monumentality, but fascinates by original combination of different epochs and styles, reflected in its appearance.
Temple’s history is so old that it is virtuall
Catholic Church of St. George
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Uzhgorod (167 km.)
Catholic Church of St. George
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Uzhgorod (167 km.)
The elegant Catholic Church of St. George decorates Uzhgorod’s historical center for several centuries already and is one of the most ancient catholic temples in the city. Its high, topped with three domelike turrets building is officially reckoned among the most beautiful and remarkable cultic constructions of the ancient city.
Uzhgorod residents owe the appearance of this architectural gem to t
The Holy Cross Cathedral
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Uzhgorod (167 km.)
The Holy Cross Cathedral
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Uzhgorod (167 km.)
The majestic Holy Cross Cathedral, proudly standing in the historical city center near the ancient castle, is one of the most beautiful buildings in Uzhgorod that invariably draws attention with its luxurious shapes. This original temple, frequently called city’s architectural treasure, is reckoned among its most interesting sights.
Cathedral’s history started in the 17th century, when the Hungari
The Resurrection Cathedral
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Rivne (270 km.)
The Resurrection Cathedral
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Rivne (270 km.)
The charming Resurrection Cathedral that majestically rises in Rivne’s very center is reckoned among the most beautiful city constructions. This amazing temple has great historical and architectural value, and is one of the most token sights of the ancient Rivne.
The first (wooden) cathedral in honor of the Christ’s Resurrection was built here back in 1781. However, a hundred years later the templ