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Svobody Prospekt
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  • Updated By HORSCHECK on July 8, 2008
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  • The heart of Svobody Prospekt - Lviv
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    Svobody Prospekt (Freedom Avenue) is Lviv's main boulevard in the city centre. It leads from the Opera House in the north to the Mickiewicz Square in the south.

    The avenue consists of a wide tree lined pedestrianised area in the middle and one way streets on each side.

    Near the southern end of the avenue, the Virgin Mary Fountain can be found. Virgin Mary is said to be Lviv's city patroness.

    The monument to the famous Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko and the so called Wave of National revival are situated in the middle of the avenue. They were erected in the 1990s and are a popular meeting point.

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    Market Square
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  • Updated By HORSCHECK on July 6, 2008
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    The history of Lviv's Market Square (Ploshcha Rynok) dates back to the 14th century.

    The town hall stands in the middle of the square and it is surrounded by about 44 burgher houses of various architectural styles, each of them has its own story.

    Please read my "Things to do" tips for more information about some of the buildings.

    The Market Square was always the centre of the town, therefore it has seen many historic events from arrivals of dukes and kings to executions of thieves and adulterers.

    Four fountains with statues of Greek gods were erected in the corners of the square in the late 18th century.

    Nowadays the Market Square is pedestrianised; only old trams rattle down the southern side.

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    Churches of Lviv
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  • Updated By HORSCHECK on July 6, 2008
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    Lviv is home to many churches of various denominations. On our two trips we have probably seen the most popular ones. I have listed them under "Things to do" tips.

    Apart from these, we still came across quite a few other interesting churches. Among them were:

    The Baroque bell tower of the Church of the Holy Spirit was erected at the Kopernika Street 40 in 1729. At present it houses a museum about Rusalka Dnistrova, which was the first collection of Ukrainian literature.

    The Church of the order of poor Clares is nowadays home to a museum about sculptures. The history of the building dates back to the 17th century. It is located at the beginning of Lychakivska Street.

    The Roman-Catholic St. Anthony Church got its present appearance in the early 18th century. It can be found at Lychakivska street 49a, just east of the city centre.

    Another Roman-Catholic church is situated just west of the city centre at Bandery Street 8. It is the Church of St. Mary Magdalene which was completed in the early 17th century.

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    Ploshad Ryinok, Ratusa
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  • By bugulma on May 25, 2007
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    The central building in Ploshad Ryinok is Ratusa (the city hall). The first Ratusa was built in 1526, the stone Ratusa fell down in 1826. The present view version was built in 1851 by Markl and Trasher architects. I recommend you to climb up the tower (the entrance is in the main door of the administration). There you can enjoy the perfect views of the city, some of them you find in the travelogue.

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    Opera
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  • By bugulma on May 25, 2007
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    One of the most impressive buildings in the city is opera building. It is in the beginning of the central main street, Prospect Svobody. The opera theatre was built in 1897-1900 by Gorgolevsky architect. I heard there is great interior in the theatre but there was no performance during my visit, so I hope to enjoy interior in my next visit of the city.

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    Good downloadable Lviv pocket map
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  • Updated By om_212 on August 16, 2007
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  • city map (from www.lvivbest.com) - Lviv
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    a good bilingual pocket map of the Lviv historical center and major sight-seeing places.

    the printable version (A4) is available from the link below


    http://www.lvivbest.com/Sections+index-req-viewarticle-artid-131-page-1.html


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    City- bridge
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  • By Tanechka on November 29, 2002
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    Geographically and historically Lviv play an important part in intercommunications between Westrn and Eastern Europe. As a result the architecture of the city is mostely European, inhabitants are mostely Ukranians, but Poles, Jews, Russians, Germans , Czechs are also presented.

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    One day in the city of the sliping lions
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  • Updated By Tanechka on December 30, 2002
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    This beautiful city is the heart of the Western Ukraine . It was founded in XIII century by the king Danylo Halytskyi , who named city after his son and heir Lev. First written mention of Lviv goes to 1256, although archeological excavation in 1993 revealed that first settelments appeared here in the 6th century. City occupies an area of 155 sq. Km. The population is 830 thousand. Lviv is rich with monuments, museums and churches .In 1998 Lviv was officially included in the UNESCO list of World Monuments of Architecture.By the way do not worry if it happen so that you are going to visit Lviv and do not have at all time to prepare the trip and to read something about this city. Just go …everywhere in the kiosks you'll find great variety of detailed guide books and colorful maps, pointing all places of interest. But if you have enough time to plan your trip , here are some useful links : http://www.lviv.ua/, www.iber.txnet.com/lviv, http://www.lviv.org/, www.geocities.com/lvivinpocket

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    Bernardines Monastery
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  • By bugulma on May 25, 2007
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    On Soborna Square we can see Bernardines Monastery, built in XVII century. The central building of the monastery is St Andrey Church was firstly mentioned in 1460 but then reconstructed in 1630. by Paolo Romano and Ambrozy Prikhilny architects. In 1604 Dimitry I –The Liar married Maria Mnisheck here before the campaign to Moscow trying to get the Russian Empire under Polish control. The column in front of the church is placed in 1736 in honour of monks who defended successfully in the monastery walls against Bogdan Khmelnitsky Army in 1648.

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    Ploshad Ryinok. Bondinelli Palace
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  • By bugulma on May 25, 2007
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    Building 2 on the Ploshad Ryinok is Bondinelli Palace, built in XVII century, completely rebuilt in 1737-1739 and reconstructed in 90-s of XX century. The owner of the house was Italian man Bondinelli who had a license to open post office in the city and the history says that letters to Northern Italy goes only 2 weeks (between us, the Russian post nowadays does it slower :-)))

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