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L'viv

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L'viv by Els Slots
L'viv by Els Slots Gallery

L'viv - the Ensemble of the Historic Centre represents a late medieval crossing point of cultures and architectural traditions.

The trade routes in the Middle Ages attracted a number of ethnic groups with different traditions: Ukrainian, Armenian, German, Jewish, Polish, Italian and Austrian. These groups lived in separate yet interdependent communities, and left their own religious and artistic marks on its historic centre and in St. Yuri’s Cathedral.

Community Perspective: L’viv is worth visiting for its lively atmosphere alone. Among its highlights are the Armenian Cathedral, the Boim Chapel and the merchants’ houses at Rysnok Square.

Site Info

Official Information
Full Name
L'viv - the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (ID: 865)
Country
Ukraine
Status
Inscribed 1998 Site history
History of L'viv
2023: In Danger
"as a result of the war in Ukraine, optimal conditions are no longer met to fully guarantee the protection of the OUV"
1998: Inscribed
Inscribed
In Danger
"as a result of the war in Ukraine, optimal conditions are no longer met to fully guarantee the protection of the OUV" Since 2023
Type
Cultural
Criteria
  • ii
  • v
Links
UNESCO
whc.unesco.org
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UNESCO.org
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News Article
  • 8 Mar 2022 france24.com — Statues wrapped in foam and fireproof material can be seen all around the historic city of Lviv, where the race is on to protect cultural treasures against possible Russian bombardment.
  • 7 Sep 2011 jta.org — The Ukraine government has begun the allegedly illegal demolition of a 16th century synagogue in Lviv to build a hotel
  • 12 Apr 2011 interfax.com.ua — All historical monuments in Lviv should comply with UNESCO standards by Euro 2012

Community Information

  • Community Category
  • Urban landscape: Urban continuity
Travel Information
Red Zone Travel Advisory
Red Zone Travel Advisory

Ukraine fully off-limits

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Trivia
History
  • Second World War
    Lviv pogroms (1941): consecutive massacres of Jews in June and July 1941. The massacres were perpetrated by Ukrainian nationalists (specifically, the OUN), German death squads, and local crowds from 30 June to 2 July, and from 25 to 29 July, during the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Thousands of Jews were killed. In 2016, a memorial was erected commemorating the victims of the pogrom on the site of the former Golden Rose Synagogue.

    See en.wikipedia.org

  • Tatars
    invaded 1589
  • Fusion
    outstanding example of the fusion of the architectural and artistic traditions of eastern Europe with those of Italy and Germany (AB ev)
  • Habsburgs (Austrian)
    Theatre of Opera and Ballet among others
Architecture
  • Rococo
    St George Cathedral
  • Mannerism
    Bernardine Church: In the 17th century the present day church and monastery were constructed .. in the style of Italian and Dutch mannerism and consecrated in 1630. (wiki)
  • Mosaic art
    Armenian Cathedral
  • Baroque
    Dominican Church
  • Renaissance
    Boim Chapel
World Heritage Process
Religion and Belief
  • Jesuit Order
    The St. Peter and Paul Church of the Jesuit Order [Kostiol Jezuitiv]
  • Karaites
    Some Karaites lived in Lvov, in "Red Russia" (or eastern Galicia). Their quarter was, till 1457, outside of the city walls. They had a synagogue of their own, but shared the cemetery with the Rabbanites
  • Armenian Orthodox Church
    Armenian church
  • Cathedrals
    Armenian Catholic Cathedral, Latin Cathedral and probably St. George's Cathedral
  • Museums of Atheism
    The Dominican Church: After World War II the complex was occupied by the Soviets, used as warehouse and in the 1970s changed into a museum of religion and atheism. With the collapse of the Soviet Union the church was given to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and now serves as a parish church. The monastery, however, has not yet been returned and still serves as a museum (renamed The Lviv Museum of History of Religion). (Wiki)
  • Dominican Order
    Dominican Church
  • Jewish religion and culture
    Ruins of the synagogue at the city walls
  • Eastern Catholic Churches
    Ukrainian Catholic, Armenian Catholic
Human Activity
Constructions
WHS on Other Lists
  • U.S. Ambassadors Fund
    Documentation of the Site of the 16th-Century Turei Zahav (Golden Rose) Synagogue and Associated Buildings (2009), Conservation and Display of 16th-19th-Century Icons in the Studion Icon Collection (2008), Conservation of a 12th-Century Manuscript and Its Marginalia in the Collection of the Lviv History Museum (2007), Conservation of the 16th‐Century Alberti ("Black") House on Rynok Square in L'viv
  • Creative Cities
    Literature

    See www.unesco.org

Timeline
  • Built in the 13th century
    "It gradually developed by the 13th century into an organized and well fortified town", and the oldest remaining church (Church of St Mykolai) is also 13th century. Many of the other structures were reconstructed, or rebuilt in a new style between the 16th and 19th centuries
Visiting conditions
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News
france24.com 08/03/2022
Statues wrapped in foam and firepr…
jta.org 07/09/2011
The Ukraine government has begun t…
interfax.com.ua 12/04/2011
All historical monuments in Lviv s…
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