Friday 3 August 2012

Zolochiv

St. Mykolay Charnetskyy Greek Catholic Church, wooden church built in 2006.
Monument to fighters for Ukraine's freedom.
Zolochiv castle's bridge and gate.
Big palace of Zolochiv castle built in 1634-1636, where castle's proprietors lived with their family.
Entry's part of Zolochiv castle.
Chinese palace of Zolochiv castle was built on the beginning of the XVIIIth century, when mode for all Chinese existed in Europe.  
Chinese alcove in Zolochiv castle's garden.
Allegoric sculpture in the castle's garden.
One of Zolochiv castle's bastions.
Chapel near Zolochiv castle was built in the memory of the victims, killed by NKVS agents in June of 1941 in the castle, prison at that time (1872-1954).
The first Ukraine's monument to Vyacheslav Chornovil, wonderful Ukrainian politician in 1964-1999.
Neogothic house "Under winged lion".
Zolochiv school №1, the oldest school in the city, built in the middle of the XIXth century.
Medieval house, called villa and built in 1427 - the oldest building in Zolochiv
Jesus Crist Resurrection Church, constructed in 1682. Orthodox (Kyiv Patriarchy) church functions here now.
St. Mary sculpture near Jesus Crist Resurrection Orthodox Church.
Zolochiv city council.
Assumption of the Mother of God Roman Catholic Church, constructed in 1624-1627 and reconstructed a few in 1693.
Monument to Markiyan Shashkevych, Ukrainian priest, poet, public figure, who was born in the village Pidlyssya near Zolochiv. 
St. Mykolay Greek Catholic Church, built in 1627 and restored in 1765.
Monument to Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet, writer, painter.
Zolochiv - one of the ancient cities in Lviv region. Ar first Zolochiv was mentioned as city in the archive's documents in 1423. In 1523 Zolochiv got Magderburg Right and in 1553 the privilege of annual January's fair. Zolochiv has wonderful castle with its Chinese palace, nice parks and quiet streets, ancient churches and buildings, and monuments. Copy of the coronal of the founder of Lviv King Danylo Halytskyy is in Zolochiv castle, wich functions as museum nowadays.You can discover rich story of Zolochiv and to have a fine trip, visiting this city of Halychyna, which is situated 70km east of Lviv.

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