Sunday 8 September 2013

Chernivtsi. Chapter 3.

Chernivtsi central foot street – Olha Kobylyanska Street. Many banks, restaurants, hotels, dwelling houses were constructed here in the XIXth – on the beginning of the XXth centuries and its wonderful buildings are conserved till nowadays.


                                             German People’s House

                                                Polish People’s House

                               Charming Chernivtsi, I love you!

Thursday 5 September 2013

Chernivtsi. Chapter 2

St. Spirit Orthodox Cathedral (1864) (now it’s Orthodox temple of Moscow Patriarchate) and monument to Yevhen Hakman, first Bukovinian Orthodox Metropolitan.

Ss. Petro and Pavlo Armenian Catholic Church, built by Czech architect Josef Hlavka in 1869-1875. Nowadays Armenian Church and Organ and Chamber Music Hall of Chernivtsi Regional Philarmonia function here.

 Ukrainian People’s House, constructed in the end of the XIXth century.

The Dormition of the Mother of God Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral (1820-1821).

                  Main Bukovinian Synagogue named after Israel and Zelda Mayberg.

                                         Beautiful Teatralna Square

Olha Kobylyanska Musical-Dramatic Theatre, erected in 1904-1905 by Vienna firm of Felner and Gelmer, and ahead of the theatre there is bronze monument to Olha Kobylyanska, famous Ukrainian writer and public figure.

Jewish People’s House, built in 1907-1908. Now it’s Museum of the history and culture of Bukovinian Jews.

Former Land Government of Bukovyna (building was constructed in 1871-1873), present Chernivtsi Regional State Administration.

Juridical Faculty of Chernivtsi National University named after Yuriy Fedkovych.

Monument to Yuriy Fedkovych, eminent Ukrainian writer.

Faculty of Economics of Chernivtsi National University named after Yuriy Fedkovych.

The ensemble of the former Residence of Orthodox Metropolitans of Bukovyna and Dalmatia, which was built in 1864-1882 by Czech architect Josef Hlavka and was included into World Heritage List of UNESCO in 2011. Nowadays many faculties of Chernivtsi National University named after Yuriy Fedkovych are located in this real architectural treasure of Ukraine.

Monument to Czech architect Josef Hlavka in the botanic garden near the ensemble of the former Residence of Orthodox Metropolitans of Bukovyna and Dalmatia.

Monument to Sydir Vorobkevych, Ukrainian writer, composer, musical-cultural figure, painter, Orthodox priest, editor of some Bukovinian newspapers, pedagogue.

Wooden St. Mykolay Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate), the oldest conserved temple in Chernivtsi (was built in 1607).

St. Mykolay Orthodox Cathedral (Moscow Patriarchate), constructed as Romanian Orthodox church in Romanian architectural style with original whirled towers in 1939.

Memorable Museum of Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Ukrainian composer.

Chernivtsi Regional Museum of Folk Architecture and Life was opened in 1986.