They are considered to be among the most beautiful in our country.
Church. Nicholas. Kiev. National house of organ and stone music of Ukraine is located in perebudova room at the concert hall of Church of St. Nicholas from February 1980
Church of the exaltation of the Holy cross is one of the few historical monuments fastova, the main center of Catholicism and the spiritual life of the city. Three churches succeeded each other, while in the early 20th century, their place was built a modern Cathedral. The first temple was built in the late 16th century, but it was destroyed by a fire, a second injured during the Koliyivshchyna, the third Cathedral became small for many of the Catholic community and was demolished.
Cathedral Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist – one of the oldest buildings of Izyaslav. Founded by Prince Y. Zaslavsky and his wife Alexandra near iziaslavs’kyi castle together with a school, hospital and plebaniya. Architect J. Madeleine has grabbed the temple in the forms of Gothic, however, after reconstruction in 1756 under the guidance of the architect. P. Fountains, he acquired the traits of the Renaissance. John the Baptist Church served as the burial place of the princes Sangushko. In Soviet times the Church was converted into a Museum, then the building was used for various household needs. In the 1960s the building suffered from fire, has still not recovered.
Is the current Church (also known as Letichevsky castle and the Dominican monastery) dominates the Hem for more than 400 years. It has Gothic and Renaissance features, and the status of the sanctuary – it houses one of the large Podolsk relics, the icon of the Mother of God Letychiv. Here with her involves a lot of miracles, stories and legends, leaving in the middle ages. In Letychiv you can also visit a mass grave of victims of the Holocaust and of the assumption Orthodox Church.
Bernardine Church and monastery was founded in 1610 by the Polish magnate A. Kalinowski, who gave the brothers Bernard the first wooden Church. 10 years later, the future crown Hetman M. Kalinowski began construction of a stone Church in the Baroque style and two-story monastery. In 1648 the monastery was destroyed by the Tatars. The reconstruction began after the city was liberated from Turkish rule, and was only completed in 1728, Mr.. Austrians, the Church became a parish, and at Soviet power was closed. The revival began in 1991 with the efforts of the brothers of the Franciscans. Currently, it is the Catholic Church of the Nativity of the blessed virgin Mary, the building in need of restoration.
Church of the Nativity of the virgin Mary was built in 1620 by the means Adam-Geronimo Sieniawski. The Church was built of hewn stone on a hill in the city center and occupies a dominant position. 1675 temple was destroyed by the Tatars, but it very quickly revived. Partial destruction caused by both world wars. After the Second world war the Church was used for other purposes. In the 90-ies of XX century the Church was returned to Roman Catholic community and was consecrated under the title of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.
Saint Stanislav Church in Chortkiv can be called the greatest structure and the dominant feature of the city. Even a castle and a huge new Greek-Catholic Cathedral in the background look quite unassuming. The first Church in Chortkiv was built in 1610 as the Cathedral for the monks, the Dominicans, who appeared in the city in 1600, came from the neighboring Chertkov shman’kivtsi village, which at that time was still a town. The founder of the construction of the Church, and along with the monastery of the Dominican fathers, by then the owner of the city Stanislav Holiski. The temple and the monastery was included into the fortification system Chertkov and played in it not last role.
St. Bartholomew’s Church, Drohobych . It combines Gothic and Baroque, stained glass, frescoes and icons. St. Bartholomew’s Church in Drohobych takes account of its history from the late 14th century, when the decision was made on its construction. Ancient Shrine features a deep disclosure of the inner sacred space that he feels everyone who comes here. Except for St. Bartholomew’s Church in Drohobych is well worth a visit and other attractions. In particular, the wooden Church of St. George is another sacred masterpiece of Galicia.
The Cathedral (Latin) Church is the main Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Lviv. Built and rebuilt Lviv planners for 400 years. The first stone was laid by Polish king Kazimir the Great in 1360 After the restoration. 1760-78 Gothic forms lost to the then fashionable Baroque. The Cathedral was the icon of the Mother of God the Merciful (“Beautiful star city”), the original of which is now kept in the Krakow Wawel. Preserved main organ, the stained glass of J. Matejko and others In the East wall one can see the nucleus, reminiscent of the Turkish siege of 1672, and also shell, left over from the Polish-Ukrainian war in 1918-19 Until the end of the XVIII century around the Church the cemetery was located with numerous chapels, of which only preserved the most valuable: chapel of the Boim family (he 1609-15) and kampians chapel (1619).
The highest Lviv Church (85 m), competing in height with the Cathedral. Jura. A huge neo-Gothic Church. Elisabeth built in the early XX century According to legend, named after popular among the people of Empress Elizabeth (Sisi), wife of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary Franz Joseph I. the Architect K. Talevski used many elements of French and North German Gothic architecture: the high peaked steeples, pointed Windows, portal with a large rose in the center, inner vertical space. The portal is decorated with sculptural composition P. Voitovich, “the Crucifixion with Preseason”, the interior worked in Lviv master K. Sokolski. During the war the temple was damaged, and then closed. Since 1991 belongs to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, periolase as the Church. Olga and Elizabeth.
Nicholas Church is the decoration of the Central square and just the city centre. Temple with elements of Gothic, Baroque and Renaissance built roughly in the XV century on the site of an older temple. In 1497 he is already mentioned in the diary of Naquera temple with the largest in Galicia bells. The official date of construction of the Church is considered to be the year 1666. However, the Gothic shape of the structure suggests that the temple was built before. Loopholes in the bell tower with a height of 42 m. attests to the defensive nature of the structure – it has repeatedly played the role of the castle tower during the attacks of Turks and Tatars in the XVII century When the Church functioned as a convent and hospital.
Cathedral in honor of St. Martin, the patron Saint of the city of Mukachevo, built in 1904 on the site of the old Gothic temple. From the original building preserved Gothic chapel of SV. Joseph the XIV century with medieval paintings and tombstones. She served the altar of the ancient temple, much of which had to be dismantled due to disrepair. Of particular interest are the carved stone window frames with a rich and distinctive ornamentation, stained glass Windows, supports (buttresses) walls, and Gothic vaulted ceiling. In 1976 restoration work was done.
