Lviv's Old Town ( uk, Старе Місто Львова, translit=Stare Misto L’vova; pl, Stare Miasto we Lwowie) is the historic centre of the city of

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, within the

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) in

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, recognized as a State Historic-Architectural Sanctuary in 1975.

UNESCO

Since 1998, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has listed Lviv's historic center as part of "World Heritage". On 5 December 1998, during the 22nd Session of the

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), Lviv was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO gave the following statement explaining its selection: The territory of the Lviv Historic Centre Ensemble covers of the Old Russ and Medieval part of the city, as well as the territory of the St. George’s Cathedral on St. George’s Hill. The buffer area of the Historic Centre, which is defined by the historic area bounds, is approximately .Lviv in UNESCO
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List of featured landmarks

Beside the listed items of three major areas, there are some 2,007 other historical landmarks within the Old City's area, 214 of which are considered national landmarks. ;Pidzamche (Sub-castle) * High Castle and Sub-castle neighborhood, the original center of the city also containing the neighborhood of

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, the castle was preserved in ruins, however the general area of the city is better known for its name * Church of St.Nicholas, the family church of the Halychyna (Ruthenian) kings * Church of St.Paraskeva-Praxedia (Good Friday), contains 1740 inconostasis of the church by Fedor Senkovych * Church of St.Onuphrius and Basilian Monastery, contains artworks of Lazar Paslavsky and Modest Sosenko * Church of St.John the Baptist (today – Museum of Lviv Ancient relics), the church was dedicated to the Hungarian wife of King Leo, Constance, a daughter of King

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* Church of Snowy Mary (today – Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church), the church of German colonists of the city ;Seredmistia (Middletown) * Ensemble of Rynok (Market) Square, contains Lviv Rathaus (center) and square perimeter of housing surrounding it * Ensemble of the Church of Assumption, beside the church, includes Chapel of Three Prelates and Korniakt's Tower * Ensemble of Armenian Church, beside the church, includes a belfry, a column with statue of St.Christopher, a building of former Armenian bank, a palace of the Armenian archbishops, Benedictine Armenian convent * Ensemble of Latin Metropolitan Cathedral, beside the cathedral of St. Mary includes

Boim Chapel The Boim Chapel ( uk, Капли́ця Боїмів, pl, Kaplica Boimów) is a monument of religious architecture in Cathedral Square, Lviv, Ukraine. It was constructed from 1609 to 1615 and is part of Lviv's Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage ...

and Kampians' Chapel * Ensemble of Bernardine Monastery (now Church of St. Andrew), includes cathedral, monastery, belfry, rotunda, decorative colon, and defensive walls * Ensemble of the Jesuit Cathedral and Collegium * Ensemble of Dominican Church (now the Church of the Holy Eucharist), beside the church includes monastery and belfry * City's fortifications include the City's Arsenal, the Gunpowder Tower, the Turners and Ropemakers' Tower, the Royal Arsenal, a bastion of lower defense wall * House of the "Dnister" Insurance Company ;Church of St. Yura (St. George), the Dragonfighter * St. George’s Cathedral, beside the cathedral includes the Metropolitan's Palace, capitular houses, belfry, and fence with two gates (Market's and City's) ;Old Town landmarks that are not part of the World Heritage Site * Church of Carmelites, the Barefooted (today – Church of St. Michael) * Church and Nunnery of Carmelites, the Barefooted (today – Church of Purification) * Church of Poor Clares (today – Museum of Sacral Baroque Sculpture) * Church of St.Martin (today – Baptist Church) * Church of Transfiguration * Church of St.Casimir *

Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet The Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet ( uk, Львівський Національний академічний театр опери та балету імені Соломії Крушельницької ...

Potocki Palace, Lviv The Potocki Palace in Lviv (, uk, палац Потоцьких, palats Pototskykh; pl, pałac Potockich) was built in the 1880s as an urban seat of Alfred Józef Potocki, former Minister-President of Austria. No cost was spared to make it the ...

, currently a residence of the

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References

External links

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Description at the website of the Institute of History of the NANU

Mayor of Lviv Sadovy wants the sanctuary to be discontinued (ZIK May 17, 2010)

The city council is unaware of the sanctuary (ZIK February 1, 2011)

Information on a book about the sanctuary published in 1979

Description of the World Heritage site
{{World Heritage Sites in Ukraine Historic districts Historic sites in Ukraine Landmarks in Lviv Protected areas of Ukraine Protected areas established in 1975 Tourist attractions in Lviv World Heritage Sites in Ukraine