Old Town (Lviv)

Coordinates: 49°50′30″N 24°01′55″E / 49.84167°N 24.03194°E / 49.84167; 24.03194
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Old City of Lviv
Старе місто Львова
City view from High Castle, the couple of green domes (center) – ensemble of the Assumption Church, tower on the far right – Town Hall on the Market Square
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General information
TypeState Historic-Architectural Sanctuary
LocationLviv Oblast
Town or cityLviv
CountryUkraine
Coordinates49°50′30″N 24°01′55″E / 49.84167°N 24.03194°E / 49.84167; 24.03194
OpenedState Sanctuary
Official nameL'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
Criteriaii, v
Reference865
Inscription1998 (22nd Session)
Endangered2023

Lviv's Old Town (Ukrainian: Старе Місто Львова, romanizedStare Misto L’vova; Polish: Stare Miasto we Lwowie) is the historic centre of the city of Lviv, within the Lviv Oblast (province) in Ukraine, recognized as a State Historic-Architectural Sanctuary in 1975.[1]

UNESCO[edit]

Since 1998, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has listed Lviv's 300 acre historic center as part of "World Heritage". On 5 December 1998, during the 22nd Session of the World Heritage Committee in Kyoto (Japan), Lviv was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO gave the following statement[2] explaining its selection:

Criterion ii: In its urban fabric and its architecture, Lviv is an outstanding example of the fusion of the architectural and artistic traditions of eastern Europe with those of Italy and Germany.

Criterion v: The political and commercial role of Lviv attracted to it a number of ethnic groups with different cultural and religious traditions, who established separate yet interdependent communities within the city, evidence for which is still discernible in the modern townscape.

The territory of the Lviv Historic Centre Ensemble covers 120 hectares (300 acres) of the Rus' 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 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres).[3]

List of featured landmarks[edit]

Streets
The complex of the Dormition Church is dominated by the 400-year-old Korniakt Tower.
A street in the Old Town of Lviv

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)
Seredmistia (Middletown)
Church of St. Yura (St. George), the Dragonfighter
Old Town landmarks that are not part of the World Heritage Site

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Ukrainian) Declaration of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukrainian SSR in creation of the State Historic-Architectural Sanctuary in city of Lviv (official document)
  2. ^ L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre, UNESCO – World Heritage. URL Accessed: 30 October 2006
  3. ^ "Lviv in UNESCO". www.lviv.ua. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

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