The newest appearance of the ancient Sixtus or Sixtus Road, known since 1535, is now Doroshenka Street. As a city street, it was formed around the middle of…
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View from Batory Street (formerly Galytska Street) towards Rynok Square, showing the former building of the Regional Court and three demolished buildings on…
Read moreAkademichna Street, Lviv's main promenade, connected the newly created squares - Mariatska and Akademichna. The street was named after the university (the…
Read moreThe gymnastics society “Sokil” was established in Lviv, modeled after the Czech “Sokol.” The founding meeting took place on March 25, 1867, in the meeting hall…
Read morePełczynski Pond
Pelczyński pond was located at the foot of Poznańska Mountain as early as the 16th century and was owned by the Pelków family, hence its name. On the…
Read moreDemonstration at Halytska Square
On the square, we see only one object familiar to modern Lviv residents – building No. 6 on the corner of Valova Street, 14, built in 1888 by architect…
Read moreSokol Society at Former Hecht Casino
The idea of creating a gymnastics society first appeared in 1866; already in the spring of the following year, the founding meeting of “Sokil” took place in…
Read moreFormer Bielski Palazzo
The date of construction of the palace of the Counts of Bielski is unknown, but the photograph may have been taken in 1871, when the old Shyroka Street was…
Read moreFormer Francis Joseph Casernes
“Red Monastery” – barracks in 1890. The caption is incorrect; the photograph was taken around 1870 and shows the Franz Joseph Infantry Barracks, built around…
Read moreBuilding of the Former Ferdinand Casernes
The building of the former Archduke Ferdinand Barracks has been used by military departments throughout different periods for 160 years. This building (40…
Read moreHecht's Casino, view from Majerowska St.
Built in 1799 according to the design of architect Karl Merz, the Casino Gecht hotel and entertainment complex (or halls of the Jesuit garden) enjoyed immense…
Read moreChapel of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady
The photographer captured the appearance of the chapel, which was slightly rebuilt in 1850 at the expense of Lychakiv resident V. Pokora. The chapel, which…
Read moreBuilding of the Former Francis Joseph Gymnasium
The Franz Joseph Gymnasium was opened in 1857 and was located in several rooms of the building “Pod Guskoj” at 11 Blyakharskaya Street (I. Fedorova). In…
Read moreFormer Moser's Factory
A well-known Lviv enterprise of the second half of the 19th century, Sigmund Moser's metal products factory, was located on a plot of land between 5…
Read moreFormer factory of J. - A. Baczewski at the Zhovkivska Turnpike
The famous Bachevsky vodka and liqueur factory, founded in 1782, was located in the ancient Celetsky Palace in Znesinnya, at the foot of the High Castle. The…
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