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Ukraine's Heritage Treasures

Ukraine's architectural and archaeological landscape spans over two millennia, featuring ancient Greek colonies like Chersonesus Taurica and Tyras alongside medieval fortifications such as the Lviv High Castle and Mangup-Kale. The collection highlights the country's religious diversity through UNESCO-listed wooden churches in the Carpathian region, Gothic structures, and Orthodox monasteries. Significant cultural landmarks, including monuments to Taras Shevchenko and Igor of Kiev, stand alongside remnants of military history and archaeological excavations that reveal the region’s complex past.

Ukraine's Heritage Treasures — Kaart

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Zamkova

The Lviv High Castle is a historic castle located on the top of the Castle Hill of the city of Lviv, Ukraine.

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Chersonesus Taurica

Chersonesus, contracted in medieval Greek to Cherson, was an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern…

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St. Michael Archangel's Church, Smolnik

St. Michael Archangel's Church in Smolnik - a Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Smolnik from the eighteenth-century, which…

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Cerkva Svatogo Duha

A 16th-century wooden church in Rohatyn, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It features a well-preserved Renaissance iconostasis and traditional Carpathian ecclesiastical architecture.

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Corgunskaa basna

A 12-sided medieval stone tower located in the village of Chernorechye, believed to be part of a 15th-century fortified feudal estate or palace complex.

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Khust castle

The Khust Castle is an abandoned castle located in the city of Khust in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine.

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Mangup

Mangup also known as Mangup Kale is a historic fortress in Crimea, located on a plateau about 13 kilometres east of Sevastopol.

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Krepost Funa

Ruins of a 15th-century medieval fortress situated at the foot of the Demerdzhi mountain. It served as an eastern outpost for the Principality of Theodoro.

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Kościół pw. Świętego Mikołaja

A former Greek Catholic church in Wyżłów, originally constructed in the early 20th century, representing the regional religious architecture of the borderlands.

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Kościół pw. Świętego Jacka i Matki Bożej Różańcowej

A late Baroque parish church in Horodło, built in the 18th century as part of a Dominican monastery complex.

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Igor of Kiev

Igor the Old was a Varangian ruler of Kievan Rus' from 912 to 945.

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Zabotinskij Svato-Onufriivskij monastir

An Orthodox men's monastery dedicated to Saint Onuphrius, located east of Zhabotyn, serving as a significant spiritual center in the Cherkasy region.

Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Reformatska cerkva

A 13th-century Gothic Reformed church, formerly the Church of Saint Elizabeth, featuring fortified walls and a distinctive bell tower in the town of Khust.

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Taras Shevchenko

Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist, and ethnographer.

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76 mm divisional gun M1942

The 76-mm divisional gun M1942 was a Soviet 76.2 mm divisional field gun used during World War II.

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Excavation of Ancient Tyras

Tyras was an ancient Greek city on the northern coast of the Black Sea. It was founded by colonists from Miletus, probably about 600 BC.

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Copivska Reformatska Cerkva

A Reformed church and national architectural monument located in the Chopivka district of Berehove, reflecting Hungarian ecclesiastical influence in the Zakarpattia region.

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Ruini Barskoi forteci

Remnants of a 16th-century fortification in Bar, originally established by Queen Bona Sforza to defend against Tatar raids.