Ukraine - Web Photo Gallery - Lviv Region

Lviv, Western Ukraine - Adam Mickewicz Square. This scenic city was founded by Prince Daniel of Halych (Danylo Halytsky), Historically, it is first mentioned in 1256. For centuries it was repeatedly sacked by foreign aggressors, but time and again it was rebuilt and its treasures restored by craftsmen, plowmen, architects, and men of arts and letters. In 1998, UNESCO recognized Lviv as a World Heritage Site as an outstanding example of the fusion of the architectural and artistic traditions of eastern Europe with those of Italy and Germany.

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