Posted on 06/23/2026 11:20:36 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
A tour of the old town of the Austrian period will provide an opportunity to get acquainted with the architectural ensembles of the 19th - early 20th centuries.
Chernivtsi is one of the few cities in Ukraine, which is rightfully considered the pearl of architecture. In the historical part of the capital of Bukovina, there are 602 architectural monuments, 17 of which are of national importance.
The architectural gem of Chernivtsi is rightfully considered the ensemble of the former Residence of the Metropolitans of Bukovina and Dalmatia.
in terms of architecture and a wide selection of interesting establishments, it is not inferior to the popular Lviv.
Chernivtsi Art Museum. In total, this museum has more than 12,000 exhibits. Most of them represent the art of Bukovina of the 17th-20th centuries, mainly works of folk and decorative-applied art (embroidery, weaving, in particular carpet weaving, artistic processing of wood, metal, leather, ceramics, painted Easter eggs).
Museum of Folk Architecture - an architectural and landscape complex in the open air, on the territory of which there are monuments of folk architecture and everyday life of the mid-19th and first half of the 20th centuries. This is a great place where you can see exhibits from the traditional culture of Ukrainians: various tools, embroidery, clothes, books, photos. Different events are often held here: handicraft shows, exhibitions, celebrations. Svitlovods’ka Street, 2.
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Dalmatia is a long way from Bukovina. I assume this is an Orthodox prelate. There are some Serbian Orthodox in Dalmatia but they are a small minority. There used to be more before Tito transferred the Bay of Kotor area, historically part of Dalmatia, to Montenegro.
Chernivtsi is one of the few cities in Ukraine, which is rightfully considered the pearl of architecture
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Wit until the Russians liberate it ...
There seems to be a lot of pictures of it.
I’m fairly ignorant of Eastern European geography. When I was young going to Communist countries wasn’t typically on the to-do lists.
“a lot of pictures of” similar structures
My mistake!
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