Ukraine-Lviv (Beauty of Ukraine) Part 3

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Ukraine/Lviv:
Lviv (Ukrainian: Львів,) the largest city in western Ukraine and the seventh largest city in the country overall, is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. Named in honor of the Leo, the eldest son of Rus' King Daniel of Galicia. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia (also called Kingdom of Rus')from 1272 to 1349 when was conquered by King Casimir III the Great who then became known as the King of Poland and Rus'. From 1434, it was the regional capital of the Ruthenian Voivodeship in the Kingdom of Poland, then renamed Lemberg in 1772 as the capital of the Habsburg Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. In 1918 in a short time was the capital of the West Ukrainian People's Republic. Between the wars, the city was known as Lwów and was the centre of the Lwów Voivodeship in the Second Polish Republic. After the Second World War, it became part of the Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR) and in 1991 of independent Ukraine. Administratively, Lviv serves as the administrative center of Lviv Oblast and has the status of city of oblast significance. Its population is 728,350 (2016 est.)Lviv was the centre of the historical region of Galicia. The historical heart of the city, with its old buildings and cobblestone streets, survived Soviet and German occupations during the Second World War largely unscathed. The city has many industries and institutions of higher education such as Lviv University and Lviv Polytechnic. Lviv is also a home to many world-class cultural institutions, including a philharmonic orchestra and the famous Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet. The historic city centre is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Lviv celebrated its 750th anniversary with a son et lumière in the city centre in September 2006.
Due to the rich cultural programme, developed infrastructure (now Lviv has more than 8 000 hotel rooms, over 700 cafes and restaurants, free WI-Fi zones in the city centre, good connection with many countries of the world) Lviv is considered one of Ukraine's major tourist destinations.The city had a 40% increase in tourists in the early 2010s; the highest rate in Europe.
The Old Town
Market Square (Ukrainian: Ploshcha Rynok) an 18,300-square-metre (196,980-square-foot) square in the centre of the city where the City Hall is situated
The complex of the Dormition Church, the main Orthodox church in the city
Armenian Cathedral
The complex of the Dormition Church, the main Orthodox church in the city
The St. Peter and Paul Church of the Jesuit Order, one of the largest churches in Lviv.
Korniakt Palace, now part of the Lviv History Museum
Latin Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary
St. George's Cathedral of the Greek-Catholic Church
Dominican Church of Corpus Christi
Chapel of the Boim family
Lviv High Castle (Ukrainian: Vysokyi Zamok), on a hill overlooking the centre of the city
Union of Lublin Mound
Lychakivskiy Cemetery, cemetery where the notable people were buried
Svobody Prospekt, Lviv's central street. (Freedom Ave.)
Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet
Potocki Palace
Bernardine Church
Masoch Cafe sado-mazo cafe in the centre of Lviv.
Lviv Handmade Chocolate
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