The theme aims to analyze the
historical development and the localizatoin of Lviv cemeteries, as well
as to provide a general evaluation of their historical and cultural
significance.
Cemeteries of Lviv are among the most well-known necropoli in
Ukraine and Europe. They emerged in Lviv as suburban cemeteries after
related orders were issued by Emperor Josef II in the 1780's.
The theme aims at tracing the historic development and
location of the cemeteries of Lviv. It is planned to research the
Lychakivskyi Cemetery that includes the Austrian Military Cemetery, the
Polish War Memorial and the Hill of Glory, the Yanivskyi Cemetery, the
Jewish "Kirkut" (the old cemetery that no longer exists and was once
located behind the Hospital of Mauricio Lazarus and the so-called "new
one" near Pilikhovska Street). In addition, theme goals include making
descriptions of old church cemeteries and the following cemeteries that
no longer exist: Stryiskyi, Horodotskyi and Paparivka.
The theme will make it possible to significantly compliment
the existing country study materials on the history of the architecture
and artistic heritage of the necropoli of Lviv. Besides the historic
development of the cemeteries, the theme is designed to provide a
general assessment of the monuments of historic and cultural heritage
that form the architectural and artistic image of the necropoli. In
particular, the theme envisions providing a detailed description of
the cemeteries complimented with features from old publications. Archive
plans and maps of cemeteries completed at different times, realized and
unrealized projects as well as projects of cemetery buildings and
constructions will make a vivid supplement to the theme's
texts.
The theme is being carried out by an employee of the Center
for Urban History of East Central Europe,Candidate of architecture and
Doctoral Candidate of the I. Krypiakevych Institute of Ukrainian Studies
of the National Academy of Sciences, Khrystyna Kharchuk.
