Vul. Kopernyka, 42 – the Teacher's House ID: 417

The former Bielski Palace (today, as of 2009 — the Teacher's House; 1921–1923, architect –– Jan Bagieński). Neoclassicism. The site on which the palace was constructed is separated from the street by a fence with a gate. To the west, it adjoins buildings from the early twentieth century. The complex of interiors includes a grand hall. An example of interwar architecture in Lviv.

Architecture

The building is a brick structure, rectangular in plan. It is a two-tier structure featuring a three-story avant-corps, which is configured with a colonnaded portico and topped by an attic. An arcade is arranged on the first tier. The windows are trimmed. There is sculptural decor in the niches above the windows.

The complex of interiors includes a grand hall.

The building is an example of interwar architecture in Lviv.

People

Jan Bagieński – Jan Aleksander Bagieński (24 January 1883, Soroca, Bessarabia – 12 June 1967, Lviv) was an engineer architect and teacher. Bagieński did the reconstruction of this building in neoclassical style in 1923.
Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński – Polish writer, translator, publicist.
Halina Górska – A Polish writer.
Ivan Kernytskyi – A Ukrainian writer and journalist.
Jerzy Putrament – A Polish writer.
Mykhaylo Rudnytskyi (1889–1975) – Ukrainian literary scholar, critic, essayist, journalist, writer, translator, and teacher.
Yuriy Shevelov (Yuriy Sherekh) (1908–2002) – Ukrainian linguist, literary scholar, culturologist, essayist, and a cultural figure.
Ostap Tarnavskyi (1917–1992) – Ukrainian poet, translator, critic, literary scholar.
Vasyl Tkachuk – Ukrainian writer.
Stepan Tudor (1892–1941) – Ukrainian writer, literary critic, publicist, philosopher and political figure.
Iryna Vilde (1907–1982) – Ukrainian writer, literary critic, editor.

Organizations

  • Almanach Literacki Magazine

    Almanach Literacki Magazine

    It was a Polish language literary quarterly published in Lviv in 1941. Elżbieta Szemplińska was its editor-in-chief.

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Sources

Oпис опрацьований в межах проекту "Галіціана", 2001-2002

Citation

Ihor Zhuk. "Vul. Kopernyka, 42 – the Teacher's House". Lviv Interactive (Center for Urban History, 2009). URL: https://lia.lvivcenter.org/en/objects/kopernyka-42a/

Author(s): Ihor Zhuk

Language editor: Uliana Holovata