Vul. Virmenska 23 – building of the Lviv National Academy of Arts (formerly known as the house of the seasons building) ID: 155
The House of the Seasons is currently known as an academic building of the Lviv National Academy of Arts. In Lviv's architectural panorama, the building stands out as a significant monument of the Biedermeier era, integrated into the historical complex of the Old City. Its historical name is associated with the theme of the reliefs decorating its exterior. Its construction dates back to the seventeenth century; subsequently, the building underwent several renovations (in the eighteenth century, at the beginning and in the second half of the nineteenth century). Following the nineteenth-century renovations, the building was completely rebuilt on its original foundations, acquiring the forms of Classicism.
Architecture
The building is a four-story brick structure with plastered walls and an elongated asymmetrical layout. Its façade faces north onto vul. Virmenska.
The central part of the façade, divided by pilasters, is separated from the lower tier of the façade wall by a balcony and from the upper tier by a decorative frieze. The rectangular windows are set in strict Classicist frames. The lower floor is rusticated, with the entrance located on the right side of the building. The façade is finished with a developed profiled cornice.
The historical name of the building is associated with the theme of the reliefs that decorate the exterior. The complex of plastic decorations, dated 1882, includes a group of reliefs "Seasons" under the windows of the third floor and a sculptural frieze "Signs of the Zodiac" under the fourth floor (sculptor G. Krasucki). The cornice is decorated with stucco masks.
