ID: 33

ID: 33

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  • Vul. Henerala Tarasa Chuprynky, 103 – forestry university
    The building of the former Ukrainian Pedagogical Society dormitory (1906–1908; architects Lev Levynskyi and Tadeusz Obmiński, through Ivan Levynskyi's architectural bureau). The architectural style is Secession (a folk-inspired variant) and stands as a striking example of "Ukrainian Modern." As of 2009, it serves as a campus building for the Ukrainian National Forestry University.
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  • Vul. Lychakivska, 107 – Military hospital building

    The building of the former Soletskyi Clinic (1908–1910, designed by architect Oleksandr Lushpynskyi; 1934 – addition of the third story by architect Wawrzyniec Dajczak). The style of the building is Secession (vernacular-stylistic trend, incorporating Hutsul and Zakopane motifs). Today (as of 2009), it serves as a military hospital building.

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  • Vul. Ruska, 20 – First Municipal Polyclinic (former Dnister Insurance Company Building)

    The four-storied building on the corner of Ruska and Pidvalna streets was built in 1905–1906 under a project designed by architects Ivan Levynskyi (Jan Lewiński) and Tadeusz Obmiński. The building is one of the best and brightest examples of the "Hutsul" Secession in Ukraine; it is an architectural monument (protection number 391). The Dnister company played a quite remarkable and symbolic role in the cultural life of the Ukrainian community in the early 20th c. Today the building is occupied by the First municipal clinic.

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  • Vul. Henerala Tarasa Chuprynky, 11a – residential building

    Multiapartment residential building (constructed 1906–1907 by the Ivan Levynsky bureau– project co-developed by Ivan Levynsky and Lew Lewiński [?]). The large three-storey U-shaped building is located deep within the plot, and has three façades. A prismatic erker protrudes at the corner. The house is distinguished by the sharp, expressive silhuetto of its covering and rooflets. The apartment sections are grouped around the two gateways. The building attracts attention as an example of architectural style using stylized motifs of traditional Ukrainian art within the framework of Art Nouveau style.

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  • Vul. Mykoly Lysenka, 14–14a – Department of Rare Books of the V. Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine in Lviv

    Former addresses: ul. Kurkowa 14-14a (conscription No. 76 4/4); in 1871 and 1889 – ul. Kurkowa 6. In the late eighteenth-century "Plan of the City of Lviv, Capital of Ruthenia..". (Fr. Plan de la Ville de Léopole Capitale de la Russie...), the Petit Palais de M. Bekycsky is shown on this site. On the 1844 map of Lviv and its suburbs, a building with a rectangular layout and a large courtyard is visible on this urban site. Today (as of 2010), part of the building is used for residential apartments, while the left wing (vul. Lysenka 14a) houses the Department of Rare Books of the Vasyl Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine, alongside the Cabinet of Contemporary New Literature in German, a German reading room, and an Austrian library.

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  • Vul. Henerala Tarasa Chuprynky, 103 – forestry university

    Vul. Henerala Tarasa Chuprynky, 103 – forestry university
  • Vul. Lychakivska, 107 – Military hospital building

    Vul. Lychakivska, 107 – Military hospital building
  • Vul. Ruska, 20 – First Municipal Polyclinic (former Dnister Insurance Company Building)

    Vul. Ruska, 20 – First Municipal Polyclinic (former Dnister Insurance Company Building)
  • Vul. Henerala Tarasa Chuprynky, 11a – residential building

    Vul. Henerala Tarasa Chuprynky, 11a – residential building
  • Vul. Mykoly Lysenka, 14–14a – Department of Rare Books of the V. Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine in Lviv

    Vul. Mykoly Lysenka, 14–14a – Department of Rare Books of the V. Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine in Lviv

People

Ivan Levynskyi – One of the most renowned architects of Habsburg Lviv, entrepreneur, one of the largest employers of his time in the city. His firm was involved in the construction and renovation of countless structures throughout Lviv and the region. Professor at the Higher Technical School, an active public figure associated with the Ukrainian People's Movement.