Kastelivka

Kastelivka ID: 66

The theme aims at a thorough research of Lviv area commonly known as Kastelivka, until today a largely underresearched example of town planning.

Story

This theme, developed in the framework of the complex project "Lviv Interactive," is being conducted in order to do vast research of one of the less studied districts of Lviv - a part of its southwestern sector that has acquired the historic moniker "Kastelivka."

The territory of Kastelivka includes the quarters located along the modern-day Kotlyarevskoho Street and the northwestern part of Henerala Chuprynky Street.

Several stages of development can be distinguished in the chronicles of this district. During the early modern period, Kastelivka was formed as an area of country houses that constituted the far periphery of Lviv. The process of its rapid integration into the urban structure of the modern city took place in the last third of the nineteenth century, during the period of Constitutional Halychyna. The "prime time" of Kastelivka is the middle of the 1880's, when two outstanding architects of Lviv were its main builders - a professor of the Lviv Polytechnic Institute called Julian Oktawian Zachariewicz and a builder named Ivan Levynskyi. The project initiated by Zachariewicz and Levynskyi was aimed at creating a model neighborhood of one-family buildings on the territory of Kastelivka. Already in the early twentieth century Kastelivka turned into a respectable "bedroom community," the architectural character of which bore witness to the living standard orientation and social values of the representatives of the middle class. The dramatic events and changes of the middle of the twentieth century introduced unavoidable corrections to this image. Ever since the second half of the 1940's specific connotations of the Soviet time were added to Kastelivka's historic-architectural and historic-cultural appearance.

Our theme in its chronology will thus cover four centuries (the seventeenth through the twentieth) of the development of the Kastelivka district. Numerous monuments of this district, the architecture of which has become the core of the construction of the "west end" of Lviv, will be researched and documented in the context of the social, political, economic and cultural history.

We would like to immediately define some priorities in our research plans: Villas of well-known architects of the late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries have become an inseparable part of the architectural landscape of Kastelivka. In particular, this includes the family home of Julian Zachariewicz and Alfred Zachariewicz – father and son, great architects of the Lviv school. Another important accent is the building materials factory complex of a leading builder of Halychyna of the 1880's-1910's – Ivan Levynskyi. Objects connected with the activities of the Zachariewicz architects as well as Ivan Levynskyi will be treated with special attention in the framework of the "Kastelivka" theme.

The role of Kastelivka in the development of the architecture and culture of Lviv is unique. Our goal is to conduct a foundational interdisciplinary research of this neighborhood. We hope that this theme has the potential of becoming the prelude to a wider complex study of the territory of the western districts of Lviv that formed the old Krakiwski suburb.

The theme is headed by Candidate of Art Studies Ihor Zhuk.

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.

Related buildings and spaces

  • Vul. Bohuna, 5 – residential building

    Multi-apartment residential building (constructed 1906-1907 by the Project Bureau of Ivan Levynsky [project co-developed by Ivan Levynskyi and Lew Lewiński]). The three-storied Art Nuveau building is L-shaped in its layout. The frontal wing is augmented by an additional wing, built at a right angle to it. Together with the neighboring building No. 7, the stonehouse forms a T-shaped building block. The façade stands out in perspective thanks to its attic's horseshoe-shaped shield.

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  • Vul. Bohuna, 7 – residential building

    Multi-apartment residential building (constructed 1906-1907 by the Ivan Levynskyi buerau [project co-developed by Ivan Levynskyi and Lew Lewiński?]). The three-storey building is L-shaped in its layout, which is traditional for buildings, consisting of a main frontal wing, and and internal wing. The façade, oriented along a regulation line, is decorated by a triangular gable. Characteristic of the building's décor are the geometrical ornamental forms, which show the builders' gravitation toward late Art Nouveau style.

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  • Vul. Henerala 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. Henerala Chuprynky, 7 – residential building
    Residential multiapartment building (1897-1898; construction and project co-development by Julian Zachariewicz an Ivan Levynskyi). Inscribed between the two neighboring buildings (Nechuya-Levytskoho 23 and Generala Chuprynky 9), forms a central link of the building complex, created by the three multiaparment buildings. It has three stories, its frontal part features a symmetrical façade. The internal layout is based on the two-tract system of room dislocation. Late nineteenth-century historicism, oriented towards Neo-Baroque forms.
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  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 9 – residential building

    Residential multiapartment building (1897-1898; design and construction by Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynsky). This L-shaped corner building is part of an architectural complex, that also includes buildingsin Nechuya-Levytskoho 23 and Generala Chuprynky 7). The building consists of three floors, and employs «curtain-type» façades in its decoration. Internal planning based on two-tract room placement. Late nineteenth-century Historicism, oriented towards Neo-Baroque forms.

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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 23 – residential building
    This four-story apartment building (1910-1911; Ivan Levynsky architectural bureau [co-authored by Ivan Levynsky and Olexandr Luszpynski?]) is located on the slope of a hill. The building forms an ensemble with an adjacent house no. 25. Its façade is accentuated by expressive plastics of the  rounded corner section. The staircase is the center of the internal structure plan. The building is an example of an apartment house of the 1910’s.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 25 – residential building
    This three-story apartment building (1908-1909; Ivan Levynsky project bureau [co-authored by Ivan Levynsky and Oleksandr Lushpynskyi?]) forms an ensemble with the neighboring house no. 23. The building is constructed on the slope of a former ravine and is surrounded by a garden-recreational territory which is in harmony with the picturesque landscape. The decoration of the rounded front wall is a deviation from the traditional approach of planning facades of a “curtain” type. Internal planning design is sectional. This is an example of late Art Nouveau architecture.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 67 – residential building
    This apartment house (1911-1912; Ivan Levynsky architectural bureau [co-designed by Ivan Levynsky, Witold Minkiewicz and/or Wladyslaw Derdacki?]) is an example of the early twentieth-century Neoclassicism. This four-story building has two wings located at a sharp angle to each other, with a corner risalit protruding between them. The façades are topped with triangular pediments. A polygon-shaped staircase is the center of the floor plan. The architects paid special attention to small forms such as rotunda in the garden in front of the main façade. 
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  • Vul. Metrolohichna, 3 – residential building

    This four-story apartment building (1911-1912; Ivan Levynsky architectural bureau) forms an ensemble with the neighboring house no. 67 on Kotliarevskogo Street. In apartment sections, internal planning is organized according to the two-tract principle. This is an example of the early twentieth-century Neoclassicism.

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  • Vul. Nechuya-Levytskoho, 23 – residential building

    This corner L-shaped apartment house (1897-1898; architects Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynsky) is part of an architectural complex of buildings consisting of three apartment houses (other components of the group are buildings no. 7 and 9 on Generala Chuprynky). It has façades of the “curtain” style and is separated from the pavement with a strip of the garden. This is an example of the late nineteenth-century Historicism, predominantly Neo-Baroque.

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  • Vul. Bandery, 11 – School building

    Building of the former City School of St. Mary Magdalene (1883-1884, additional construction 1909-1910; architect Juliusz Hochberger, Director of the City Construction Administration together with the Architectural Bureau of the Lviv City Council). Historicism (medievalising architectural forms). The façades, laid with unplastered red brick, were augmented with high Gothic frontons, Romanesque archvolts, and rosettes. The internal layout is based on hallways. The School of St. Mary Magdalene started as one of the city's general education schools, providing instruction mostly to students from the Kastelivka / Bajki district. As of today (2009) the object is still in use as a school building.

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  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 5 – office building (former villa)

    Family residence, villa (1889-1890; architect Alfred Kamienobrodski). The villa is part of an ensemble of single family buildings, which partially served to realize the project of developing a comlex of single-family residences in the Kastelivka district. Construction project of the building envisioned it as a freely-situated object, surrounded by a garden plot. Late Historicism (combining Neo-renaissance forms with motifs of Alpine architecture). According to documents, at the time of construction, the object was in the property of Jan Bromilski, whose family was connected with several other construction projects to leave a notable trace in the architecture of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Lviv. In Soviet times the building housed administrative institutions, and after the collapse of the USSR, it became home to offices of various political parties.

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  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 19 – residential building

    Residential single-family home, villa (1902-1903; architect Michał Kowalczuk). The two-storey buidling has a high tent of the roof, complemented by sharp silhouettes of the corner turret and frontons. The rectangular outline of the building is enlivened by protrusions of façade projections and risalits. The building's interior design is based on the two-tract system of dislocating rooms. A garden and flower-beds were planted in front of the building's façades. The villa's style can be described as late Historicism with a tinge of Neoromanticism. The decoration features stylized folk art forms.

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  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 6 – residential building

    Residential multiapartment building (1910-1911; architects and project co-developers: I. Kiendzierski and A. Opolski). The four-storied building attracts attention with its dynamic modelling of the façade, decorated by risalits and an erker. The basic structural element of the building is the rectangular main section (adjacent to Generala Chuprynky street), which is augmented by sidewings from the side of the courtyard. The staircase fixes the layout's central axis, and the rooms are situated along two rows. Early twentieth century Neoclassicism with elements of late Secession style architecture. The façade's upper part is decorated by coupled haut relief.

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  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 11 – bank building (former villa)

    This single family villa (1889-1890, with later reconstructions, co-designed by Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynsky) is an example of Historicist single family home. Small corner tower and dynamic interior outline used to show similarity with the shapes of neighboring objects in Kastelivka (for example, with a villa on Generala Chuprynky 21). During the following decades architecture of building no. 11 lost its original character. Reconstructions turned the villa into a multi-apartment building. Today (2009) offices of a bank establishment are located here.

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  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 21 – Shevchenko Scientific Society building

    A residential single family building-villa (constructed in the 1890’s; co-authored by Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynsky [?]). The building is an example of a Neo-romantic type of single family home which became popular in the 1890’s among the local middle class. The villa was built on a corner plot as a freely standing object surrounded by a garden and flower beds. L-shaped mansion is added by a picturesque six-faceted tower on a corner. The facades formed from non-plastered brick are distinguished by the bright ceramic decor (glazed tiles) and carved details.

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  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 27 – residential building

    A residential Art Nouveau apartment building (1900-1901; Ivan Levynsky architectural bureau). A small two-story building was constructed with a shift from the regulation line; its fireproof wall borders with building no. 25. The facades are segmented by buttresses with triangular tops. It has the shape of an elongated rectangular in its floor layout. The narrower façade faces Generala Chuprynky Street; a portal is built on the left side. A small protrusion with veranda is added to the rear façade facing the garden. A small enclosed yard is located in the middle of the building.

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  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 47 – residential building

    A residential apartment building (1910-1911; architect Karol Boublik). Four-story corner building, L-shaped in its outline. Balcony loggias, bay window and portal are arranged on the façade from Generala Chuprynky Street; it is separated from the road by sections of flower beds. The composition accent of the building is a corner block with high roof shaped as a marquee. The center of the planning scheme is the stairway adjacent to the corner of the yard. This is a Historicist Neo-Baroque building with modernist influences.

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  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 49 – Lviv National Franko University building

    Residential four-story apartment building (1908-1909; architect-constructor Jozef Piatkowski). The center of the plan is a spacious staircase and an elongated corridor that divides the inner premises into two tracts. The building features stylistic elements of the early twentieth-century Neoclassicism, which reveal the influence of German architectural school. Presently (2009) the building is used by a university.

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  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 48 – hospital building

    Residential three-story apartment building (1904-1905; architect Alfred Zachariewicz [project bureau of the building company of Jozef Sosnowski and Alfred Zachariewicz]). Later the building was adapted as a medical establishment.  Entrance to the yard is on the right side. The building is rectangular in its layout with a risalit extruding to the yard. The staircase is located in the center of the building. This is a late Historicist Neo-Gothic building with Art Nouveau elements.

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  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 60 – residential building

    A residential four-story apartment building (1910-1911; Ivan Levynsky architectural bureau). The building is L-shaped and has a cut corner. An oriel window protrudes on the corner; it is crowned with a high helmet-shaped cupola. The facades are segmented with cornices and pilasters that finish with attics. The staircase is adjacent to the corner of the inner yard. This is an example of the early twentieth-century Neoclassicism.

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  • Vul. Kolberga, 4 – residential building

    A residential single-family home-villa (1889-1890; co-authored by Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynsky). The villa is a component of a building complex created by three buildings on Kolberga Street 4, 6 and 8. These three villas have identical flowerbeds in front and joint space of courtyard gardens inside the quarter. Building No. 4 is rectangular in floorplan, with buttresses protruding along its perimeter and on the sides of the tower covered with a high tent-shaped roof. This is an example of Neo-Romantic trend of late Historicist architecture. The villa was rebuilt in the second half of the twentieth century.

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  • Vul. Kolberga, 6 – residential building

    A residential two-story single-family home-villa (1889-1890; co-authored by Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynsky). The building is a middle section of the group which includes buildings no. 4 and 8 on Kolberga Street. These three villas have identical flowerbeds in front and joint space of courtyard gardens inside the quarter. The building is rectangular in floorplan. Its façade with a buttress in the center is accentuated with a trapezium-shaped pediment. Neo-romantic trand of late Historicist architecture.

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  • Vul. Kolberga, 8 – residential building

    A residential single-family home-villa (1889-1890; co-authored by Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynsky). L-shaped building is a corner component of the group-complex which also includes buildings no. 4 and 8 on Kolberga Street. The villa has two floors with a mansard, asymmetrically located risalits, and a tower that once had a high marquee-shaped roof. This is an example of Neo-Romantic trend of late Historicist architecture. The villa was rebuilt in the second half of the twentieth century.

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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 15 – residential building
    A residential apartment building (1912-1913; architects I. Kendzerski and A. Opolski). This corner four-story stone building is separated from the street with a small garden in front of its façade. The building is distinguished by an impressive roof silhouette (in particular, with a high corner construction in the shape of a helmet) and a trapeze-shaped pediment. It has a V-shaped plan with diagonal location of the staircase. The inner floor plan is of a section type. This is an example of early twentieth-century Neoclassicism with modernist influences, demonstrating the adherence to the German architectural school.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 16 – residential building
    A residential two-story apartment building (1904-1905) situated with a deviation from the street regulation line; together with the neighboring building no. 18 it forms a building block. The character of its facade is defined by vertical segmentation by lisens, with reliefs on them. The portal is located on the eastern façade. The layout is rectangular with projecting risalits and buttresses. There is a small closed-in yard in the middle of the building. This is an example of Secession architecture. 
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 17 – residential building
    A residential three-story apartment building (1910-1911; architect Jozef Hornung). The plan and design mirror the forms of the adjacent building no. 19. Flowerbeds are arranged in front of the building; and a garden is set up behind, in the middle of the quarter. A portal is placed in the middle of the façade under a triangular balcony-roof; a buttress is on the right side. It is topped with a steeple with a majolica panel arranged on it. The floor layout is L-shaped. This is an example of Secession architecture.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 18 – residential building
    A residential two-story apartment building (1904-1905; Ivan Levynskv architectural bureau) constructed with a deviation from the street regulation line; together with the neighboring house no. 16 it forms a building block. The character of facades is defined by vertical segmentation by lisens with reliefs on them. The western façade is symmetric; the entrance is located in the middle of the façade. The layout is rectangular, with projecting risalits. A small closed-in yard is situated in the middle of the building. This is an example of Secession architecture.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 19 – residential building
    A residential three-story apartment building (1910-1911; architect Jozef Hornung). The plan and facade decoration mirror the forms of the adjacent building no. 17. Flowerbeds are arranged in front of the building; and a garden is set up behind, in the middle of the quarter. A portal is placed in the middle of the façade under a triangular balcony-roof; a buttress is on the left side. It is topped with a steeple with a majolica panel arranged on it. The floor layout is L-shaped. This is an example of Secession architecture.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 20 – residential building
    This two-story apartment building (1902, Ivan Levynsky architectural bureau [co-authored by Ivan Levynskv and Alfred Zachariewicz?]; later reconstructed) was designed freely located and surrounded by a garden and flowerbeds. The third floor was added later. The floor plan is an elongated rectangular with a narrow corner risalit built along a diagonal. Vertical segmentation prevails in the composition of the building’s facades. A cylinder block of reinforced concrete stair case projects on the rear façade. This is an example of Secession architecture.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 21 – residential building
    This three-story apartment building with a V-shaped floor plan (1908-1909; architect Jozef Hornung) is surrounded with flowerbeds and a garden from the three sides. The corner part of the building has a trapeze-shaped projection; a small cupola is built over it and a portal is located on the corner. The staircase adjacent to the corner is oriented along a diagonal. The rooms in side wings are located in two rows. This is an example of Secession architecture.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 22 – residential building
    This three-story apartment building with a V-shaped floor plan (1897-1898; architect Karol Boublik) was constructed with a deviation from the street regulation line, in the depth of the quarter. The building's silhouette is accentuated with a corner tower with a Neo-Baroque cupola. The staircase is located along a diagonal between the side wings of the construction. The building forms an integral block with the identical neighboring house no. 24, to which its firewall is adjacent. This is an example of late Historicist archtiecture (Neo-Baroque).
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 24 – residential building
    This three-story apartment building (1897-1898; architect Karol Boublik) was constructed with a deviation from the street regulation line. High Neo-Baroque attics dominate the façade. The entrance and the staircase are located in the center of the T-shaped construction plan.  This building forms an integral block with the neighboring house no. 22. The two buildings have identical decoration. This is an example of late Historicist architecture (Neo-Baroque).
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 26-26a – residential building

    The two adjacent houses at vul. Kotliarevskoho 26 and 26a were built by Jakub Rysiak in 1905-1906. They stand out due to their floral, Secession style, stucco decoration. Both are architectural monuments of local significance.

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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 29 – residential building

    A single-family home-villa (1891-1892; co-authored by Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynsky). Together with the neighboring villas no. 27 and 31 this created a group of single-family buildings which became an integral component of Kastelivka district. The villa occupies a parcel on the slope of the valley; a garden and a strip of flowerbeds are arranged in front of it. It has two floors; wooden elements dominate in its decoration: small wooden roofs and balcony finishing. In the early twentieth century several reconstructions were completed, though the building has mainly preserved its original character. Its style is typical for a late Historicist villa.  

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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 31 – residential building
    A residential single-family building – a former villa (1891-1892 with later reconstructions; co-authored by Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynsky). Together with the neighboring villa no. 29 the house created a group of single-family buildings which became an integral component of Kastelivka district. The house had two floors, high roof and a mansard. Later significant reconstructions turned this villa into a multi-apartment building. The arrangement of window slits on transformed facades and adjacent garden plot are the only reminders of the project of the 1890’s. 
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 37 – residential building
    This four-story apartment building trapeze-shaped layout (1914-1916 (?); architect Jan Bagenski and builder Wojciech Dembinski) consists of a front section and two wings built with a deviation from the street regulation line. The massive body of a building is covered with a high roof. A heavy pediment is constructed over the central part of the façade; the wings are decorated with small towers and balcony loggias. The portal and the staircase are arranged in the center; the inner floor plan is of a section type. This is an example of the early twentieth-century Neoclassicism.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 37a – residential building
    This apartment house (1912-1913; architect Jan Bagienski and builder Wojciech Dembinski) is a massive four-story building with a high pyramid-shaped roof and a rectangular floor layout. It is separated from the pavement with a flower bed. Two risalits with wide four-sectioned windows protrude on the facade. A portal and a balcony-terrace are arranged in the center of the facade. A wide risalit projects from the yard side. This is an example of the early twentieth-century Neoclassicism.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 4 – residential building
    A single-family building–villa (1890- 1891, co-designed by Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynskyi). The building is a part of an architectural ensemble of the north-eastern section of Kastelivka district which consists entirely of villas. The building was designed as a free standing house surrounded by a garden. It has a symmetrical floor plan, a high tent-shaped roof with carved consoles was once an integral part of the building’s architecture. The villa was reconstructed in the second half of the twentieth century. The elements of authentic ceramic decor have been preserved on the facades.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 41 – residential building
    This two-story villa (1897-1898; Ivan Levynsky architectural bureau) has an L-shaped floor plan. On three sides it is surrounded by a strip of a garden plot; the entrance and stairs are located in the center of the longer wing which is oriented perpendicularly to Kotliarevskogo Street. The facades of non plastered raw brick with majolica insertions and a high roof are typical attributes of a Neo-Romantic Historicist villa. The building's decoration deserves special attention.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 47 – residential building
    The former villa of Karol Dziadoń Dzieliński, was built in 1903-1906 by the Jan Lewiński company under a project designed by Alfred Zachariewicz. It is a bright example of Romantic architecture, it stands out by its unplastered red brick façades. It is an architectural monument of local significance no. 116.
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  • Vul. Metrolohichna, 2 – residential building (villa)
    This two-story family villa (1904-1905; architect Alfred Zachariewicz [project bureau of Josef Sosnowski and Alfred Zachariewicz building company]) is located as a free standing house surrounded by flowerbeds and a garden. Rectangular floor layout is enlivened with protrusions of buttresses and risalits. The architectural composition of the main facade is emphasized by the sharp silhouettes of triangular steeples and cornices built at different height. The building’s architecture has features of Zakopane style combined with standard Secession vocabulary. Carved wooden details are the dominant in the villa's decoration.
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  • Vul. Nechuya-Levytskoho, 20 – residential building

    This single family villa (1890-1891; architects Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynsky) is a component of the architectural ensemble of the north-eastern quarter of Kastelivka district which consisted entirely of single-family mansions. The villa has an adjacent garden plot. The internal floor layout is symmetric; the center of its structure is the central hall with an exit to loggia. In the twentieth century the villa was speared reconstruction and was therefore preserved better than the other similar Kastelivka villas. In particular, the construction of a high roof and original facade decoration such as ceramic tiles and carved details have been preserved.

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  • Vul. Nechuya-Levytskoho, 15 – residential building

    This is a corner three-story apartment building (1906-1907; architect Alfred Zachariewicz, project bureau of Josef Sosnowski and Alfred Zachariewicz building company) is decorated with parabolic-shaped pediments. The L-shaped building has a cut corner. The entrance is located on Nechuia-Levytskogo Street; the staircase is arranged near the corner of the inner courtyard. This is an example of Art Nouveau architecture.

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  • Vul. Zdorovia, 7 – residential building
    This small three-story apartment building (1910-1911; Ivan Levynsky architectural bureau, co-designed by Ivan Levynsky, Witold Minkiewicz and/or Wladyslaw Derdacki?) has a narrow façade crowned with a triangular steeple decorated with relief of putti. The floor plan is rectangular, with a projection of risalit on the rear side. The entrance gate and the staircase are shifted to the right side. The building used to belong to architect Ivan Levynsky and later his inheritors. This is an example of the early twentieth-century Neoclassicism.
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  • Vul. Verbytskoho, 4 – residential building (former villa)

    The former villa of architect Ludwik Baldwin-Ramułt, built under his own design in 1890, is one of typical examples of Lviv’s Neo-Gothic architecture with some picturesque style elements. The building is an architectural monument of local significance (protection number 74). Today, the ground floor and the second floor are occupied by residential apartments while there are cellars as well as a beauty salon and a tattoo parlor on the basement floor.

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  • Vul. Verbytskoho, 6 – bank building (former residential building))
    Detached residential house – villa (1895-1896). Designed by architect Stanisław Choloniewski. A detached building surrounded by a garden. Two-storey, with an attic and a basement. Rectangular in horizontal projection. The main rectangular perimeter is protruded by a semi-cylindrical tower with a conical roof, and a terrace on the garden side. The design of the facades and high roof with dormers is traditional for French Neo-Renaissance architecture.
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  • Vul. Bohuna, 3 – residential building
    The apartment building was constructed in 1898–1899 according to a design by architect August Bogochwalski. The three-story stone building is part of the perimeter development of the neighborhood and has a symmetrical facade. The main part of the building is a front block with two rows of rooms inside, and there's a prismatic avant-corps on the courtyard side. The building is T-shaped, with the entrance hall and staircase as the axis of symmetry. The building occupies the end of an elongated plot that crosses the block. On the opposite side is its "twin" building, No. 21 on Nechuya-Levytskoho Street. The stucco decoration features neo-baroque forms. In later years, the building was significantly rebuilt.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 3 – residential building
    The apartment building was constructed in 1904–1905 according to a design by architect and builder August Bogochwalski. The small two-story stone building was built on sloping terrain, with the facade oriented along the regulatory line. In the center, there is a balcony and a pediment finished with a decorative gable, and on the left side, there is a portal. The L-shaped building consists of the main front block and a wing on the courtyard side. The staircase is circular. Style: Secession. In later years, the building was significantly rebuilt.


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  • Vul. Zdorovia, 9 – former "Zdorovia" Factory
    The small building of former “Zdorovia” factory of mineral waters and soft drinks (the 1900’s-early 1910’s; the main reconstruction was completed in 1909-1910; today's address Zdorovia 9) is located in the depth of the parcel. The two-story house is rectangular in its floor layout, with a projection of a risalit on the left side. A machinery hall and administration premises were located on the first floor; a chemical laboratory was on the second floor. Presently the building is used for administrative purposes (2009).
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  • Vul. Bohuna, 8 – residential building
    The apartment building was constructed in 1910–1911. The co-authors of the project were architect Jan Bageński and builder Wojciech Dembiński. It is a three-story cornerstone building. The prismatic structure, topped with a high roof, has a cut corner. The facades, separated from the sidewalks by flower beds and fences, feature elongated double and triple windows. The rectangular outline of the plan is enlivened by protruding walls. The axis of the internal composition is the staircase block. The stylistic “costume” features modernized forms of medieval architecture. In later years, the building was significantly rebuilt.
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  • Vul. Bohuna, 9 – residential building
    The apartment building was constructed in 1909–1910 according to a design by architect Karol Turkowski. The building belongs to the post-Secessionist architectural style and is distinguished by its simple composition and modest decorative finish. The building has a rectangular floor plan and is located between two corner buildings with an L-shaped floor plan. In horizontal projection, the plane of the facade follows the regulatory line of the block, and the staircase fixes the axis of central symmetry. Parallel to the facade wall are two rows of rooms separated by corridors. In later years, the building was significantly rebuilt.
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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 8 – residential building
    The apartment building was constructed in 1909–1910 according to a design by architect Karol Turkowski. The stone building, whose L-shaped structure is part of the dense perimeter development of the neighborhood, was built on a corner lot stretching along Bohuna Street. It has three floors and a half floor in the basement. The facades feature rows of rectangular windows without decorative trim. The stairwell, oriented parallel to Bohuna Street, borders a narrow strip of the inner courtyard. The layout of the rooms in the apartments is based on the two-wing principle, traditional for a tenement (income-generating) building. The building can be classified as a modest example of residential construction from around 1910. In later years, the building was significantly rebuilt.
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  • Vul. Horbachevskoho, 18 – university building

    This was the first student dormitory in Lviv, built in 1894-1895 as an example of a grassroots initiative, a common cause of many people, especially the Society of Fraternal Aid organized by the Polytechnic students. Its detailed history illustrates the process of building a house in the city in the late 19th century. Now the lecture-rooms of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Advanced Technologies of the Lviv Polytechnic National University are located there.

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  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 14 – residential building
    The apartment building was constructed in the mid-1930s. 
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  • Vul. Bohuna, 6 – residential building
    The apartment building was constructed in 1910–1911. The co-authors of the project were architect Jan Bageński and builder Wojciech Dembiński. It is a four-story stone building with a basement and an attic floor under a high roof. It has an L-shaped layout with an elongated wing, the broken arm of which surrounds the inner courtyard. It is part of the perimeter development. The facade features narrow two- and three-section windows and an avant-corps, complemented by asymmetrically placed balconies, with the entrance gate shifted to the right and a high triangular pediment. The axis of the planning structure is the stairwell in the center of the building. The style of massive forms is defined by modernized motifs of medieval architecture. In later years, the building was significantly rebuilt.
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  • Vul. Bohuna, 5 – residential building

    Vul. Bohuna, 5 – residential building
  • Vul. Bohuna, 7 – residential building

    Vul. Bohuna, 7 – residential building
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 11a – residential building

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 11a – residential building
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 7 – residential building

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 7 – residential building
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 9 – residential building

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 9 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 23 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 23 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 25 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 25 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 67 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 67 – residential building
  • Vul. Metrolohichna, 3 – residential building

    Vul. Metrolohichna, 3 – residential building
  • Vul. Nechuya-Levytskoho, 23 – residential building

    Vul. Nechuya-Levytskoho, 23 – residential building
  • Vul. Bandery, 11 – School building

    Vul. Bandery, 11 – School building
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 5 – office building (former villa)

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 5 – office building (former villa)
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 19 – residential building

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 19 – residential building
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 6 – residential building

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 6 – residential building
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 11 – bank building (former villa)

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 11 – bank building (former villa)
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 21 – Shevchenko Scientific Society building

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 21 – Shevchenko Scientific Society building
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 27 – residential building

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 27 – residential building
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 47 – residential building

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 47 – residential building
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 49 – Lviv National Franko University building

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 49 – Lviv National Franko University building
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 48 – hospital building

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 48 – hospital building
  • Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 60 – residential building

    Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 60 – residential building
  • Vul. Kolberga, 4 – residential building

    Vul. Kolberga, 4 – residential building
  • Vul. Kolberga, 6 – residential building

    Vul. Kolberga, 6 – residential building
  • Vul. Kolberga, 8 – residential building

    Vul. Kolberga, 8 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 15 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 15 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 16 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 16 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 17 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 17 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 18 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 18 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 19 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 19 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 20 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 20 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 21 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 21 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 22 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 22 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 24 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 24 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 26-26a – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 26-26a – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 29 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 29 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 31 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 31 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 37 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 37 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 37a – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 37a – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 4 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 4 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 41 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 41 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 47 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 47 – residential building
  • Vul. Metrolohichna, 2 – residential building (villa)

    Vul. Metrolohichna, 2 – residential building (villa)
  • Vul. Nechuya-Levytskoho, 20 – residential building

    Vul. Nechuya-Levytskoho, 20 – residential building
  • Vul. Nechuya-Levytskoho, 15 – residential building

    Vul. Nechuya-Levytskoho, 15 – residential building
  • Vul. Zdorovia, 7 – residential building

    Vul. Zdorovia, 7 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 39 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 39 – residential building
  • Vul. Verbytskoho, 4 – residential building (former villa)

    Vul. Verbytskoho, 4 – residential building (former villa)
  • Vul. Verbytskoho, 6 – bank building (former residential building))

    Vul. Verbytskoho, 6 – bank building (former residential building))
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 35a – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 35a – residential building
  • Vul. Bohuna, 3 – residential building

    Vul. Bohuna, 3 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 33 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 33 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 3 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 3 – residential building
  • Vul. Zdorovia, 9 – former "Zdorovia" Factory

    Vul. Zdorovia, 9 – former  "Zdorovia" Factory
  • Vul. Bohuna, 8 – residential building

    Vul. Bohuna, 8 – residential building
  • Vul. Bohuna, 9 – residential building

    Vul. Bohuna, 9 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 14a – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 14a – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 32 – resedential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 32 – resedential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 8 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 8 – residential building
  • Vul. Horbachevskoho, 18 – university building

    Vul. Horbachevskoho, 18 – university building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 14 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 14 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 28 – resedential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 28 – resedential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 55 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 55 – residential building
  • Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 63 – residential building

    Vul. Kotlyarevskoho, 63 – residential building
  • Vul. Bohuna, 6 – residential building

    Vul. Bohuna, 6 – residential building

Author(s): Ihor Zhuk