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Organizations

Academic Reading Room (Czytelnia Akademicka)

The first Polish student scientific and academic community in Lviv, which functioned from the 1860s until the outburst of the Second World War
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Habsburg University

The University, founded in 1784 by Joseph II on the basis of the abolished Jesuit academy, was to become the main source of professional officials for the capital of the Galician province. Stress was laid not on research, but chiefly on the training of managers. After numerous changes, in particular, the demotion of the institution status to that of a lyceum, in 1817 the university was refounded by Emperor Francis II. The institution existed in this condition till the end of 1918.
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Vul. Volodymyra Vynnychenka, 24 – research institutions building (former residential building)

This residential building was constructed according to design of architects Johann Salzmann and Florian Onderka in 1839. In 1912–1939 it was owned by the Shevchenko Scientific Society. In the Soviet period, the Institute of Social Sciences, an ideological pillar of the nearby Regional Committee of the Communist Party, was located there. Now it is occupied by the Ukrainian Department of the Lviv National Stefanyk Library, by the I. Krypyakevych Institute of Ukrainian Studies of the NAS of Ukraine, and by the research center "Rescue Archaeological Service" of the Institute of Archaeology of the NAS of Ukraine. The building is an architectural monument of local significance (protection number 425).

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Vul. Mykhaila Hrushevskoho, 4 – Lviv National Franko University building

A former convent school, later — a Lviv University building. It was originally built in 18th century, one of the major reconstructions was carried out in 1842 according to design of Fidelis Stadler. It is an example of Neo-Classicism in Lviv. It was built for a Jesuit convent school for young people from noble families. Later it housed military barracks. In 1851 it was transferred to the ownership of Lviv Franz-Joseph I University. Today (2015) it is one of Lviv Ivan Franko National University, it's Biology Department is located here.

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Vul. Volodymyra Vynnychenka, 24 – research institutions building (former residential building)
Vul. Mykhaila Hrushevskoho, 4 – Lviv National Franko University building