Gunpowder Tower

Gunpowder Tower is a tower in , , which is located on Підвальна вулиця. Gunpowder Tower is situated nearby to the marketplace , as well as near the memorial .
Photo: Lestat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Lviv
  • Address: Підвальна вулиця 4, 79008

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dormition Church and Royal Arsenal.

Church
Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dormition or Assumption Church is a Ukrainian Orthodox church in the city of , . At present it belongs to the Lviv Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. is situated 120 metres southwest of Gunpowder Tower.

Museum
Photo: Lestath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum.

Church
Photo: Aeou, CC BY 3.0.
The is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic parish church in . is situated 110 metres southeast of Gunpowder Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lviv and Lychakiv.

Photo: Johnny, CC BY 2.5.
is in and used to be the capital of East Galicia. It's the biggest city of the region and a major Ukrainian cultural centre on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Suburb
Photo: Yarko, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Haidamac, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Gunpowder Tower

Latitude
49.8429° or 49° 50′ 34″ north
Longitude
24.03564° or 24° 2′ 8″ east
Inception
1554
Levels
4
Roof shape
hipped
Open location code
8GX6R2VP+57
Open­Street­Map ID
way 150076896
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q4373143
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Uzbek—“Gunpowder Tower” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Парахавая вежа (Львоў)”
  • Belarusian: “Парахавая вежа”
  • French: “tour poudrière de Lviv”
  • French: “Tour poudrière de Lviv”
  • French: “Tour poudrière”
  • German: “Pulverturm”
  • Polish: “Baszta Prochowa we Lwowie”
  • Polish: “Baszta Prochowa”
  • Russian: “Дом архитектора (Львов)”
  • Russian: “Львовский дом архитектора”
  • Russian: “Пороховая башня (Львов)”
  • Russian: “Пороховая башня во Львове”
  • Russian: “Пороховая башня”
  • Ukrainian: “Порохова вежа”
  • Ukrainian: “Порохова Вежа”
  • Uzbek: “Kukun minorasi, Lvov”

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