Church of Transfiguration

The Church of the Transfiguration in Lviv, Ukraine, is located in the city's Old Town, just north of the Market Square. It was originally built as the Roman Catholic church of the Holy Trinity of the Trinitarian Order, between 1703 and 1731, in the style of French classicism but with a Baroque interior.

Photo: Aeou, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Description: church building in Lviv, Ukraine
Also known as: “Church of Transfiguration, Lviv”
Address: Краківська вулиця 21, 79008

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Armenian Church and Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet.

Armenian Church

Church

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The Armenian Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Lviv, Ukraine is located in the city's Old Town, north of the market square. Until 1945 it was the cathedral of the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv.

Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet

Theater building

Photo: Oleksandr Samoylyk, Public domain.

The Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet or Lviv Opera is an opera house located in Lviv, designed by Polish architect Zygmunt Gorgolewski. Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet is situated 220 metres west of Church of Transfiguration.

National Academyc Ukrainian Drama Theatre name after Maria Zan’kovetska

Theater building

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Maria Zankovetska Theatre is a drama theatre in the centre of Lviv, Ukraine, at the intersection of Lesya Ukrayinka Street and Prospekt Svobody. The building was erected in the mid 19th century, when it was the home of the Galician parliament, and was used as a theatre stage throughout the period until World War I. National Academyc Ukrainian Drama Theatre name after Maria Zan’kovetska is situated 130 metres west of Church of Transfiguration.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lviv and Tsytadel.

Lviv

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Lviv is in Western Ukraine 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.