Lviv Arsenal Museum

The City Arsenal is the oldest of three historic arsenal buildings in Lviv, Ukraine. The other two are the Royal Arsenal and Sieniawski Arsenal. It is a rectangular two-storey structure with a miniature octagonal tower on the north side.

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Type: Museum
Description: historic building in Lviv, Ukraine
Also known as: “Lviv Arsenal”
Address: Підвальна вулиця 5, 79008
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dormition Church and Lubomirski Palace.

Dormition Church

Church

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The Dormition or Assumption Church is a Ukrainian Orthodox church in the city of Lviv, Ukraine. At present it belongs to the Lviv Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Dormition Church is situated 110 metres northwest of Lviv Arsenal Museum.

Lubomirski Palace

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The Lviv palace of Prince Stanisław Lubomirski was built in the 1760s to Jan de Witte's design on the site of several older houses. The palace's main façade, featuring decoration by Sebastian Vessinger, is on Market Square. Lubomirski Palace is situated 160 metres northwest of Lviv Arsenal Museum.

Koriniakt Palace (The Royal Town House)

Museum

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The Korniakt Palace on Market Square in Lviv is a prime example of the royal kamienica, or townhouse. The fabric of the palace is of various dates. It was originally built by Polish architect Piotr Barbon for merchant Konstanty Korniakt, a champion of Greek Orthodoxy and co-founder of the Lviv Dormition Brotherhood. Koriniakt Palace (The Royal Town House) is situated 210 metres northwest of Lviv Arsenal Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lviv and Lychakiv.

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.