Вежа Ратуші

Вежа Ратуші is a tower in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast which is located on площа Ринок. Вежа Ратуші is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Viewpoint on the Town Hall, as well as near City Museum.

Type: Tourist attraction
Address: площа Ринок 1
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Koriniakt Palace (The Royal Town House).

Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Church

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The Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, usually called simply the Latin Cathedral is a 14th-century Latin Catholic cathedral in Lviv, western Ukraine. Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is situated 130 metres southwest of Вежа Ратуші.

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 120 metres northeast of Вежа Ратуші.

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 130 metres east of Вежа Ратуші.

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.