Ancient Halych
Ancient Halych is the National Architecture-Historical Reserve located in the western Ukrainian settlements of Halych, Krylos, Shevchenkove, Bilshivtsi, and Zalukva. The site includes landmarks of 11th–17th centuries in ancient Halych and its surroundings. The reserve was created on 8 February 1994.
Architectural landmarks
Halych is one of the few Ukrainian cities where Kievan Rus'-era architecture has been partially preserved, similarly to Kyiv and Chernihiv. The reserve consists of more than 200 architectural monuments. The major monuments of architecture, as well as museums that belong to the reserve, are listed below.Halych
- Church of Nativity of Christ
- Halych castle
- Museum of Karaite History and Culture, including ten Karaite houses and cemetery in Zalukva village
- Remains of ancient Halych
- Foundation of Assumption Cathedral, as well as the grave of Yaroslav Osmomysl and St. Basil's Chapel
- Foundation of St. Elijah's Church
- Knyaz's well
- Church of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
- Halychyna Grave
- Foundation of St. Cyril's Church
- A system of ramparts and fortifications
- Museum of History of Ancient Halych
- Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in the Carpathian Region
- St. Pantaleon Church
- Carmelite Cathedral and Monastery Complex
Preservation