Lviv
Lviv (Ukrainian: Львів L’viv, ; Polish: Lwów, ; German: Lemberg; Yiddish: Lemberg or – לעמבערג Lemberik – לעמבעריק; Russian: Львов, L'vov; see also other names) is a city in western Ukraine. Capital of the historical region of Galicia, Lviv is now regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine. The historical heart of Lviv with its old buildings and cobblestone roads has survived World War II and ensuing Nazi and Soviet occupation largely unscathed. The city has many industries and institutions of higher education such as Lviv University and Lviv Polytechnic. Lviv is also a home to many world-class cultural institutions, including a philharmonic orchestra and the famous Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet. The historic city centre is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Lviv celebrated its 750th anniversary with a son et lumière in the city centre in September 2006.
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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 (one of which ...
... With another reorganization of championship SKA Lviv returned to the Soviet First League under the leadership of Aleksey Grinin ... In 1956 for SKA Lviv played the future Dynamo Kiev captain, Vasyl Turyanchyk ... In 1957 ODO Lviv won the Class B tournament and managed to advamce to the 1/8 finals of Soviet Cup where they were facing Spartak Moscow ...
... Beginnings of aviation in Lviv reach back to 1884 when the Aeronautic Society was opened there ... Among its members there was a group of professors and students of the Lviv Polytechnic, including Stefan Drzewiecki and Zygmunt Sochacki ... Exhibition which took place in 1910 and featured models of aircraft built by Lviv students ...
... Lviv Arsenal (Ukrainian Львівський міський арсенал (Miskiy arsenal), Polish Arsenał Miejski we Lwowie) is the oldest of three historic ...
... Habsburg Monarchy, thus elevating the Eparchy of Lviv to the rank of Metropolis and granting it the same rights of the Metropolis of Kiev ... Metropolitans of Lviv from 1807 to 2005 Antin Angelovych, 1808—1814 Mykhajlo Levitsky, 1816—1858 Hryhory Yakhymovych, 1859—1866 Spyrydon Lytvynovych, 1866—1869 Joseph Sembratovych, 1870—1882 Sylvester ... In 1963 the Metropolian of Lviv was elevated to the rank of Major archbishop ...