Interesting facts about Lviv

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Львів1. Львів (Lwów, Lemberg, Lviv, Львов…) is the city with 750 years history.

2. Lviv was founded by king Danylo Halytskyi who named the city in honour of his son Leo (Lion). The are about 5 thousand sculptures of lions in Lviv.

3. Lviv is the top ukrainian city with the quantity of architectual sights.

4. Lviv was the motherland of many famous authors, poets and artists.

Домініканський собор5. Lviv University was found in 1661 and it is the one of the oldest universities of Europe.

6. Lviv is the city of temples.

7. There is the oldest ukrainian bell, made in 1341, in St. George's Cathedral.

8. Lychakiv Cementary is the architect sight.

9. In Lviv lived and worked the first ukrainian print book publisher Ivan Fedorov.

 

 

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