Market Square

The Coffee Mine in Lviv’s cobblestoned old town © Brenik / Shutterstock

Market Square is a marvelous place in the center of Lvov, peculiar museum of the medieval city under the dome of blue sky, where each house is an embodiment of amazing architecture.

Market Square © postlive.net

Its age is six centuries. The history of the entire city overfills the aura of this small piece of land, where 44 incredibly beautiful kamenitsas are located. 7 streets and 1 square stretch out from the angles of the Market Square.
Here are some of the outstanding kamenitsas:

The Bandinelli Kamenitsa is called in honor of Italian Roberto Bandinelli, descendant of a famous sculpture Bartolomeo Bandinelli, who created in the times of great Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael. In 1629 first post office was established here – couriers were sent to all around Europe twice a week.

The Bandinelli Kamenitsa © WIKI

Kornyakta Palace was built for a wealthy Greek Merchant Constantine Kornyakt. Its inner yard is called Italian because of its similarity with yards in Florence and Rome.

Kornyakta Palace © WIKI

Black Kamenitsa (“Chorna Kamenitsa” in Ukrainian) is exceptionally beautiful and the most precious kamenitsa among all the philistine buildings of Renaissance epoch.

Black Kamenitsa © WIKI

Lyubomirski Palace includes two medieval kamenitsas. Since 1975 collections of furniture of different epochs, tapestries, procelain and delftware of Museum of Ethnography.

Lyubomirski Palace © WIKI

Venetian (Massari) House is one of the old Gothic kamenitsas built is Renaissance style. Above its doorway there is a symbol of Venice – a lion with wings.

Venetian (Massari) House © WIKI

Source: Visit Ukraine

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