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Forgotten Galicia

Forgotten Galicia

Remnants of the past found in Lviv, Galicia & the former Austrian Empire

Tag: folk architecture

The Wooden Greek Catholic Churches of the Galician Lemko Region

January 18, 2020

The Lemkos and Their Fate The Lemkos are an ethnic group who historically inhabited the mountain valleys and foothills of the Carpathians in a region (called Lemkovyna or Lemkivshchyna) that today stretches along the border between Poland and Slovakia covering some western territories in Ukraine. The area that today belongs […]

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November 28, 2018

Traces of Zakopane Style Architecture in Lviv

At the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Art Nouveau spread across Europe and the United States. In the Austrian Empire the new art movement was called the Secession Style. The transition from historicism to modernism—which took place during this period as part of the struggle against academic art—chronologically […]

October 22, 2018

A Protection Symbol for the Home: The Six-Petal Rosette оn the Crossbeams of Galicia

The Six-Petal Rosette The six-petal rosette, the flower-like symbol created by overlapping seven circles, as well as the expanded variants with 7 interlocking rosettes and 19 interlocking rosettes (the latter is called the “Flower of Life” in the New Age movement), is an ancient symbol that has been used across […]

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Old elevator in a building built in 1929 #elevator Old elevator in a building built in 1929
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Balustrades of Przemyśl #balustrade #balustrades Balustrades of Przemyśl 
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Boot scrapers of Przemyśl #skrobaczka #bootscrape Boot scrapers of Przemyśl #skrobaczka #bootscraper #bootscrapers #ironwork #metalwork #addicted_to_details #archidetails #architecturehunter #architecture_hunter #architecturelovers #architecturaldetail #decrottoir #przemyśl #galicja #galicia
A sampling of antique tiles around Przemyśl #til A sampling of antique tiles around Przemyśl 
#tilelove #tilepattern #oldtiles #tileaddiction #antiquetiles #vintagetiles #addicted_to_details #archidetails #architecturehunter #architecture_hunter #architecturaldetail #architektura #floortiles #tiles #przemyśl #galicja #galicia
#paintedceiling #fresco #frescos #mural #murals #a #paintedceiling #fresco #frescos #mural #murals #archidetails #artnouveau #architecture_hunter #architecturehunter #architecturalornamentation #architectural_ornamentation #architecturaldetail #architektura #przemyśl #galicia #galicja
Old gate with manufacturer's mark #gate #gates #fe Old gate with manufacturer's mark
#gate #gates #fence #ironwork #metalwork #archidetails #architecture_hunter #architecturaldetail #manufacturersmark #makersmark #inscription #oldsigns #oldsignage #przemyśl #galicja #galicia
Great corner buildings with domes #archidetails #a Great corner buildings with domes
#archidetails #architecture_hunter #architektura #architecturaldetail #architecturalornamentation #domes #cornerbuilding #cornerbuildings #architecturelovers #oldbuildings #dome #krakow #kraków #galicja #galicia
Examples of recessed portals in Modernist (Functio Examples of recessed portals in Modernist (Functionalist) buildings across Kraków. This type of portal was originally found in Romanesque and Gothic church portals, which have multiple set-back arches resting on a series of jambs. A much-simplified recessed portal, inspired by the original church portals, was used later in architectural styles such as Art Deco and Functionalism (many great examples can be found in both Kraków and Lviv).
#modernisthouse #functionalism
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A beautiful old door with the signature of the cra A beautiful old door with the signature of the craftsman who created it - Wł Meresiński. Władysław Meresiński was also the owner of this building. This type of mark carved into the door by the carpenter, several examples of which can be found around Kraków, is not something I've seen in Lviv.
 #doordetail #doors #door #carvedwood #woodendoors #woodendoor #woodwork #ironwork #metalwork #artnouveau #artnouveaustyle #secession #secesja #inscription #typography #makersmark #krakow #kraków #galicja #galicia #archidetails #architecture_hunter #architektura #archihunter #architecturaldetail
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