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Forgotten Galicia

Forgotten Galicia

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

Tag: West Galicia

Some Like It Not – Billy Wilder: Fame, Fortune & Fate (From Galicia to Hollywood to the Holocaust)

August 6, 2018

By Chris Wilkinson “To know me, you must think of me in terms of what Austria was like in 1906, when I was born. Austria in those days was a huge monarchy of 56 million people – the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The monarchy seemed indestructible.”– Billy Wilder One of Hollywood’s greatest movie […]

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February 5, 2018

Historical Maps of Galicia (1775-1918)

Borders and Districts of Galicia Galicia as a geopolitical entity was created in 1772 with the establishment of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, the Habsburg Monarchy’s (later the Austrian Empire’s) easternmost crownland. The capital of the province was Lemberg (today Lviv). A century and a half later, in 1918, […]

Forgotten Galicia

Old elevator in a building built in 1929 #elevator Old elevator in a building built in 1929
#elevator #elevators #lift #lifts #winda #archidetails #architecture_hunter #architecturehunter #archihunter #architektura #architecturaldetail #ironwork #me#oldbuildings #balustrades #balustrade #stairways #staircase #stairwells #stairwell #przemyśl #galicia #galicja
Balustrades of Przemyśl #balustrade #balustrades Balustrades of Przemyśl 
#balustrade #balustrades #balusters #railing #metalwork #ironwork #staircases #stairwells #stairway #stairwell #staircase #stairways #addicted_to_details #archidetails #architecture_hunter #architecturehunter #architecturaldetail #architektura #przemyśl #galicia #galicja
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
#modernistarchitecture #recessedportal #archidetails #architecture_hunter #architektura #architecturaldetail #archihunter #krakow #kraków #modernizm #doordetail #doors #olddoors #doorway #poland
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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