cisterns Archives - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/tag/cisterns/ Remnants of the past found in Lviv, Galicia & the former Austrian Empire Tue, 01 May 2018 09:22:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://forgottengalicia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bird-150x150.png cisterns Archives - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/tag/cisterns/ 32 32 Cistern in Pohulyanka Park https://forgottengalicia.com/cistern-pohulyanka-park/ https://forgottengalicia.com/cistern-pohulyanka-park/#respond Tue, 01 May 2018 09:22:41 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=381 The first water supply system in Lviv was built in 1407. The ​​German Peter Schtecher was responsible for drafting the plans for the construction of cisterns and water pipes. As information about the work associated with the laying of water pipes was strictly classified, no documents with the precise locations […]

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