electricity Archives - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/tag/electricity/ Remnants of the past found in Lviv, Galicia & the former Austrian Empire Fri, 31 May 2024 10:20:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://forgottengalicia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bird-150x150.png electricity Archives - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/tag/electricity/ 32 32 Lviv’s Prewar Electrical Substation Booths https://forgottengalicia.com/lvivs-prewar-electrical-substation-booths/ https://forgottengalicia.com/lvivs-prewar-electrical-substation-booths/#respond Sat, 24 Apr 2021 09:04:45 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=10568 Lviv’s first municipal electric station of direct current (DC) was built to power the electric tram, which was introduced ahead of the General Regional Exhibition of 1894 to bring visitors from the main train station to the site of the exhibition. The competition for the construction of the tram network was won […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/lvivs-prewar-electrical-substation-booths/feed/ 0 Lviv’s First Tram Depot https://forgottengalicia.com/lvivs-first-tram-depot/ https://forgottengalicia.com/lvivs-first-tram-depot/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2020 12:11:19 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=8509 The first electric tramline in Lviv was built ahead of the General Regional Exhibition of 1894 to bring visitors from the main railway station to the site of the exhibition. To power the line, the first municipal electric station of direct current (DC) was also built, and to house the […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/lvivs-first-tram-depot/feed/ 0 Five Fun Facts about the Galician General Regional Exhibition of 1894 https://forgottengalicia.com/five-fun-facts-about-the-galician-general-regional-exhibition-of-1894/ https://forgottengalicia.com/five-fun-facts-about-the-galician-general-regional-exhibition-of-1894/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2019 11:52:33 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=6579 The biggest fair in the history of Lviv (Lwów), the General Regional Exhibition (Powszechna Wystawa Krajowa) drew nearly 1,150,000 visitors over a four-month period. The most distinguished guest was Austrian Emperor Franz Josef I himself. The exhibition was a platform to demonstrate Lviv’s and Galicia’s economic and cultural progress, and […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/five-fun-facts-about-the-galician-general-regional-exhibition-of-1894/feed/ 0 Electricity Comes to Lviv’s Residential Buildings: Antique Electrical Panels https://forgottengalicia.com/electricity-comes-to-lvivs-residential-buildings-antique-electrical-panels/ https://forgottengalicia.com/electricity-comes-to-lvivs-residential-buildings-antique-electrical-panels/#comments Sat, 20 Jul 2019 11:14:19 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=397 Dozens of prewar electrical panels can be found inside the entryways of many of Lviv’s old buildings. Although more than one hundred years have passed since they were installed, these devices continue to supply power. Here’s a look at how electricity first came to Lviv’s residential buildings and the role […]

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