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Forgotten Galicia

Forgotten Galicia

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

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The Galician Petroleum Industry and Its Connection to the Jews of the Drohobycz Region

February 15, 2020

“The Galician Petroleum Industry” by Valerie Schatzker for the Drohobycz Administrative District website From the middle of the nineteenth century, the history of the Jews of the Drohobycz Administrative District was closely connected with the history of the petroleum industry. As the demand for naphtha lamp oil grew, the oil-rich […]

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October 26, 2017

Black Gold In Galicia: Oil Boom & Bust In Austria-Hungary

By Chris Wilkinson Oil, that vital resource the modern world needs to exist, does not immediately come to mind when one thinks of Eastern Europe. Oil reserves are most frequently associated with the Middle East, United States, Canada, the North Sea, Mexico and Venezuela among others. Of course the elephant […]

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I am so happy to see that the entrance door and wi I am so happy to see that the entrance door and window of the house that was built for my relative Ludwik Hirsch were recently restored. Ludwik Hirsch (1860-1952) was High Councilor of the Treasury in Austrian Lemberg / Lwów / Lviv. The house was built in 1911-1912, designed by architect Jan Bagieński in the style of late Secession. Located on Konovaltsia Street.
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Wartime Lviv - boards: Many windows, especially wi Wartime Lviv - boards: Many windows, especially with historic stained-glass, have been boarded up to protect them. Other architectural details on the facades of buildings, such as statues on the front of the railway station or the fresco portraits on Boim Chapel, have also been covered.
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Lviv-Kraków commonalities: Terrazzo floors made b Lviv-Kraków commonalities: Terrazzo floors made by G. Zuliani. Great examples of these floors can still be found in both cities. Here is one in Lviv with the maker's mark and the greeting "salve."
Giovanni Zuliani (1843-1909) moved from Italy to Lviv and in 1892 founded a company specializing in mosaic and granite terrazzo prepared in Venetian style, marble ornamentation of walls and furniture, and all kinds of cement work. The company had branches in three other Galician cities: Kraków, Stanisławów (Ivano-Frankivsk), and Chernivtsi. 
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Wartime Lviv - tape: One of the safety measures ma Wartime Lviv - tape: One of the safety measures many Lviv residents took after the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine was taping their windows to prevent flying glass - in an X shape from corner to corner. These reminders of war can be found around the city. 
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Wartime Lviv - sandbags: Sandbags are being used t Wartime Lviv - sandbags: Sandbags are being used to help protect architectural objects and monuments from explosions, to add a layer of security around the perimeter of administrative and police buildings, and to block large basement windows to ensure the safety of people seeking shelter inside. 
The first image features an old manhole cover with inscriptions in Polish - these images could have very well come from WWI or WWII.
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