Volodymyr

The "Valy" hillfort (castle site, citadel) in the center of the modern city of Volodymyr in Volyn is an archaeological monument of national importance. It is part of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve "Ancient Volodymyr".

The first fortifications between the Luha River and its two tributaries arose in early Slavic times. In the Hungarian chronicles under the year 884, the city of Ladomyr is mentioned, which was the tribal center of the Dulibs.

The quadrangular earthen ramparts located between the Slavic Park and the bus station date back to the heyday of urban construction after the city was annexed by Prince Volodymyr the Great to Kievan Rus in the 10th century. The heyday of medieval Volodymyr fell on the first half of the 13th century, when Prince Danylo Romanovych ruled us.

The powerful ramparts rise six meters in the northern part of the rampart and eight meters in the southern part. On the ramparts were wooden city walls with towers and several gates, a moat with water ran around the ramparts. There were several stone temples and palaces on the territory of the dytynets (citadel). Around it was the Surrounding City, also fortified with earthen ramparts.

From the west, the citadel is adjoined by the Episcopal Castle with the Assumption Cathedral and the bell tower, built in 1494.

From the 19th to the middle of the 20th century, the government of Tsarist, then Soviet Russia used the Volodymyr Fortress as a prison for political prisoners, then as a tuberculosis hospital. The two-story prison building has been preserved, which is being restored to house a museum exhibition.

A memorial sign has been installed in honor of those who fell for the freedom of Ukraine.

The ancient white-stone Holy Assumption Cathedral rises majestically above the city of Volodymyr, a little away from the center, behind the citadel ramparts of the city center. It is part of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve "Ancient Volodymyr".

Founded in the 12th century by Mstyslav Izyaslavych, the future Grand Duke of Kyiv. "Mstyslav's Church" was the residence of the Volyn bishops and the ancestral tomb of the Mstyslavych princes. Roman Mstyslavich, the founder of the Galicia-Volyn principality, is buried here.

The temple was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt, the last reconstruction in 1900 gave it ancient Rus forms.

Nearby is the bell tower built in the 15th century, as well as the bishop's house.

Monuments to ancient Rus princes have been erected on the territory.

Saint Basil's Rotunda Church is a unique example of Orthodox architecture. The name of the architect Oleksa, who built the temple in XIII century, is mentioned in the Galician-Volyn Chronicle.

Elements of Gothic architecture can be traced in the structural and technical solution, in particular the eight-petal ceiling.

In 1901, a Russian-style bathhouse was built on top, which changed the look of the Basil's church beyond recognition.

It is part of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve "Ancient Volodymyr".

The parish church of Saints Joachim and Anne in Volodymyr was built in 1752 by Bishop Adam Wojna Orański. It is located on the site of a previous wooden Roman Catholic church, founded in 1554 with the support of Princess Anna of Zbarazh.

The three-nave basilica with two towers on the main facade is made in the strict forms of the late Baroque. The basements, covered with cylindrical vaults, have been preserved.

In 1958, the church was closed, first a furniture store was arranged in it, and later a concert hall and a coffee shop. Only in 1992 was the church returned to the local Roman Catholics.

It is part of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve "Ancient Volodymyr".

The majestic Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ rises in the center of the city of Volodymyr. An architectural monument of national importance in the late Baroque style. It is part of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve "Ancient Volodymyr".

The temple was built as a Jesuit church of the Sending of the Apostles within the boundaries of the surrounding city in 1755 by the Slonim starost Ignacy Sadowski. Construction lasted 15 years. In 1762, the Jesuit church acquired the status of the "Heart of Jesus" monastery. After the abolition of the Jesuit order, the church passed to the Basilian order, and in 1840 the monastery became Orthodox, was the residence of bishops. In 1921, it again passed to the disposal of the Roman Catholic diocese.

The temple suffered during World War II. Now it has been restored and consecrated as the Orthodox Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.