Attractions of Sharhorod

The church of Saint Florian Shariy, after whom the city of Sharhorod is named, was built in 1595 by Prince Yan Zamoyskyi, chancellor and grand crown hetman.

The three-nave basilica is made of torn limestone. The cylindrical vault is completely covered with a wonderful ornamental painting in the "grotesque" style. In the main altar there is a crucifix made by old Italian masters.

The complex has survived to this day with only minor changes made during the restoration in 1717.

Saint Nicholas Sharhorod Men's Monastery was founded in 1718 by the Basilian Fathers, who were invited by magnate Stanislav Lyubomyrsky.

In 1782, the new owner of Sharhorod, Yuzef Sylvestr Sosnovsky, allocated a part of the ruins of the Sharhorod Castle for the construction of a Uniate monastery and a bursa school. In the center of the complex, the Nicolas Myrlikiiskyi Cathedral was built.

After the annexation of the region to the Russian Empire, the monastery was transformed into an Orthodox one, and the school into a seminary. Reconstruction was carried out in 1806-1818.

The monastery is surrounded by defensive walls. The complex includes the Saint Nicolas Cathedral, the over-gate building with the belfry, the fraternal building with the Saint Michael's Church, and the corner tower.

The Sharhorod Synagogue is one of the oldest Jewish temples in Ukraine.

It was built in 1589 in the Renaissance style, had defensive significance (the loopholes in the attic have been preserved), and was part of the system of city fortifications.

During the Turkish rule of 1672-1699, the building was used as a mosque. In 1930, the synagogue was closed.

Currently, the building is located on the territory of the juice factory.

The remains of the fortifications of the Sharhorod castle, built in 1585 by the prince Yan Zamoyskyi.

The castle was located on a hill at the confluence of the Kovbasna River in Murashka, had a citadel with five towers, and long-range artillery.

In 1595, the fortress was destroyed by the Cossacks of Severyn Nalyvayko, and in 1648 it was captured by the troops of Maksym Kryvonos. The Cossack garrison withstood Polish sieges until 1651, when they were forced to surrender by the army of Hetman Martyn Kalynovsyi.

Since the 18th century, the Sharhorod castle lost its strategic importance and began to crumble. Despite an attempt at restoration made in the 19th century, only the ruins of one tower and fragments of retaining walls, which are located among private buildings, have survived to this day.

Sharhorod Center of Contemporary Art "Sharhorod Rafinad" was opened in 2009 in the old premises of the former sugar factory at the expense of entrepreneur Oleksandr Pohorilskyi.

The former factory forge has been transformed into an art workshop. The museum exhibits the works of artists Alisa Yoffe, Dmytro Butov, Anatoliy Osmolovsky, as well as Volodymyr Lohutov.

A contemporary art festival is held on the basis of the center. The center of craft arts "SharKraft" is active. There is a hotel.

The Sharhorod Museum of Fine Arts represents the works of Ukrainian artists of the 60s and 80s of the 20th century: Odaynyk, Derehusov, Lemeshko, Lozovy, Shchebryakov and others.

The greatest value is the tapestry "Sharhorod - the land of Podillya", created according to the sketches of a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Yuriy Kyzymov.