Attractions of Horodyshche

The Horodyshche Local History Museum was founded in the city of Horodyshche in 1998.

The museum's exposition illustrates the history and culture of the city, tells about prominent residents of Horodyshche. The total collection of the museum is almost two thousand exhibits. In addition to the main exposition, the museum hosts exhibitions of decorative and applied arts.

The Horodyshche Literary and Memorial Museum-Estate of the Writer Ivan Le was founded in 1983 with the participation of the writer's wife Irina and son Rikhard, who donated the house and estate to the museum. The house project was developed personally by Ivan Le at one time and he took an active part in the construction work.

The museum's exposition includes more than 7 thousand exhibits, including the writer's manuscripts, various materials for his works, books written by him, personal belongings, documents, photographs, tools, gifts from friends, etc.

Saint Michael's Church in Horodyshche was built in the Neo-Gothic style in 1844 at the expense of Count Mykhaylo Vorontsov, according to the project of the Italian architect Dzhordzho Torrichelli.

In Soviet times, it was closed, the bell tower was dismantled, and a sports hall was built in the church itself. Paintings of the 19th century were whitewashed.

In the 1990s, the church was restored, the bell tower was rebuilt, and the painting "The Last Judgment" (area 102 square meters) was washed and restored.

The architecture of Staint Michael's Church is very unusual for an Orthodox church. Neo-Gothic architecture is reminiscent of Catholic churches, and the tines on the belfry, orange walls and green roof make the temple look like a fairy-tale castle.

The museum of the singer and composer Semen Hulak-Artemovsky in Horodyshche is located in an old one-story house in the center of the city.

Hulak-Artemovskyi was born in Horodyshche in 1813. He is known as one of the founders of Ukrainian classical music, the author of the first Ukrainian opera "Zaporozhets za Dunayem".