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Lviv History Museum (Black House)

Lviv History Museum (Black House), Lviv

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General information about Lviv History Museum (Black House) (Lviv)

One of the most interesting examples of Lviv Renaissance architecture in the ensemble of Rynok Square is the Lorentsovych house, better known as the "Black House" (Chorna Kamyanytsia). The black color sharply distinguishes this building from the other buildings of the square and creates a sharp contrast with it.

The "Black House" was built in 1589 in the style of the late Renaissance by the architect Petro Krasovsky on the order of Sofia Ganel.

During the XVI-XIX centuries, the house changed owners many times, as well as completed and rebuilt. Initially, the building was not black, but under the influence of precipitation, the sandstone masonry was greatly darkened, and now it is sp ...

Одним із найцікавіших зразків львівської ренесансної архітектури в ансамблі площі Ринок є будинок Лоренцовичів, більше відомий як "Чорна кам'яниця". Чорний колір різко вирізняє цю будівлю з-поміж іншої забудови площі та створює з нею  різкий контраст.

"Чорну кам’яницю" було збудовано в 1589 році у стилі пізнього ренесансу архітектором Петром Красовським на замовлення Софії Ганель.

Фармацевт Ян Лоренцович відкрив тут одну з перших аптек у Львові. Протягом XVI-XIX століть будинок багато разів міняв власників, а також добудовувався і перебудовувався.

Спочатку будівля не мала чорного забарвлення, але під впливом опадів пісковик кам'яної кладки сильно потемнів, а ...

Practical information about Lviv History Museum (Black House) (Lviv)

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2/1/2025

Categories Architecture, Museum / gallery
Date of foundation 1588-1589
Hours of work 10:00-17:30
Address Rynok Square, 4

Lviv

Coordinates 49.84238° N, 24.03258° E Copy icon Coordinates copied
Phone 380 32 235 8334, +380 32 235 5367, +380 32 235 8787, +380 97 740 7348,
Email muzyka.andrii@gmail.com , lhm@mail.lviv.ua, zuzxix-xxct@ukr.net
Official site https://lhm.lviv.ua/location/k... External link icon
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Cost adults – 100 UAH, schoolchildren, students and pensioners – 50 UAH; excursion – 100/50 UAH per person
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According to the institution

- There is no parking for people with disabilities

- From the stop g / t to the entrance are signs:
No
- Distance from the public transport stop to the entrance to the building:
400 m
- Width and height of the "corridor" of the path from the public transport stop:
2 m, 5 m
- Coverage of the pedestrian path from the public transport stop:
Бруківка
- On the way from the stop g / t there are obstacles:
No

- Width of space in front of the entrance to the building:
2 m
- Information plate is placed at the height:
Missing
- The entrance is arranged on the same level with the ground:
No
- The entrance is equipped with stairs (width, height, circle, material):
120 cm, 30 cm, 1items, камінь
- Stairs have:
No data available
- The entrance is equipped with a ramp (width, length, angle):
75 cm, 2 m, 60 degrees
- Dimensions of the area in front of the door (width, length):
200*500 cm
- Door type:
mechanical
- There is a threshold in the front door:
25 cm
- Aisle width:
80 cm

- Free space in front of the rack / window not less than 1.5 m * 1.5 m:
Yes
- Parameters of the rack or the lower edge of the window (height, width):
100 cm, 50 cm
- The rack is well lit:
Yes
- Installed induction loop:
No
- Assistive FM hearing aids available:
No
- Installed a mnemonic of the building:
No
- Available information about the museum's inclusiveness:
No

- Floor material:
Плитка
- Width of free passage in corridors:
100 cm
- Passages with an inclination of more than 3 degrees:
Yes
- Minimum width of passages and doors:
50 cm
- Maximum threshold height:
0 cm
- Number of exhibition floors:
4
- Internal stairs have:
handrails
- Pointers to the main premises:
No
- Tactile navigation:
Yes
- Places to rest:
Yes
- Accessible place for swaddling the baby:
No

- Height of placement of exhibits:
70 cm
- Height of signatures to exhibits:
150 cm
- In front of the exhibits there is free space (width, length):
Unavailable
- Videos are accompanied by subtitles:
No
- Provided tactile exhibits:
Yes
- Available audio guide:
No
- Premises are equipped with an induction loop:
No
- There are formats for different senses:
No
- The exposition includes stories, works of people with disabilities:
No

- There is no toilet for people with disabilities

- Admission for the accompanying person is free:
Yes
- Allowed entry with a guide dog:
No
- Support service available:
No
- The museum's website meets the requirements of web accessibility:
No
- The museum has its own corporate identity (identity):
No
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