Attractions of Volyn region

The first fortifications of the city of Ladomyr between the Luha River and its two tributaries arose in early Slavic times.

The earthen ramparts of a quadrangular shape preserved in the center of modern Volodymyr belong to the heyday of urban construction after the accession of the city to Kyivan Rus by Prince Volodymyr the Great.

There were wooden city walls with towers and several gates on the ramparts, a moat with water ran around the ramparts, and there were several stone temples and palaces on the territory.

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

A memorial sign was installed in honor of those who died for the freedom of Ukraine.

In the 17th century, the Church of the Ascension of the Cross was part of the complex of buildings of the Lutsk Brotherhood of the Ascension of the Cross, which included a monastery, a hospital and a school.

The Lutsk brotherhood was founded by a group of Volyn noblemen, among whom was the celebrated Ukrainian patroness Halshka Hulevychivna, the founder of the Kyiv brotherhood. The Church of the Ascension of the Cross, built on a donation by a patron, has a pronounced defensive character. In its current form, the temple was rebuilt after the fire of 1888.

Crypts were preserved under the altar of the church, in which brothers, famous noblemen, public, cultural and state figures were buried. Danylo Bratkovskyi, Halshka Hulevychivna, and Lavrentiy Drevinskyi are buried here.

The dungeons are open for visitors. A museum of the history of the Lutsk brotherhood has been opened in the premises of the monastery.

The "Brick Pillar" on the western edge of the city of Berestechko is an obelisk chapel on the grave of Oleksandr Pronsky, the son of the city's founder.

Pronsky was a Calvinist Protestant. Returning from Rome in 1595, he gave the Catholic church in Berestechka to the Calvinists. His heir Andriy Leshchynsky was also a follower of Calvinism, under him Berestechko became one of the main centers of Socinianism (Arianism) - a radical trend in Protestantism.

The "Brick Pillar" on Pronsky's grave is a unique Socinian landmark that has not been preserved anywhere else in the world. The 16-meter obelisk is built of solid brick on cement masonry. The inscription on the north side is preserved: "Oleksandr Fridrikhovych Pronsky, from Kastelian, died in 1601, the last days of March."

The parish church of Saints Joachim and Anna was built in Volodymyr in austere forms of late baroque on the site of a wooden church founded in 1554 with the support of Princess Anna Zbarazka.

Three-naft basilica with two towers on the main facade.

Under the church there are cellars covered with cylindrical vaults.

The Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Lutsk is one of the most valuable architectural monuments of the city, which is one of the most important Catholic shrines in Volyn.

It was built in the 17th century at the same time as the Jesuit monastery, designed by architects Dzhakomo Briano and Benedetto Molli. The nearby bell tower has been preserved since the 16th century, when the Catholic bishopric was founded in Lutsk and the first Latin cathedral appeared, which has not survived to this day.

The interior is lavishly decorated with moldings, sculptures, pilasters, as well as paintings by many artists: Mykola Klymkovych, Pavlo Vyshynskyi, Tadeush Konych (Kuntse), Yan Prekhtl, Vilyani, Frantsysk Smuhlevych, Voytsekh Herson and others.

In the XVII-XVIII centuries, the largest religious school in Volyn operated at the monastery. Currently, the building of the Jesuit monastery houses a technical school of food technology.

Peter and Paul Church is the cathedral of the Lutsk Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine.

There are three-level dungeons under the building (entrance to the right of the cathedral, tours are available).

The ancient white-stone Holy Assumption Cathedral rises majestically above the city of Volodymyr, a little away from the center, behind the ramparts of the city center.

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.

The Assumption Nyzkynychi Monastery was founded in 1643 by the famous statesman of the 17th century, the Ukrainian nobleman Adam Kysil, the last Orthodox senator of the Commonwealth of Nations, who later became the Kyiv voivode.

To create the monastery, Kysil allocated his own ancestral castle in Nyzkynychi with defensive ramparts. For ten years, he allocated significant funds to complete the construction.

The five-domed Assumption Church in the Renaissance style is an outstanding example of Ukrainian architecture of the 17th century. It is surrounded by a low stone fence, which includes a wooden two-story bell tower, which is the main entrance. Many representatives of the Kysil family are buried in the church, including the founder himself, who until the end of his life remained the main champion of Orthodoxy in the western Ukrainian lands. His grave is in the basement, the restored sarcophagus is decorated with battle bas-reliefs by Italian masters. The church also has a marble bust of Adam Kysil , his portrait and family coat of arms.

The monastery has experienced several re-subordinations, the church was closed in the middle of the 20th century, and suffered greatly during half a century of neglect.

Currently, the monastery has been revived, the church has been restored.

The Holy Intercession Church in Piddubtsi is a large nine-domed cult building in the late Baroque style with elements characterizing the transition to the style of classicism.

The church was built in 1745 by Lyudvika Lubomyrska, the wife of the Kyiv voivode, according to the project of the outstanding architect Pavlo Hizhytskyi, as a Greek-Catholic church. Later, the great Hetman of Lithuania Mykhaylo Kazymyr Radzyvill decorated the church a lot. In plan, it is a cruciform church inscribed in a rotunda with one large central tower, which is adjoined on four sides by paired towers.

Lightness of forms, organic connection with the landscape and solemnity - all this distinguishes the Church of the Intercession from other churches in Volyn. The architect Hizhytskyi is also credited with the authorship of the baroque altar with columns.

The Church of the Holy Trinity in Liuboml is the oldest Roman Catholic church in Volyn.

According to legend, it was built by the Polish king Vladyslav II Yahaylo in gratitude for the victory he won in these regions over the Tatars, returning after the Battle of Grunwald.

The Gothic Trinity Church was built on a hill in the northern part of Ljuboml and was included in the system of city fortifications. In addition to religious functions, it also performed defensive functions.

As a result of the reconstruction of the 17th century, the building acquired Baroque features, but the Renaissance portal was partially preserved.

The church acquired its current appearance after the reconstruction of the 19th century.

After 1945, the building was used as a fertilizer warehouse, a shop, a sawmill, a sports hall and, finally, a museum.

Today, the church belongs to the Catholic community of Liuboml.

The Church of the Holy Trinity is part of the monastery complex, founded in the 18th century in honor of the victory of the Poles in the Battle of Berestechko.

The massive and at the same time elegant temple is made in Rococo style. The bell tower and cell building are located nearby.

According to legend, an underground passage from the church led to the estate of Prince Pronsky, which is located nearby, and another passage stretched for 2 kilometers to the estate of Prince Rynchynsky.

Today, the Trinity Church belongs to the Greek Catholics.

The Church of the Holy Trinity and Saint Mary Magdalene in Zaturtsi was built in 1642-1646 at the expense of Valerian Pidhorodinskyi.

The Augustinian monastery operated near the church.

In 1832, the Russian tsarist authorities closed the monastery, and the church was handed over to the Orthodox Church. In 1933, the temple was restored after the First World War, but in 1946 it was closed again by the Soviet authorities.

In 1994, restoration was carried out, the church was consecrated again.

The majestic and luxurious collegiate Holy Trinity Church was built in Olyka according to the project of architects Benedetto Molli and Dzhovanni Maliverny in the style of the Jesuit church Il Gesu in Rome.

The construction was financed by Prince Albrekht Stanislav Radzyvill, the great chancellor of Lithuania. The Trinity Church was the ancestral burial place of the Radzyvills. In the 17th century, a collegium operated here - a branch of the theological academy in Zamost.

The Trinity Church in Olyka was considered one of the most beautiful in Poland. It was surrounded by a fortress wall, from which the corner towers-chapels remained. The facade is generously decorated with sculptures and stucco (the sculptor Melchior Erlenberg worked on the exterior decoration).

Despite the destruction that the church suffered during the Soviet era (a warehouse was located here), the church still makes an unforgettable impression.

Restoration has begun. The church is being brought back to life by the efforts of the local parish and the Polish Cultural Heritage Foundation. The facade of the attraction has already been updated. Next is the interior.

The picturesque Hryada tract on Lake Svityaz was built up with many recreation centers in Soviet times.

Legally, it belongs to the city of Shatsk, but in fact it is already an independent settlement.

The bulk of modern hotels and high-level recreation complexes are concentrated here, and a large area is reserved for car camping.

The Ihor Stravinsky Museum in Ustyluh was opened in the house that the composer built according to his own project in 1907.

Ustyluh became the birthplace of three generations of the Stravinsky creative family. Composer Ihor Stravinsky lived in Ustiluz from 1892 to 1914, he married his cousin Kateryna Nosenko here, he called this city a "paradise for creativity". It was here that he created the ballets "The Hot Bird" (1910), "Petrushka" (1912), "Sacred Spring" (1913), which reflected the musical folklore of Volyn.

Most of the premises of Stravinsky's house, built according to his own design, are now occupied by a children's music school with a concert hall.

The museum is located on the first floor in the left wing. In four halls, materials are presented that tell about the life and creative path of the brilliant composer, his stay in Ustyluh, and his last visit to the Soviet Union. In particular, you can see the grand piano on which Stravinsky played.

The Korsaks Museum of Ukrainian Modern Art (KMUMA) was opened in 2018 by Volyn businessman and philanthropist Viktor Korsak.

The 3,000-square-meter museum exposition is located on three floors of the Adrenaline City Cultural and Entertainment Center on the northeastern outskirts of Lutsk.

It is the largest museum of contemporary national art in Ukraine, which presents paintings, graphics, sculptures, video art, installations and other works by more than 100 leading Ukrainian artists from the early twentieth century to the present. In total, more than 800 art objects are presented in several exhibition halls.

The pearl of the collection is the early work of the founder of cubism in sculpture, the world-famous Ukrainian sculptor Oleksandr Arkhypenko "Naked" (1907), which became the prototype of many future works of the artist. The museum is also proud of the works of the luminaries of Lviv modernism: Olena Kulchytska, Roman Selsky, Leopold Levytsky and Yaroslava Muzyka.

Nonconformism of the Soviet times is represented by three schools: north-western - Lviv, Transcarpathia; central and eastern - Kyiv, Kharkiv; southern - Odesa. In particular, the works of Mykola Malyshko, Petro Honchar and others are exhibited. Postmodernism is represented by the works of Vlodko Kaufman, Yuriy Izdryk, Petro Bevza, Petro Antyp and others.

The structural subdivision of KMUMA is the Mykola Kumanovsky Art Memorial Museum, where the artist's memorial items are presented: etching machine, brushes, spatula, old easel, on which is his last unfinished canvas.

The museum also has a variable exposition, which presents the work of the best domestic and foreign artists. Nearby is the street gallery "Polychrome A", which is a platform for the development of modern urban art.