Old Town (Lviv)

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**L’viv - the Ensemble of the Historic Centre**¹
**UNESCO World Heritage Site**

State Party	Ukraine
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, v
Identification	#865
Region²	Europe and North America
Inscription History
Formal Inscription:	1998 22nd WH Committee Session
WH link:	http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/865
1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List 2 As classified officially by UNESCO

Lviv's Old Town (Ukrainian: Старе Місто Львова, Stare Misto L’vova; Polish: Stare Miasto w Lwowie) is the historic centre of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, of Lviv Oblast.

Since 1998, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) lists Lviv's historic center as part of "World Heritage." The UNESCO gave the following reasons^[1] for its selection:

Criterion ii: In its urban fabric and its architecture, Lviv is an outstanding example of the fusion of the architectural and artistic traditions of eastern Europe with those of Italy and Germany.

Criterion v: The political and commercial role of Lviv attracted to it a number of ethnic groups with different cultural and religious traditions, who established separate yet interdependent communities within the city, evidence for which is still discernible in the modern townscape.

Lviv topics

Religion: Armenian Cathedral • Cathedral of St. George • Chapel of Boim family • Convent of Benedictines • Church of St. Anne • Church of John the Baptist • Church of Mary the Snowy • Church of Sts. Olga and Elizabeth • Church of Transfiguration • Dominican Church • Jesuit Church • Latin Cathedral

Attractions: Catholic University • Cemetery of the Defenders of Lwów • Lviv High Castle • Lviv University • Lychakivskiy Cemetery • Market Square • Mickiewicz Square • National Gallery • Polytechnic University • Old Town • Opera and Ballet Theater • Scottish Café • Town Hall • Ukraina Stadium