Chernivtsi. Vacation
Chernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi region and the political, cultural and religious center of Bukovina, located in southwestern Ukraine, 40 km from the border with Romania. The first mention of the city dates from the year 1408, although the oldest archaeological remains of the city date back to terytoriyiyi even Neolithic period. Chernivtsi cover an area of more than 152 square meters. Km., and has more than 255 thousand people as of August 1, 2012. The climate in the city is temperate continental with gentle winters and warm summers, and the lowest temperature in January (-4,9 ° C), the highest - in July (+18,7 ° C). Chernivtsi is often called "little Paris" or "Little Vienna": the city has its own unique charm, which manifests itself in the architecture and in the character of its inhabitants. In the capital of Bukovina performed a famous composer Franz Liszt, were Emperor Habsburg monarchy, lived the famous Ukrainian writers Olga and Yuri Kobylyanskaya Fedkovich.
The most famous architectural souvenir city is building Chernivtsi National University. Fedkovych, which was built in 1864-1882 by the project of the Czech architect Josef Hlavka and was conceived as the residence of the Metropolitans of Bukovina and Dalmatia, and June 28, 2011 was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The creation of this magnificent building, as well as the opening of Chernivtsi University in 1875 was credited Bukovina metropolitans Eugene Gakman (1795-1873). It consists of three monumental buildings-buildings: the main seminary with Three Saints Church, presbytery. In the main building (now the central V Corps, which includes the Administration and the Faculty of Foreign Languages) was the seat of Metropolitan spacious apartment, where he worked and rested, and luxurious rooms, where he arranged an audience for distinguished guests, and where there were diocesan meeting. In the corner of the left wing of the building houses the home church of Bishop - John Suchavsky chapel, which own and began construction of the entire residence. Among the facilities of the main building with its beauty and grandeur strikes Synodal Hall, one of the most beautiful in Europe. This hall was decorated with marble columns arranged side galleries, which relied ornaments decorated wooden ceiling, corridors it were decorated with marble mosaics on the floor and painted ceilings in the shape of domes. In 1944 the Synodal Hall was damaged by fire, but the current Red Hall remained intact. Walls Red halls decorated with Chinese silk, wooden ceiling decorated with ornaments, and the floor covered with a flooring of red beech, oak and lime green. On one wall hung a huge Venetian mirrors that are being created by ancient technology comprise up five layers of silver. Quite interesting historical souvenir, which is relevant for ancient legend Turkish well, which is on the Turkish area, well worth a visit Square Exaltation of the Holy Cross, on which Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the general building, and nearby is the house-boat. One of the oldest squares in downtown, which is flourishing under Austrian rule, is the area of the Philharmonic, which is famous Chernivtsi Philharmonic, where began his career glorious Ukrainian singers Nazar Yaremchuk, Basil Zinkevich Paul Dvorskyyta others, also there is a hotel "Bristol", built Viennese Secession style in 1905-1906. Also worth visiting is the central square, where the City Hall, built in 1847, the building of the Art Museum, which was built in 1900-1901 in the style of the Vienna Secession and was intended for management Bukovinskoy Savings Bank, is also building hotels, "Under the Black Eagle" and "Golden Lion". Outside Olga Kobylianska should pay attention to the building of the former Pastries Thin captain "Habsburg", which is now in control of the NBU, the building of Local Lore Museum, the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, consecrated in 1864 and the German People's House, built in 1910. Should also inspect buildings Musical Drama Theatre, the Jewish national home, and RSA Medical Academy, located at Theater Square.
