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Lviv Sights

Lychakivske Cemetery

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Good for: Photo taking, a sunny day, a grey day

Not good for: a picnic

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    • admission 5uah
  • Hours
    • 9am-6pm

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Lonely Planet review for Lychakivske Cemetery

Don’t even think of leaving town until you’ve seen the Lychakivske Cemetery; it is only a short journey from the centre. This is the Père Lachaise of Eastern Europe, with the same sort of overgrown grounds and Gothic aura as the famous Parisian necropolis. Eagle eyes can try to spot the graves of revered nationalist poet Ivan Franko, Soviet gymnastics legend Viktor Chukarin, early 20th-century opera star Solomiya Krushelnytska, and some 2000 Poles who died fighting Ukrainians and Bolsheviks from 1918 to 1920. Ultimately you needn’t recognise a single soul to be moved by the mournful photos of loved ones, ornate tombstones and floral tributes.

 

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    Make sure your camera accompanies you.

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    Good for: Photo taking, a sunny day

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    Dense Beautiful Cemetery Sculptures

    xkeveyxgx recommends this,

    It cost 5 uah (Jan 2011) and is well worth it. The designs for all of these unique above earth graves is amazing. Coming from the US and seeing just tombstones with people 6 ft under, the architecture of these individual or small family mini mausoleum was something different. I had a great friend be my tour guide and she told me about all of the important people and poets that rest here, as well as seeing some fresh sites. There is also a war memorial between Polish and Ukrainian, most of the Ukrainian sites are layed out, but have not been filled in yet. On the other side most Polish soldiers passed away young during the battle.

    Good for: a grey day

    Not good for: a picnic

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