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The Shevchenko Grove part of which housed the Ethnographic Museum showcasing Ukrainian traditional architecture was a superb museum. It featured mainly wooden churches, chapels and houses. One of the more famous churches was the Kryvka Church, a superb example of eastern Slavic sacral architecture, almost all of which had been built without foundations. This is why it was relatively easy to move them to Lwów from many different parts of the country. The atmosphere of the place was unique. Snow was still present in places, the woods and general lack of visitors created a mood of mystery as if the entire park was a set of ancient eastern fairy-tale about elves, fairies, witches, genies and strange forest creatures, who either help the good people go through life peacefully or make it hard. Amazing ambiance, considering the park is located in the middle of a large bustling city.

Address: Shevchenko Grove (Gai) Lviv L'vivs'ka Oblast' Ukraine Phone: + 38 (032) 2437829 E-mail: museumlviv@gmail.com Price: budget