File:Katarzyna Markowska Lychakiv Cemetery.jpg
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"Sleeping woman" - the tomb of Katarzyna Markowska, the work of sculptor Julian Markowski (1887-1903). Lychakiv Cemetery (Cmentarz Łyczakowski, Личаківський цвинтар) is a famous and historic cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine. Since its creation in 1787 as Łyczakowski Cemetery, it has been the main necropolis of the city's inteligentsia, middle and upper classes. Initially the cemetery was located on several hills in the borough of Lychakiv, following the imperial Austro-Hungarian edict ordering that all cemeteries be moved outside of the city limits. The original project was prepared by Karol Bauer, the head of the Lviv University botanical garden. The cemetery soon became one of Europe's finest. In mid-1850s the cemetery was expanded significantly by Tytus Tchórzewski, who created the present network of alleys and round-abouts. It then became the main city cemetery, and soon most other cemeteries were closed. After World War II the city was annexed by the Soviet Union to the Ukrainian SSR. This started a period of devastation of historical monuments located at the cemetery. Up to 1971 many of the sculptures were destroyed; the section of Lwów Eaglets (Polish defenders of Lwów 1918-19) was almost completely destroyed and turned into a truck depot (!). By 1975 Lychakivskiy was declared a historical monument even though so many years had passed that the degradation of the cemetery was virtually complete. However, in the late 1980’s an initiative was developed to consistently rebuild and refurbish the cemetery. Today (although still neglected and overgrown) it stands as a proud attraction which is visited by thousands of tourists who are intrigued by this fascinating and mysteriously haunting graveyard. |
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