National University of Chernivtsi (ex. Metropolitan Palace of Cernauti) (Chernivtsi)

Ukraine / Chernivetska / Chernivtsi / vulytsia Kotsiubynskoho
 university, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed building / architectural heritage, 1882_construction
The Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans represents a masterful synergy of architectural styles built by Czech architect Josef Hlavka from 1864 to 1882. The property, an outstanding example of 19th-century historicist architecture, also includes a seminary and monastery and is dominated by the domed, cruciform Seminary Church with a garden and park. The complex expresses architectural and cultural influences from the Byzantine period onward and embodies the powerful presence of the Orthodox Church during Habsburg rule, reflecting the Austro-Hungarian Empire policy of religious tolerance. (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 2011)
References:
(1) whc.unesco.org/en/list/1330
(2) whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1330.pdf
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernivtsi_University
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