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Buchach City Hall
Buchach City Hall, also known as the Buchach townhall, is a unique building of architectural significance dating to the mid-18th century in Buchach, Ternopil region, Ukraine. It was built in 1740-1750-th when the city belonged to the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.
| Buchach City Hall | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Estimated completion | ab. 1751 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Bernard Meretyn and sculptor Johann Georg Pinsel |
The founder of the cityhall was Mikołaj Bazyli Potocki — Starost of Kaniv, Korsun' and Bohuslav, benefactor of the Buchach's churches, Basilian monastery and Pochayiv Lavra. The building suffered significant damage during a 1811 fire where its spire burned and the height of the structure was reduced by 15 meters.[1]
The architects and sculptors included Bernard Meretyn and Johann Georg Pinsel, whose has been called a Galician Michelangelo.
References edit
- ^ "BUCHACH WITH PRIVATE GUIDE". guideinukraine.com.ua. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
External links edit
- Ratusha, article originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 4 (1993).
- Natalia A. Feduschak, The mystical aura of BUCHACH, in WESTERN UKRAINE, article from Kyiv Post, October 24, 2002