Vul. Kolberga, 8 – residential building ID: 526

A residential single-family home-villa (1889-1890; co-authored by Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynsky). L-shaped building is a corner component of the group-complex which also includes buildings no. 4 and 8 on Kolberga Street. The villa has two floors with a mansard, asymmetrically located risalits, and a tower that once had a high marquee-shaped roof. This is an example of Neo-Romantic trend of late Historicist architecture. The villa was rebuilt in the second half of the twentieth century.

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People

Ivan Levynskyi – One of the most renowned architects of Habsburg Lviv, entrepreneur, one of the largest employers of his time in the city. His firm was involved in the construction and renovation of countless structures throughout Lviv and the region. Professor at the Higher Technical School, an active public figure associated with the Ukrainian People's Movement.

Інтерв'ю

Sources

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Author(s): Ihor Zhuk