Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Church of the Assumption  of the Blessed Virgin Mary was once a towering landmark and an artistic decoration in Kulykiv. As evidenced by ancient photographs, the city had its own Montmartre... Unsuccessful reconstruction, changing the proportions, texture and decor of the facades, distorted the architectural image of the temple beyond recognition. The artistic ensemble of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an outstanding monument, the iconographic and artistic expressive features of which are determined by the specifics of the cultural and religious borders. It needs the return of past authentic forms.

The church was built in 1901 according to the project of the well-known Lviv architect Sylvester Havryshkevych (co-authored with Mykhaylo Holeyko). The arrangement and ideological program of the church's decoration reflected the desire to preserve the national artistic tradition and cultivate regional spiritual identity. From the beginning of the 19th century, in the previous wooden church, the altar of the end of the 18th century, which was transferred from the Catholic church, was adapted to the requirements of the Eastern rite. The project of adaptation of the ancient monument to the new architectural situation was carried out by the outstanding sculptor Petro Herasymovych. The icons are attributed to Teofil Kopystynskyi.