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Church of St. Dmytro

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Church of St. Dmytro, Matkiv village, Stryi region
Location:
Matkiv village
Region:
Stryi region
Church type:
Wooden church
Build period:
1st half of the 20th century
Architect:
  • Vasyl Ivanykovych
  • Melnikovich
Iconostasis:
1st half of the 20th century
Wall painting:
1st half of the 20th century
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Church of St. Dmytro, Matkiv village, Stryi region
Abstract:

The Church of St. Dmytro in Matkiv is a wooden, three-domed, three-story church of the Boyko type. The date of its foundation in 1838 is carved on the portal of the main western entrance, and the names of the builders - Melnykovych and Vasyl Ivanykovych - are left on the jamb of the southern door. The square log cabins of the church are surrounded by a wide eaves on the stepped releases of the crowns of the log cabins and are completed by high eight-sided tops with  breaks, crowned with helmet dome roofs with  tops and  forged crosses. The uniqueness of the church lies in its multi-hall roofs in the picturesque surroundings of the Carpathian Mountains. This was the reason for the church's inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2013. The interior is stylistically in tune with the building itself. The carved and gilded iconostasis of the XIX century attracts attention with the original royal gate in the form of the tree of Aesop with 35 ancestors of Christ. The sacred ensemble is complemented by a wooden three-tiered bell tower with an arcaded voice tier, built in 1924 by master Mykhailo Veklych, and a wooden fence with a gate.
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