The paths
Among the trees.
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Lychakiv Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Lviv, in western Ukraine, now a museum and cultural reserve. Since it opened in 1787 it has been the main resting place of the city's intellectuals and its middle and upper classes, and it is famed for its sculpture and tombs. It was laid out on several hills in the Lychakiv district after an Austrian imperial order moved cemeteries outside the city. Its first plan came from Karol Bauer, head of the Lviv University botanical garden. In the mid-19th century Tytus Tchorzewski enlarged it and drew the present network of paths and roundabouts. You see cobbled paths climbing between tall trees, stone gravestones, mossy angels and mourning figures. Small tombs with iron doors and little brick chapels stand among the green, and from the hilltops you see the city's roofs. It is about 2 km from Market Square in a straight line. It is a burial place, so please keep quiet. The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the Lviv region, and opening can change at short notice, so read the current advice before you plan.
Among the trees.
Stone angels.
Red brick.
Lychakiv district, Lviv, Ukraine
Karol Bauer first, then Tytus Tchorzewski enlarged it.
Yes, the UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the Lviv region.