Polytechnic school

On the 150th anniversary occasion of the Department of Chemical Technology at the Lviv Polytechnic National University founding, the activities of chemical departments and faculties at the time of Polytechnic School in 1877–1918 and the conditions of study of students was covered. Creation and transformation of chemical departments and the role of their leaders was considered.

The research covers the creative and pedagogic activity of Teodor Taliovskyi, the professor of Lviv Polytechnic Institute of the end of the 19th century — early 20th century. The paper describes the architectural, artistic, pedagogic, academic and administrative activity of the prominent artist, examines archive materials of the Polytechnic School of that period which cover academic disciplines taught by the professor. The author also performs a review of the album of draft drawings of projects of churches designed by Teodor Taliovskyi.