conservation

The unique castle complex in Kamianets-Podilskyi actually consists of three parts: the Old Castle, the New Castle, and an outer ring of fortifications with a bridge. Built in the 17th century, the New Castle’s fortification complex is the only surviving example in Ukraine of the Dutch school of defensive architecture. The site is an attractive destination for enthusiasts of fortification architecture. Since the 19th century, the New Castle has not been in use and has fallen into ruin.

The article examines the architectural and decorative arrangement of the interiors of the monastic building – part of the Bernardine complex in Lviv, one of the city’s most important historic monuments. While the construction history of the complex and the architecture and decoration of its Church of St Andrew are comparatively well documented, the interiors of the monastic cells and galleries have until recently remained largely unexplored. Beneath multiple layers of later plaster and limewash, however, substantial portions of the original decorative scheme have survived.

The article synthesises the results of damage assessment, research, conservation and restoration interventions undertaken at listed sites damaged by Russian missile attacks in 2023-2025 in Lviv. In particular, the analysis draws on the restoration of the multi-apartment residential buildings at 62-68 Stryiska Street (missile strike of 6 July 2023), the multi-apartment residential buildings at 44 Konovaltsia Street and at 7 Melnyka Street (former urban villa, strike of 4 September 2024).

The article discusses the results of a comprehensive scientific research and developed conservation solutions for the northern section of the former Bernardine Monastery in Lviv, an architectural monument of the Renaissance and Baroque periods that belongs to the UNESCO-listed Ensemble of the Historic Centre of Lviv.

The second half of the 19th century was marked by active construction of administrative and public buildings in Lviv. At that time, architectural and urban complexes were formed in the central part of the city, which today create the unique architectural face of the city. In 1892-1895, a large building of the Regional Court of Galicia was erected on one of the main historical streets of the city. Purpose of the study.

Relevance of the topic: In the heart of Lviv, there is a preserved 17th-century building — a monastery with cells, three stories high with basements, which is not listed as an architectural monument. The historic building has not been the subject of scientific architectural study. There are no measurements of the object. The cell building was part of a large complex of buildings belonging to the former Catholic monastery of the Shoed Carmelite Order in the city of Lviv.

The article reports on damage assessment of Ludwig Heller’s House – one of the architectural monuments affected by the Russian missile attack on the city of Lviv on September 4, 2024. The authors took part in the on the ground research first as part of the local commission on September 6, and later within the joint UNESCO-ICCROM mission on September 2-5, 2024.

Archaeological sites are non-renewable resources of global significance, containing material evidence of the past. International documents and charters have played a crucial role in shaping the principles of archaeological heritage preservation. This study examines the theoretical foundations of archaeological site conservation as outlined in international documents and charters from the 20th and 21st centuries, which contribute to the evolving ethics of interventions in archaeological sites.

The article examines the stages of formation of the organizational structure and legislative foundations of monument protection activities in Eastern Galicia during the Austro-Hungarian period against the background of national processes. It is shown that the formation of the organizational structure in Eastern Galicia took place synchronously with the processes in Vienna and was controlled from the center. However, the peculiarity was that at the end of the 19th century.

The article highlights the results of the first round of conservation works to return the lost image of the assembly hall (meeting hall of the great senate) – the main building of the oldest building of the university. The purpose of the works is to create the methodology basis to restore the wall painting and sculpture decoration of the hall, to return it to its original authentic appearance from 1880-1884. The decoration of the hall was realized in 1884 by the artist and architect Ivan Dolynskyi, according to the idea of the first rector, architect Julian Zahariewicz.