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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 traces the history of the origin of the Manyavsky Hermitage and reveals the stages of development of the monastery from the beginning of its foundation and formation, prosperity to the decline, destruction and revival in our time. In the course of the research, the architectural-spatial and planning structure of the monastery ensemble of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Manyava were analyzed.