Located on the left bank of the city (the “New Town”), the first written record of this area dates back to 1631. This part of town has developed slowly, as it always suffered from sudden floods. It was only in the 18th century that the local government began making an effort to protect the river’s banks in this area....
From 1902-1907 the building housed a Christian educational institution for girls: the Roman Catholic Lyceum of St. Gizella. According to Hungarian history, St. Gizella was the wife of the first Hungarian king, Stephen I, who baptized Hungary. During Soviet rule, a music school was created in the building and the sculpture of St. Gizella, the symbol of the building,...
Festival ohňa. Na divákov čakajú vystúpenia divadiel ohňa z celej Ukrajiny i zo zahraničia, ohňové duely, gymnasti, akrobati, žongléri, a rovnako vystúpenia hudobných skupín a záverečná párty.
Built as a monastery to educate Basilian monks and Ukrainian children, the building was designed by Uzhgorod architect Ernest Kovosh. Its facade overlooks the street, and originally had four-storey central and three-storey side parts, which contained so-called Hanging Gardens.
This was the tallest building in Uzhgorod until World War II. Since 1947, it has been a part of Uzhgorod State...
Park of Masaryk is dedicated to the first President of Czechoslovak (1918-1935). On 23 March, 2002 in the middle of the square was installed a monument to President of Czechoslovak Republic – T.Masaryk. Today the international community identifies him as a philosopher, politician and statesman, and his years of presidency - as a reference and example of European democracy.
Bozdosh park was founded in 1954. In 1984 according to the decision of the Transcarpathian Executive Committee in the city of Uzhgorod on the street Bozdosh road it was specified to create a park-monument of landscape art of local importance "Park Bozdosh" ,with total area of 50 hectares. Park was granted the status of natural reserve fund. Also this...
Uzhgorod’s rock garden is a small analogue of Kyiv’s Volodymyr Hill. The rock garden is covered with remnants of natural volcanic rock. There is also a monument to artists Bokshai and Erdeli, founders of the Transcarpathian school of painting. The monument was installed in 1999 in honor of the city’s 1106th birthday. At the top of the garden there’s...
The Transcarpathian Regional Music and Drama Theater was established according to the decision of the Council of People's Commissars of Transcarpathian Ukraine, it started to work from January 1, 1946 and started its activity in November 7, 1946, with the performance «Under Chestnuts of Prague» of K. Simonov. Producers of the theater were Volodymyr Mahar, Hnat Ihnanovych, Hryhoriy Volovyk,...
The interior of the cathedral is decorated in rococo style. The painting inside the cathedral was done at the beginning of the 20th century by artist Joseph Bokshay in late Baroque style. Some fragments of a XVIII century authentic painting are still preserved.
The cathedral’s facade is dominated by a four-columned portico of Corinthian order, as well as two bell...
Uzhgorod’s Laudon arboretum was founded in 1886 and is named in honor of its founder, Ishtvan Laudon, a professor of the Uzhgorod gymnasium. The park contains about 20 species of trees. Here you’ll find trees from North and South America and Asia. There are also examples of the oldest tree species - ginkgo and also magnolia, swamp cypress, yew,...