Transcarpathian Regional Museum of Art named after Bokshay is one of cultural and art centers in Transcarpathian region. It was named after Ukrainian painter – Joseph Bokshay (1891-1975). A prerequisite for foundation of the museum was in June 1945, when several rooms in Uzhgorod castle were given to for the exposition of former Zemska Art Gallery. They opened for...
Vasilian monastery was built to educate Vasilian monks and Ukrainian children. Project of the building was developed by Uzhgorod architect Ernest Kovosh. Originally a monastery, whose facade overlooked the street, had four-storey central and side parts, where Hanging Gardens were situated.
It was the highest building in Uzhgorod till the First World War. In 1947 the building was transferred to...
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,...
In mid-April Uzhgorod is painted in pink with cherry blossoms. This event brings tourists from all around the world. During this time Uzhhorod holds the traditional festival "Sakura Fest", with various art exhibitions, fairs and art performances of Transcarpathian musicians.
Korzo Street – is one of the oldest streets in Uzhgorod. The name is derived from Italian language and translated as “street where people promenade”. Korzo obtained its name in the times of Drugets. That street also was named Mostova and further dedicated to Hungarian writer Ferenc Kazintsi (1759-1831). In the early XX century there lived rich European craftsmen...
This park appeared in the middle of XVI century. Historical documents showed that in 1553 Ferenc and Gaspar Drugets attacked the Pavlican monastery and took possession of its land. In 1587 Pavlican monks left Uzhgorod and monastic garden. Judging by this name, since the middle of the XVI century former garden of Paulicians used as a place where the...
There was ecclesiastical girls' educational institution of the city - Roman Catholic Lyceum of St. Gizella . According to the Hungarian history St. Gizella (985 - 1065) was the wife of the first Hungarian king Ishtvan I Saint (975 - 1038), who made Hungarians Christians. After death of Gizella’s husband she returned to motherland – Bayern, made monastic vows...
Uzhgorod Laudon dendropark was founded in 1886. It named after its founder - Ishtvan Laudon (1862-1924) - a teacher of Uzhgorod Gymnasium. The park gathered representatives of exotic plants, including 100-year-old magnolia and a 100-year-old cypress swamp height of 20 meters, yew, pine black (Austrian), forest beech, Cryptomeria Japanese and silver apricot. Magnolia tree and relict ginkho appeared in...
It is situated on the left bank of the city (New Town), the first written record of which dates from 1631. This part of the city was slowly developed, as constantly was suffering from floods. The regulation of the river Uzh banks began just in 18 century. Today this part of the embankment has the name of Orthodox, dedicated...