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Bukovtsiova. St. Ann church, 17th century, 1791

Bukovtsiova. St. Ann church, 17th century, 1791

This church belongs to the wooden churches of Baroque style, though primarily it was built in Boyko style with three tops with successively receding sloping sections in the roofs. According to the inscription over the door, master Hryhoriy Makarovych reconstructed the church and it obtained the nowadays look. A beautiful iconostasis with icons painted in 1821 adorns the interior.

Chornoholova. St. Nicholas church, 17th centuyr, 1794

Chornoholova. St. Nicholas church, 17th centuyr, 1794

The church of Chornoholova is one of the best examples of Transcarpathian folk baroque architecture. The church was constructed of fir-tree in the 17th century as Boyko style structure with three towers. It owes its nowadays shape to the reconstruction of 1794 performed by master Matiy Khymych from the village of Luchky. The tower is attractive for its gorgeous baroque top, machicolation with profiled boards and arcade. The peculiarity of the church is the gallery of carved posts that support the roof around the western section and the nave.

Kostryno. Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary church, 1645, 1761.

Kostryno. Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary church, 1645, 1761.

The church of Kostryno is one of the outstanding monuments of Ukrainian architecture of Boyko style. It is a masterly completed artistic piece, ideally situated in the splendid scenery. The structure is 15 m long 7 m wide, the tower is 14 m high. The church was transferred to Kostryno in 1645 (or 1703) from Galician village of Sianky in Turka district. In 1761 the church was repaired and partially reconstructed.

Uzhok. St. Michael’s church, 1745

Uzhok. St. Michael’s church, 1745

The church of Uzhok is a kind of visiting card of Transcarpathia. It is one of the most interesting structures of Boyko style. Though small in size the church makes an impression of severe and heroic structure due to its compact forms and dominating central tent roof. The remarkable decorative elements are the protruding consoles of log structures, the wide door-posts, the profiled passage from western section into the nave. The church was constructed by masters-builders Pavlo Toniv (?) from Bitlya in Lviv province and Ivan Tsyganyn from the village of Tikhiy.




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