The most prominent architectural masterpiece of Western Ukraine - the former residence of Bukovina metropolitans, Chernivtsi is located in ...

The former residence of Bukovina and Dalmatia Metropolitans was built by the famous Czech architect Josef Hlavka in 1862-1882 he created The building in the Moorish- Byzantine style. The scope of work was significant because specially developed for the construction of a number of specialist quarries in Bukovina , in the city earned two brick and one ceramic factories, as well as a school for architects .

The complex of palaces residence consists of three monumental buildings - buildings: the main, theological seminary with the Three Saints , presbytery . The main building was the seat of Metropolitan spacious apartment , where he worked and rested , and luxurious rooms, where he arranged for an audience of distinguished guests . In the corner of the left wing houses the shell house church bishops - the chapel of John of Suceava , which own and began construction of the entire residence. Among the facilities of the main building with its beauty and grandeur strikes the Synodal Hall , one of the most beautiful in Europe. It was decorated with marble and columns arranged side galleries , which relied ornaments decorated wooden ceiling . Impressions unearthly grandeur intensified and corridors with marble mosaic floor and painted ceilings in the form of domes.

Unfortunately, in 1944 the Synodal Hall was damaged by fire. At stake is not only affected by the interiors , but the Synodal Library, containing unique printed books and archives. The current view of the Marble Halls - just copy created by restorers. However, no fire destroyed the courtroom of the Holy Synod. Its interior is preserved in its original form. The walls are decorated halls of the Red Chinese silk , wooden ceiling decorated with ornaments , and the floor covered with parquet red beech, oak and lime green . On one wall hung a huge Venetian mirror. Created by ancient technology they comprise up five layers of silver.

To the left of the entrance to the residence in the present case VI University were two religious schools . One of them was the seminary , founded in Chernivtsi yet in 1828 she occupied the second floor of the building and the first floor of the Metropolitan initiative was referred to the needs of the Greek Orthodox Theological Faculty of the newly opened University of Chernivtsi . Horseshoe seminary building is surrounded on three sides by the Church of the Three Saints . The foundation stone of the temple laid by Bishop Eugene Hakman in April 1867

In the case that the right of the main entrance , were cantors' school arhydiyetsezalnyy museum and factory candles. The roof of the historic building presbytery , as well as all residences covered ornamented tiles like Bukovina folk patterns. In the middle of the shell above the main entrance stands a clock tower and dome, which is decorated in a circle Star of David. Thus uvikovichnyly memory of financial assistance provided Bukovinskoy Orthodox Metropolis of the Jewish community.

Now, the former residence of the main building of Chernivtsi National University , handicrafts .