Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet
The Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet or Lviv Opera is an opera house located in Lviv, Ukraine's largest western city and one of its cultural centres. Originally built on former marshland of the submerged Poltva River, the Lviv Opera now located on Liberty Avenue, the tree-lined centrepiece of Lviv's historic Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the city's Halych district.
The Lviv Opera as seen from Liberty Avenue [uk]
Zygmunt Gorgolewski's plan for the Lviv Opera
Lviv Opera, a view of the balconies from the floor
Lviv is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the sixth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of 717,273. It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. Lviv also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada. It was named after Leo I of Galicia, the eldest son of Daniel, King of Ruthenia.
Town view from High Castle
Image: Латинський кафедральний собор (Львів) 16
Image: Львівський національний академічний театр опери та балету імені Соломії Крушельницької 13
Image: Lviv Old Town 1