Wooden churches in Ukraine
Wooden church architecture in Ukraine dates from the beginning of Christianity in the area and comprises a set of unique styles and forms specific to many sub-regions of the country. As a form of vernacular culture, construction of the churches in specific styles is passed on to subsequent generations. The architectural styles vary from very simple to complicated, involving a highly skilled carpentry and exceptional artistry in wood-cutting.
19th-century view of village of Trypillia and its wooden church, prior to the damming of the Dnipro river (Regional Archeological Museum).
Church of the Holy-Trinity Monastery in Novomoskovsk, south-eastern Ukraine
Wooden church at the Pyrohiv Museum, central Ukraine
Wooden tserkva near Rivne, western Ukraine
St. George's Church, Drohobych
St. George's Church in Drohobych is one of the oldest and best preserved timber churches of Galicia. The church is a monument of Galician wooden architecture of the late 15th – early 16th centuries, one of the best preserved and one of the best monuments of ancient Ukrainian sacral architecture. Built in the 15th century, it has been rebuilt several times and given the final architectural forms by the talented Ukrainian architect Hryhoriy Tesla from Drohobych. The church is part of the wooden architecture department of the Museum of Drohobych region.
St. George's Church, 2020