2024-12-22T09:12:52-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/85676869/this-is-a-polish-city Nam Henderson 2013-11-03T12:43:00-05:00 >2013-11-03T12:43:41-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a2/a22cwp4mnn3jt11q.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>"I saw churches from the many different denominations that shaped this city&rsquo;s skyline: a squat Armenian cathedral from the 14th century with a jumble of intersecting roofs; a huge 17th-century Baroque church built by the Jesuits and modeled on the Church of the Ges&ugrave; in Rome; Ukrainian Orthodox three-dome churches"</p></em><br /><br /><p> Alex Ulam recently traveled to&nbsp;Lviv, Ukraine to reconnect with a family history whose ties were cut in the late 1930's, following the Nazi invasion of Poland. There he discovers a rich and polyglot architectural history, ranging from neo-Renaissance buildings, to Art Nouveau,&nbsp;Renaissance and Baroque-era palaces, Soviet style towers and even&nbsp;Ukrainian Secessionist architecture.</p>