Church of the Exaltation of the Cross, Ternopil

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Church of the Exaltation of the Cross, Ternopilmap

Church of the Holy Cross (Vozdvizhenskaya, Zdvyzhenska, Nadstavna) is the oldest church in Ternopil in western Ukraine. It is an architectural monument of national importance which was built at the end of the 16th century.[1] It is located on a hill overlooking Ternopil Pond and was built by Polish Crown Hetman Jan Tarnovsky on the site of an ancient wooden cathedral which dated back to Kyivan Rus times.[2]

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City's first church of Exaltation of Cross
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Church at night

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