Metropolitan Palace

The Metropolitan Palace, also known as Greek Catholic Archbishops Palace, opposite St. George's Cathedral in Lviv, Ukraine, has been the principal residence of the Metropolitans of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church since the 16th century. The current building was erected in 1761-62 to Clement Fessinger's designs and displays traits of the transition from Baroque to Neo-Classical. The façade bears a plaque in memory of Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky. On the west side of the palace extends an old flower garden. Pope John Paul II stayed at the palace during his 2001 visit to Ukraine.

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Metropolitan Palace ranks #3,919 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #57 of the 183 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 1762, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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