The Lviv District Administrative Court has ordered the owner of three premises in an architectural and historical listed building at 9 Karmalyuka Street in Lviv to restore their authentic appearance, in particular to dismantle an unauthorised extension. This was reported by the Office for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Lviv City Council.
According to the Office, the owner installed a new entrance-extension on the side of the building’s inner courtyard without the necessary permits. At the end of 2024, the Office for the Protection of Cultural Heritage issued an order requiring the building to be returned to its original appearance, but it was not complied with within two months.
Due to non-compliance with the order, lawyers of the Lviv City Council applied to the court. After considering the case, the court sided with the cultural heritage protection authority and ruled that the authentic appearance of the premises must be restored. The decision will take effect once it enters into legal force and will then be subject to compulsory enforcement. At the same time, it may still be appealed in the appellate court.
The building at 9 Karmalyuka Street is an architectural and historical monument. At various times, the prominent Ukrainian painter, graphic artist and icon painter Antin Manastyrskyi (1878–1969) lived and worked here. Among his best-known works are the paintings ‘Zaporozhets’, ‘Farewell, Comrades’, ‘At the Grave’, ‘Cossack School’, ‘Scout’, as well as the painting cycles ‘Native Roof’ and ‘Old Folk Architecture’, which made a notable contribution to Ukrainian art of the 20th century. Antin Manastyrskyi is buried at Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv.