Kyiv Post. Independence. Community. Trust - Ukraine - Leonardo da Vinci dream lives on in Zhovkva, near Lviv
ZHOVKVA, Ukraine – A mere 30 kilometers from Lviv, the architectural brainchild of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci is in full view.
With its sweeping central square, streets partially covered in Italian arches, sizeable churches and a dominant palazzo, the little town of Zhovkva – with 13,000 inhabitants – is as close as one will get in Ukraine to seeing what da Vinci dreamed would be his “ideal city.”
Read more: http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/81804/#ixzz0z92JoYzh
With its sweeping central square, streets partially covered in Italian arches, sizeable churches and a dominant palazzo, the little town of Zhovkva – with 13,000 inhabitants – is as close as one will get in Ukraine to seeing what da Vinci dreamed would be his “ideal city.”
Read more: http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/81804/#ixzz0z92JoYzh
