Coming down the High Castle by Maxim Krivonos Street (Ulitsa Maxima Krivonosa) and turning rightyou gets into ancient part of the town called Podzamche meaning “under the castle.”
Podzamche main street – the former Volhynski Szlach – bears the name of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Ulitsa Bogdana Khmelnitskogo). This used to be the site of the old Okolny Gorod. Podzamche was mostly inhabited by Ukrainians: the urban poor, petty tradesmen, artisans, apprentices. Way back in the 13th-14th centuries in the time of Daniil Galitsky and his successors this was one of the busiest spots of Lvov. Throughout the ages the place retained its singular character. Most of the inhabitants wore Ukrainian national dress, adhered to the Orthodox Church, kept their customs and traditions, and spoke their native tongue. The entire district was highly reminiscent of ancient Lvov, and its dwellers cherished everything that was connected with the olden times. To a certain extent this has accounted for the style of architectural monuments in this part of Lvov.
Later today I will write about two churches at Podzamche – Church of Saint Mary and Church of Saint John the Baptist.
[...] our Lvovs’ tour along the “Podzamche” we comes to the last church of the district – the Church of Saint Paraskevi Pjatnisa [...]