Vernacular Ukrainian Architecture In The Western Ukraine Countryside
I love vernacular architecture and so I especially enjoyed viewing all the charming cottages in the Western Ukrainian countryside on our recent trip to the Ukraine. Most of the houses I saw were viewed either from the car or on days when I did not have a camera with me, though on our visit to Mezhybiz I did have a camera, so I took photos of all the houses on the one dirt road near the Jewish quarter of town that took up to the Historic Baal Shem Tov shul. Please understand it was still very much winter, and zero degrees with flurries, which is why the photos are so gray, though lovely nonetheless, and certainly timeless as you will see. Okay, lets go for a little walk, shall we?
I just love the profile of the rooves, something European I’m guessing though not exactly sure. But used everywhere in the Western Ukraine.
The houses in this neighborhood which are not brick appear to be built from clay covered in stucco, so interesting.
Take away those telephone poles and convert this photo to black and white and you could be here a least one hundred years ago.
The country folks are big on growing their own food, and selling it at local markets as well. Here a freshly plowed garden awaits warmer weather for planting.
Ukrainians love color……
I hope you enjoyed this little tour of a very old Ukrainian neighborhood, half inhabited, and just next to the castle in town, which I will share with you another time!
