The temple was built in memory of the wife of Emperor Elizabeth of Bavaria, or Empress Sisi, as she was popularly called at the time. The history of their relationship with Franz Josef has become the basis of many films and theater productions.
On September 23.1903, Emperor Franz Joseph I laid the first stone in the construction of the temple. Teodor-Maryan Talovsky, a professor at Lviv Polytechnic, became the designer and responsible for the construction. He was a supporter of neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque trends in architecture, as evidenced by his numerous works in the cities of western Galicia.
In 1911 the consecration and opening of the church of St. Elizabeth. The church, laid in memory of Queen Sisi, is probably one of the most beautiful symbols of love that rises above the streets of Lviv.
On September 23.1903, Emperor Franz Joseph I laid the first stone in the construction of the temple. Teodor-Maryan Talovsky, a professor at Lviv Polytechnic, became the designer and responsible for the construction. He was a supporter of neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque trends in architecture, as evidenced by his numerous works in the cities of western Galicia.
In 1911 the consecration and opening of the church of St. Elizabeth. The church, laid in memory of Queen Sisi, is probably one of the most beautiful symbols of love that rises above the streets of Lviv.
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