Museum-Arsenal — Attraction in Lviv Urban Hromada

There’s a department of the Lviv Historical Museum at one of the city’s three historic Arsenal buildings.

It’s a stiff walk uphill, just east of the centre, but will thrill anyone with a taste for old-school weaponry.

The exhibition spans 1,000 years and 30 countries, and has blades and firearms that increase of varying sophistication.

Many of these pieces were crafted to be seen and come encrusted with precious stones and inlaid with ivory and mother of pearl.

One of a catalogue of must-sees is a double-edged Ottoman sword from the 17th century, named “Zulqifar”. There are also Polish maces from the high middle ages, an Italian Renaissance ceremonial helmet, a Tatar shield from the 17th century and bronze canons forged in Lviv in the...

The Museum-Arsenal represents all the main types of weapons: cold, fire, articles of defensive weapons. Cold weapons are the most widely represented: knives, daggers, swords, sabers, épées, yatagans, axes, halberds, maces, czekans, pernaches. The exhibition represents all types of medieval swords: belt swords, half-handed swords, two-handed swords. The blades of many swords are marked with signs, symbolic signs, inscriptions. Interesting is two-handed sword from the 14.century, its handle head is decorated with brass cross - the sign of Teutonic Order. This exhibit is a witness of heroic struggle of Slavic peoples against...

Nice atmospheric place to which every tourist of Lviv should get in(despite the queues). Looks like a tavern of middle age, there are few dishes, all cooked on an open fire. Main dish - ribs roasted on fire, also some potato, vegies and so on. Also a tip: you wont see a spoon or a fork here, you have only you 10 fast fingers. Nice beer, 2 types mosty, but you can order a bottle of any Lviv crafted beer. 4 is because the actual portion of ribs is quite small, better to take 2 for a guy, 1 is fine for most girs though) All in all - GET YOURSELF IN THERE, DRINK SOME BEER AND BUY AN...