The Basilian Monastery, Buchach

The Basilian Monastery in Buchach is a large, incredibly beautiful complex standing high on the mount of Fedir. The Basilian Monastery in Buchach was erected upon the order of Mykola Potocki. In 1751, on May 12 the cornerstone was laid down as the foundation of the Basilian monastery. The Basilian monastery is a complex building consisting of impressive architectural constructions. In the very centre of the complex one can see the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, with its bell tower performed in the unique baroque style. A building of the Basilian grammar school and cells are located to both sides of the church. To the left the complex is completed with an old bell tower with a broach. The towers of the church are decorated with applied columns and drop aprons. In spite of the fact that the Basilian Monastery had gone through great fires, it was restored in the minutest detail.