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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Museum of Folk Architecture in Uzhgorod

, The Museum of Folk Architecture in Uzhgorod opened June 27, 1970, and contains 35 buildings representing architecture from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th. There are 7 homesteads, 6 dwellings, a church, a fuller, a tavern, and a schoolhouse, all built of wood. Inside various buildings are displays of agricultural tools, looms, anvils and hammers, musical instruments, kitchen utensils, embroidered clothing, wicker baskets, cradles, tables and chairs, clayware, and woodwork.

Below: a country house from Orikhovytsa village in the Uzhgorod district, from the 18th century, with interior view and its well




Below: 1869 country house from Rakoshyno, Mukachevo district


Below: country house built in 2nd half of 19th century, Dovhe village in Irshava district. Irshava was noted for its pottery, and this house was occupied by a potter. 


Below: 19th century country house from Steblivka village, Khust district



Below: country home from 1888, Bedevlya village, Tyachiv district


Below: Romanian style home from Serednye Vodyane, Rakhiv distric, with wicker corn crib


Below: 1879 home in Hungarian style, Vyshkovo village, Khust district



Below: water mill

Below: 18th century Yasynya village house, Rakhiv district, built with only 4 ash split-logs for every wall


Below: 19th century Hooklyve house, Volovets district, with carpenter's tools




Below: Shelestiv Church from 1777, from Mukachevo, built without a single nail






Below: Schoolhouse from Synevyrska Polyana





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