[Leica] IMG: Przemyśl

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

The buildings are typical of those raised by empires - solid, expansive,
grounded and expensive to build, to show continuity, wealth and trust (not
unlike typical bank head offices even today). A lot of churches, too - so
my guess is that the empire's power was enforced with the active help of
the church. Fascinating.

Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 1:46 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Przemyśl is a town of about 60,000 people, located in the extreme
> south-east of Poland, just 10 km from the Ukraine border. During the 123
> years when Poland did not exist as a country, it was part of the
> Austria-Hungarian empire, and the ties to the countries to the south and
> east—Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary—are still quite strong. I spent a day there
> during our recent trip to Rzeszów, the main city in that part of Poland,
> about 90 km away.
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> Despite its modest size, Przemyśl has many impressive buildings, not least
> the many churches that reflect the area’s mix of Catholic and Orthodox
> faiths. It is a really pleasant town, and the war on the other side of the
> border seems very far away (it has to be said that there has not been much
> war in the parts of Ukraine bordering Poland).
>
> I have uploaded a small gallery of 41 images from my walk in Przemyśl here:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Travel/Przemysl-Aug-2024
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> And as always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
>
> Nathan
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> photo at frozenlight.eu
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