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Malyi Galagov
Malyi Galagov (, ; ) is a neighborhood in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. It is located to the west of the historic centre of the city. It functions as a government and residential quarter. Etymology means small or minor in Ukrainian. The word Galagov originates from Italian (lake), as the territory was periodically flooded by the Uzh River and resembled a lake. The Italian origins of the name are tied to the rule of the Drugeths in 14th16th centuries. History As a part of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, Zakarpattia became a part of the Czechoslovak Republic. Uzhhorod, being the new capital of the Subcarpathian Ruthenia Land, was in need of a government quarter. According to the project by , the Galagov marsh was reclaimed, and the construction of the new neighborhood began in 1923. Thus, the historic centre located nearby has remained preserved. The construction and expansion of Malyi Galagov stopped in 1938, when Zakarpattia became a part of Hungary as per the First Vienna Award. A l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod (, ; , ; , ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality on the Uzh, Uzh River in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. The city is approximately equidistant from the Baltic, Adriatic Sea, the Adriatic and the Black Sea (650–690 km) making it the most inland city in this part of Europe. It is the Capital (political), administrative center of Zakarpattia Oblast (oblast, region), as well as the administrative center of Uzhhorod Raion (raion, district) within the oblast. Name The city's earliest known name is ''Ungvár'', from Hungarian language, Hungarian ''Ung'' (Uzh, River Uzh) and ''vár'' "castle, fortress", originally referring to a castle outside the city (probably Nevytske Castle). The name ''Uzhhorod'' was coined in early 19th century Slavophilia, Slavophile circles as a literal translation of the name ''Ungvár''. The city officially adopted this name some time after 1920, unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rondocubism
Czech Art Deco, Legiobank style, National style, National decorativeness, Curved Cubism, Rondocubism or Third Cubist style is a series of terms used to describe the characteristic style of architecture and applied arts, which existed mainly during the First Czechoslovak Republic. In the beginning, this particular style was completely neglected. Some rehabilitation has taken place since the 1950s. In the 1990s, attempts were made to place this specifically Czech style in the context of European Art Deco. The style is "characterised by a striking wealth of colour and profusion of ornaments, probably derived from folklore sources." History Rondocubism developed after the First World War in the newly formed Czechoslovakia and became the national style for a short time, but was replaced by functionalism as early as in mid-1920s. It is characterized by the introduction of round forms such as semicircles, circles and ovals, which were intended to evoke echoes of the national Slavic tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
