The Dominican Church and Monastery, just east of Rynok Square, presents one of the finest Baroque facades in Lviv: a rhythmic composition of pilasters, cornices, and statuary that looks spectacular on a winter day when the limestone glows against a grey sky. The interior is equally striking — an oval nave under an enormous dome, with elaborate stucco decorations and side chapels that seem to multiply as you look deeper into the building.
The church was built between 1745 and 1764 by Czech architect Jan de Witte, who also designed several of Lviv's other major public buildings. The adjoining monastery complex, now part of a museum, retains its original cloisters. The building has served successive communities — Dominican friars, a Soviet museum of religion, and now a Greek Catholic congregation — and each transition has left traces in the fabric.