Municipal development and rehabilitation of the old city of Lviv

The city of Lviv has been at the cultural crossroads of East Central Europe for many centuries. Its still largely intact old town is of great historical importance, and in 1998, the medieval inner city was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In order to preserve this inheritance, a range of challenges have to be met:

1. Many of the surviving historical buildings have been neglected for decades and are in a very bad state of repair;
2. Prevailing attitudes and regulatory conditions are not conducive to historically sensitive renovation and maintenance of buildings in historical districts;
3. A lack of awareness and a shortage of knowledge of correct building techniques are usually bigger problems than the raising of funds.