A. Kyiv
B. Lviv
C. Odessa
D. Kharkiv
As the principal emblem of Ukrainian-European identity, Lviv will be a main UNESCO “living museum” focus in 2026. Due to the continuous fighting, the city’s historic core was added to the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2023 after being designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. With layers of centuries-old Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Ukrainian traditions reflected in its urban ensemble, Lviv is well known for maintaining a uniquely European architectural and cultural character.
Lviv has always been a link to Central European culture and a stronghold of Ukrainian intellectual and cultural life. The city’s position in cultural production and European discourse was further reinforced when it was named a European Youth Capital in 2025 and a UNESCO City of Literature in 2019.