Stepan Bandera Street (Lviv)

Stepan Bandera Street (вулиця Степана Бандери) is one of the main streets of Lviv, Ukraine. It is located on the border of Halych and Frankivsk districts of Lviv. Bandera Street connects Kopernika and Horodotska streets. It is the border of the historical place New World.

Architecture
The buildings of the street dates back to the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. The prevailing architectural styles are secession and eclecticism. The most famous building located on this street is the complex of buildings of Lviv Polytechnic National University, including the main building. The university building was opened in 1877, designed under the supervision of Julian Zakharevich, with sculptural decoration by Leonard Marconi, and interior paintings by Jan Matejko.

Name
Throughout history, the street's name changed several times. The first name, during 1840–1886, was 'New World' per the historic area nearby. In 1886 the street was named in honor of Leon Ludwik Sapieha, a Polish aristocrat, one of the commanders of the November Uprising and Speaker of the Galician Sejm. It was named Stepan Bandera Street in 1992 (after Ukraine regained independence), after the Ukrainian World War II-era far-right leader and Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera.