Cloisters and Fortifications

The Bernardine Monastery The Bernardine Monastery (now the Greek Catholic Church of St. Andrew at 1 Soborna Square) is an impressive monument in the Renaissance, Mannerism, and Baroque styles dating to1600-1630s. This is a fortified medieval monastery.	The Church and Convent of the Benedictines The Church and Convent of the Benedictines at 2 Vicheva Street (today the Greek Catholic All Saints Church of the Convent of the Protection of the Holy Virgin) was built at the end of the 16th century. The nunnery complex at the foot of Castle Hill resembles a fortress.
The Monastery Complex of the Discalced Carmelites The Monastery Complex of the Discalced Carmelites at 22 Vynnychenka Street, today the Greek Catholic Monastery of the Studite Order and Church of the Archangel Michael, is a religious building of the 17-19th centuries designed in the Baroque style with elements of Classicism.	The Gunpowder Tower The Gunpowder Tower of 1554-1556 (4 Pidvalna Street) is the only monument of fortification construction in Lviv that has been preserved to date.

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