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Only 10 buildings remain from Bystre's old buildings. Despite this, Bystre is one of the few towns in the Bieszczady Mountains, where various examples of former rural architecture characteristic for the region are clearly visible. Interesting examples of local folk stonework have survived in the village. In the center of the village a church of St. St. Archangel Michael, built in 1902 in the so-called Ukrainian national style according to a design inspired by Hutsul patterns. In 1951, on the initiative of priest Godlewicz from Czarna and new residents, an attempt was made to adapt the church to a Roman Catholic church. The then authorities did not allow it. The building remained abandoned and a slow process of destroying the monument began. Part of the equipment was stolen, among others by UB officers. Most went to the icon store in Łańcut. In the 1980s, the church was protected by the Society for the Protection of Monuments, thanks to which renovations were carried out. The object was protected against further devastation. Currently, there is a lapidary of crosses and religious objects from cemeteries and churches in Bieszczady. The church cemetery was built at the end of the 16th century and was used until the beginning of the 19th century. Two sandstone grave plates with blurred Cyrillic inscriptions have survived; laid out in front of the main entrance. On the other side of the road, 100 m south, there is one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the Bieszczady Mountains. 13 tombstones of original stonework of unknown origin have survived.