Popov Manor House | |
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Native name Ukrainian: Садиба Попова | |
Type | Manor house |
Location | Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
Coordinates | 47°26′45″N35°16′30″E / 47.44583°N 35.27500°E Coordinates: 47°26′45″N35°16′30″E / 47.44583°N 35.27500°E |
Area | 2.87 ha (7.1 acres) |
Founder | Vasiliy Popov |
Built | 1864-1884 |
Original use | Family manor house |
Current use | Historical museum |
Architect | not established |
Architectural style(s) | Moorish architecture, Gothic Revival architecture, others |
Governing body | Vasylivka Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve |
Owner | Government of Ukraine |
The Vasylivka Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve "Popov Manor House" (also known as Vasylivka Castle) is an established museum complex at a partly preserved manor house built between 1864 and 1884 near the town of Vasylivka, Ukraine by Vasili Popov Jr. (a grandson of General Vasili Stepanovich Popov).
The Historic and Cultural Reserve was created on 29 January 1993 in place of the existing Vasylivka museum of local history. [1]
Its Gothic Revival design is attributed to Nicholas Benois. The main house had a telescope, a picture gallery, and an ethnographic museum. The castle was looted by the Bolsheviks and ruined by the Germans in the Second World War. Restoration works did not start until the 1990s.[ citation needed ]
On March 7, 2022, during the military invasion of Ukraine, the Popov Manor was fired upon by Russian troops. The arena-stable building of the Popov manor was damaged. [2]
On March 13, 2022, the museum was looted by the Russian military. In addition to the robbery, they damaged the premises, broke the windows and broke all the doors. [3] [4]
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