Popov Manor House

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Popov Manor House
Native name
Ukrainian: Садиба Попова
Sporudi palatsovogo kompleksu VDIAMZ <<Sadiba Popova>> 2.jpg
Type Manor house
Location Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Coordinates 47°26′45″N35°16′30″E / 47.44583°N 35.27500°E / 47.44583; 35.27500 Coordinates: 47°26′45″N35°16′30″E / 47.44583°N 35.27500°E / 47.44583; 35.27500
Area2.87 ha (7.1 acres)
FounderVasiliy Popov
Built1864-1884
Original useFamily manor house
Current useHistorical museum
Architectnot established
Architectural style(s) Moorish architecture, Gothic Revival architecture, others
Governing bodyVasylivka Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve
Owner Government of Ukraine
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Location of Popov Manor House in 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).

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The Historic and Cultural Reserve was created on 29 January 1993 in place of the existing Vasylivka museum of local history. [1]

Manor House

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 ]

Shelling and robbery of the estate

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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References

  1. Program of the historical site. Popov Manor House official website. 31 May 2012.
  2. "У Запорізькій області російські окупанти обстріляли історико-архітектурний музей «Садиба Попова» у Василівці, – ФОТО | Перший Запорiзький". 1news.zp.ua. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  3. "У Василівці російські мародери обікрали "Садибу Попова" | Перший Запорiзький". 1news.zp.ua. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  4. "В Запорожской области российские оккупанты разграбили музей: один из трофеев - мраморный унитаз". zabor.zp.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-28.