On December, 1st, in Sofia Kievska reservation took place the summarizing and rewarding of the winners of the all-Ukraine action "7 miracles of Ukraine: locks, fortresses, palaces". Among other sights the Bakhchsarai (Khansky) palace (Crimea) was recognized as a unique object of cultural heritage.
According to UNIAN, since March, 2010, on the rank of seven wonders in the category "Locks, fortresses, palaces" claimed 138 monuments from all regions of Ukraine.
By results of regional presentations and poll of 100 experts in the field of tourism, architecture, history and culture, at the second stage of the action 21 finalists of the action were defined.
From August, 22nd, till December, 1st, 2011, on the official site of the action proceeded open Internet voting. At the same time all-Ukraine poll of experts was carried out, too.
So, into 7 wonders of Ukraine in the category "Locks, fortresses palaces" entered: Akkermansky (Belgorod-Dniester) fortress (the Odessa region), the Alupkinsky (Vorontsovsky) palace (Crimea), the Kamenets-Podolsky fortress (the Khmelnitskiy region), the Lutsk Top lock (the Volynsk region), the Mitropolichy palace (Chernovtsy), the palace in Kachanovka (the Chernigov region), the Hotinsky fortress (the Chernovitsky region).
Besides it, the organizing committee decided to distinguish by special awards of the action the following objects: the Bakhchsarai (Khansky) palace (Crimea) - as the unique object of the cultural heritage; the Olessky lock (the Lvov region) - as the outstanding object of the cultural heritage; Cyril Razumovsky's Palace in Baturin (the Chernigov region) - as the outstanding sight of the Ukrainian history; the Chigirinsky fortress - the Residence of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy (the Cherkassk region) - as the outstanding sight of the Ukrainian history.
Following the results of the action the organizing committee prepares the brochure edition "7 miracles of Ukraine: Ukraine - a wonderland" which will be published in Ukrainian, Russian, English and German.
The monument of the world value
In autumn, 2001, started the procedure of inclusion of the Bakhchsarai Khansky palace in the List of objects of the World heritage of UNESCO that confirms the status of the reservation as a history and culture monument of not only all-Ukraine, but also universal value.
The Khansky palace in Bakhchisarai was built as patrimonial residence of Geray dynasty - governors of the Crimean khanate. Throughout two and a half centuries (since 1532 till 1783), the Bakhchsarai palace served as a center of political, spiritual and cultural life of the state of the Crimean Tatars.
The palace has the same importance nowadays. First of all it is a national relic of the Crimean-Tatar people. It ranks high in the world literary tradition, too.
The Bakhchsarai palace is the major historical monument of the epoch of the Crimean khanate, the unique sample in the world of the Crimean-Tatar palace architecture, and also unique for Europe (along with palaces of Algambra in Spain and Top-Kapy in the European Turkey), the complete palace complex of the Middle-Eastern civilization circle.
Note. The national action of "7 miracles of Ukraine" was founded by the Fund "Native land" in 2007. Then, according to the results of the action, the country defined "7 historically-architectural miracles of Ukraine", and in 2008 took place the second stage of the action - "7 natural miracles of Ukraine".
By UNIAN
