Sevastopol is one of two hero cities located on the Crimean peninsula. The peculiarities of its location near the Black Sea made this city an object of military confrontations in different periods of national and world history.
Sevastopol was founded in 1783 as a base for the Black Sea Fleet. But these lands were settled much earlier, since antiquity. Each page in the centuries-old city chronicle was reflected in the external appearance of Sevastopol, its unique monuments of history, culture, architecture, which everyone must see.
Perhaps the most ancient monument on the territory of Sevastopol is the ruins of the ancient city of Tauric Chersonesos, which today have been turned into an open-air museum-reserve. The settlement was formed 2.5 thousand years ago and thanks to the favorable geographical position, the fertility of the local lands, the Greek colony began to develop rapidly.
Later, these lands passed to Byzantium, and after a while, they were captured by the Slavs. It is this place that is considered the cradle of Russian Orthodoxy. After all, it was in Chersonesos that Prince Vladimir was baptized.
Unfortunately, only ruins remain of the former greatness of this city. But the scale of the excavations, which, by the way, are ongoing to this day, can tell about what peaks of development this settlement managed to reach before it was destroyed by the Golden Horde.
The remains of ancient walls, outbuildings, public facilities, temples, streets have survived to our time. The ancient colonnade and the "foggy" bell are well preserved.
Many artifacts found in this area, including under water, are exhibited in the Chersonesos Museum and the St. Petersburg Hermitage.
Vladimirsky Cathedral, built in the 19th century, has unique outlines. Its appearance belongs to the Byzantine style of temple architecture. The structure is a one-domed temple made of snow-white Inkerman stone. In addition to its direct functions, the temple serves as a burial vault for famous admirals of the Crimean War period. The last pier within the walls of the Vladimir Cathedral was found by Nakhimov, Kornilov, Istomin and others.
This feature affected the interior decoration of the building. Instead of traditional icons, the walls are decorated with marble steles engraved with the names of the heroes-liberators. However, within the walls of the cathedral there are several valuable Orthodox relics. These are the images of the Mother of God.
Sevastopol was founded in 1783 as a base for the Black Sea Fleet. But these lands were settled much earlier, since antiquity. Each page in the centuries-old city chronicle was reflected in the external appearance of Sevastopol, its unique monuments of history, culture, architecture, which everyone must see.
Perhaps the most ancient monument on the territory of Sevastopol is the ruins of the ancient city of Tauric Chersonesos, which today have been turned into an open-air museum-reserve. The settlement was formed 2.5 thousand years ago and thanks to the favorable geographical position, the fertility of the local lands, the Greek colony began to develop rapidly.
Later, these lands passed to Byzantium, and after a while, they were captured by the Slavs. It is this place that is considered the cradle of Russian Orthodoxy. After all, it was in Chersonesos that Prince Vladimir was baptized.
Unfortunately, only ruins remain of the former greatness of this city. But the scale of the excavations, which, by the way, are ongoing to this day, can tell about what peaks of development this settlement managed to reach before it was destroyed by the Golden Horde.
The remains of ancient walls, outbuildings, public facilities, temples, streets have survived to our time. The ancient colonnade and the "foggy" bell are well preserved.
Many artifacts found in this area, including under water, are exhibited in the Chersonesos Museum and the St. Petersburg Hermitage.
Vladimirsky Cathedral, built in the 19th century, has unique outlines. Its appearance belongs to the Byzantine style of temple architecture. The structure is a one-domed temple made of snow-white Inkerman stone. In addition to its direct functions, the temple serves as a burial vault for famous admirals of the Crimean War period. The last pier within the walls of the Vladimir Cathedral was found by Nakhimov, Kornilov, Istomin and others.
This feature affected the interior decoration of the building. Instead of traditional icons, the walls are decorated with marble steles engraved with the names of the heroes-liberators. However, within the walls of the cathedral there are several valuable Orthodox relics. These are the images of the Mother of God.
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