Popov Castle
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The Popov Castle is a castle-like rural residence built between 1864 and 1884 near the town of Vasylivka
, Ukraine
by Vasili Popov Jr. (a grandson of General Vasili Stepanovich Popov
). 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.
Vasylivka
Vasylivka is a city in Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The city is situated on the banks of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper River. Population is 15,592 ....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
by Vasili Popov Jr. (a grandson of General Vasili Stepanovich Popov
Vasili Stepanovich Popov
Vasili Stepanovich Popov was an imperial Russian general and statesman who presided over the office of Prince Potemkin.In 1792 Popov advised Empress Catherine II of Russia on Polish affairs. It was he who authored the Targowicka Confederation founding act. Emperor Paul made him senator. Popov had...
). Its Gothic Revival design is attributed to Nicholas Benois
Nicholas Benois
Nicholas Benois was a Russian architect who worked in Peterhof and other suburbs of St Petersburg.Benois was born of French parents in Russia and studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts from 1827 to 1836...
. The main house had a telescope
Telescope
A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation . The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1600s , using glass lenses...
, a picture gallery, and an ethnographic museum. The castle was looted by the Bolsheviks and ruined by the Germans
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
in the Second World War. Restoration works did not start until the 1990s.