The
Seven Wonders of Ukraine are the seven historical and cultural monuments of
UkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev is both the capital and the largest city of...
, which were chosen in the
Seven Wonders of Ukraine contest held in July, 2007. The voting consisted of two parts: experts in Ukraine voted for their seven best sites, and internet users voted for their seven favorite sites on the official website.
Local and provincial (
oblastOblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) authorities composed a list of 1,000 possible candidates.
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The
Seven Wonders of Ukraine are the seven historical and cultural monuments of
UkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev is both the capital and the largest city of...
, which were chosen in the
Seven Wonders of Ukraine contest held in July, 2007. The voting consisted of two parts: experts in Ukraine voted for their seven best sites, and internet users voted for their seven favorite sites on the official website.
Local and provincial (
oblastOblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) authorities composed a list of 1,000 possible candidates. An expert council consisting of 100 people, including culturologists, historians, and tourist specialists, chose a list of 21 candidates from which people on the internet could vote.
Voting on the 21 possible candidates was opened on July 7, 2007. A total of around 77,000 internet users voted in the campaign. The voting was closed on August 21, 2007 and the results were officially announced on the same day. The campaign was initiated in May 2007 by
Mykola TomenkoMykola Volodymyrovych Tomenko is a Ukrainian politician and statesman. He has been a member of the Verkhovna Rada for two consecutive convocations . In Verkhovna Rada he served as the Chairman of the Freedom of Speech and Mass Media Committee...
a Ukrainian politician and the deputy of the
Parliament of UkraineThe Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
of the fifth convocation.
Each manager of a winning nomination was awarded a statue of their candidate made out of green
marbleMarble is a non foliated metamorphic rock resulting from the metamorphism of limestone, composed mostly of calcite . It is extensively used for sculpture, as a building material, and in many other applications...
, matte
steelSteel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
, and gold-mirror
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.
Special Nominations
Three objects from the nomination list needed a special nomination:
- the Livadia Palace
Livadia Palace was a summer retreat of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, and his family in Livadiya, Crimea in southern Ukraine. The Yalta Conference was held there in 1945, when the palace housed the apartments of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and other members of the American delegation...
, a monument of modern history;
- the Ostroh Castle
The Ostroh Castle is a castle in the city of Ostroh, located in the Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine. The city of Ostroh was first mentioned in the 1100s. For almost three centuries, the castle it was a residence of the noble family of Ostrotzky which gave Ukraine famous military leaders, musical...
, a spiritual monument;
- the Pysanka Museum
The current Pysanka Museum building was built in 2000 in the western Ukrainian city of Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast. Previously the pysanka collection had been housed in a church building in the area....
in KolomyiaKolomyia is a city located on the Prut River in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , in western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Kolomyisky Raion , the city is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
, a monument of modern Ukraine.
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Sofiyivsky Park Sofiyivsky Park is a landscape park in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast of central Ukraine. It was founded in 1796 by Count Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki, a Polish noble. The park is named after his Greek wife Sofia and was built in 1802....
in UmanUman is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine, to the east of Vinnytsia...
, Cherkasy OblastCherkasy Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Cherkasy).-Geography:...
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Kiev Pechersk LavraKyiv Pechersk Lavra , also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine. Since its foundation as the cave monastery in 1015 the Lavra has been a preeminent center of the Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe. Together with the...
(Monastery of the Caves) in KievKiev or Kyiv , is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300...
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Kamianets-Podilskyi Historical ComplexKamianets-Podilskyi is a city located on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi...
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Kamianets-PodilskyiKamianets-Podilskyi is a city located on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi...
, Khmelnytskyi OblastKhmelnytskyi Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine...
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| Khortytsia Khortytsia is a large island in the Dnieper river. The island has played an important role in the history of Ukraine, specially in the history of the Zaporozhian Cossacks. Khortytsia is located within the city limits of Zaporizhia. It extends from northwest to southeast for more than 12km with an...
in ZaporizhiaZaporizhia is a city in south-central Ukraine, which rests on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative center of the Zaporizhia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zaporizkyi Raion within the oblast...
, Zaporizhia OblastZaporizhia Oblast is an oblast of southern Ukraine...
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Chersonesos in SevastopolSevastopol is a port city in Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea peninsula. It has a population of 342,451...
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Saint Sophia CathedralSaint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev is an outstanding architectural monument of Kievan Rus'. Today, it is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first Ukrainian patrimony to be inscribed on the World Heritage List....
in KievKiev or Kyiv , is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300...
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Khotyn FortressThe Khotyn Fortress is a fortification complex located on the shores of the Dniester River in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. Construction on the current fortress was started in 1325, while major improvements were made in the 1380s and in the 1460s.The fortress is a large tourist...
in KhotynKhotyn is a city in Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, and is the administrative center of the Khotynskyi Raion within the oblast, and is located south-west of Kamianets-Podilskyi. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, it has a population of 11,124...
, Chernivtsi OblastChernivtsi Oblast , is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
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