Khersonesus Tavricheskiy The Kalamita Fortress The Grafskaja Quay (The Count's Quay)

The Monument To Admiral Nakhimov The Monument To Kazarskiy The Monument To Scuttled Ships

Sevastopol is both young and ancient. Sevastopol as it is was founded on the 14th of June 1783, but Chersonese, an ancient city, the magnificent ruins of which are located in the territory of modern Sevastopol, is much older. It was founded in the 5th century B.C. Some scholars have thought that Homer's description of the Laestrygonians' harbour in the "Odyssey" was based on Balaklava, also a part of modern Sevastopol. The historians suppose that there was a settlement on this site 30 centuries ago.

Sevastopol is located round Sevastopol Bay indented for more than 8 km deep into the land. The city runs along the coastline for about 40 km. Until recent times it was a closed region for tourists. After the entry to the city became free, the holiday-makers come here with pleasure. The summer is usually dry in Sevastopol, the winter is warm, annual precipitation is low. Average temperature of February is +2,6 C, of July is +22,4 C. The bathing season lasts from June to September.

The numerous bays (about thirty) attach a unique appearance to Sevastopol. Since 1804 Sevastopol was the main military port of Russia on the Black Sea. Now Sevastopol is an Ukrainian city, but most people here speak Russian. There are about 350000 inhabitants in Sevastopol. There are plenty of restaurants, cafes, and canteens in Sevastopol. It's a big seaside city where everyone can arrange his leisure time according to his own taste. Most of Sevastopol museums are connected with it's military history. The city is rightfully proud of his rich history and beautiful nature.

Khersonesus Tavricheskiy

Khersonesus Tavricheskiy is known not only in our country, but far beyond as well. For many centuries this city was a large political, economic and cultural center on the Northern Black Sea coast. Khersonesus was a Greek colony, built in 422-421 BC. Several hundred years later people emigrated from Geraklea Pontiskaya, on the Asia Minor coast of the Black Sea. Khersonesus is located in the southwest part of Crimea, in a bay, which is currently referred to as Quarantine. Khersonesus gained a large section of the peninsula lying between Quarantine and Sand Bays within a few years of being built. (In Greek "Khersonesus" means peninsula).

Under years of Soviet authority this archeological reserve, Khersonesus, has turned into one of the largest scientific research centers today, and has become a base, where research work has been conducted by scientists and archeologists alike, from all corners of the world. Many students of various universities pass through its gates.

The Kalamita Fortress

The fortress "Kalamita" is near Sevastopol, in the city of Incerman. High above a road, on a plateau of Monastic rock, rest ancient fortifications, and in the lower rock formations rests a quite visible Christian cave monastery. It is an historical branch - archeological reserve of Khersonesus - a "Kalamita Fortress".

Kalamita is one of many interesting monuments of the Crimean middle ages. From the southwest the fortress is protected by breakages, from the northeast cut in a rock, a wall consisting of three towers with five two-story rectangular half-towers and one round tower with a travel gate. The area protected by fortress walls makes up 1500 square meters.

Kalamita was built in the 6th century. Most likely, the fortress was built for protection of the trade routes, which started from the steppes of Crimea in Khersonesus.

The Grafskaja Quay (The Count's Quay)

The Grafskaja Quay (a wharf or reinforced bank where ships are loaded and unloaded) is in the center of the city, on the southern part of the Sevastopol Bay. In June 1783, it was created from masonry stones under the license of D. Seniavin. In 1787 with the arrival Ekaterina II, the quay was equipped with modern amenities and was officially name Ekateriniskaia. In 1837, under the guidance of M.P. Lazarev D. Upton, a project for a new quay which was fully carried out with a wooden structure and a wide granite ladder.

Two shifts ran per day to create the quay. The captain created a stone tower for sentries. Columns where erected with white marble engraved memorials. On November 22, 1853 Vice-Admiral Nakhimov with Russian seamen had the Ambassador Sinop victory. An inscription written on November 27, 1905 Lieutenant Schmidt left on the cruiser "Ochakov" to take command of a fleet of ships. The quay forms a beautiful greeting to the city and is a major architectural structure of the central part.

The Monument To Admiral Nakhimov

Is located in city centre, on the area carrying a name of the admiral P. S. Nakhimov (1802 - 1855) - Outstanding Russian naval commander, participant of Navarin's and Sinop's battles, one of the chiefs of the first defense of Sevastopol. The first monument to P. S. Nakhimov was built in 1898 to the 45-fifth anniversary Sinop battle. The author of the project - Artist A. A. Bildering and sculptor N. I. Shreder. In 1928, carrying out degree of Soviet authority " About removal of monuments to kings and their servants ", the monument was has demolished . On stayed a socle in 1932 have established a monument to Lenin (skulptor V. V. Goats). November 5, 1959 opening a new monument to P. S. Nakhimov was held. Its authors - National artist of the USSR skulptor Н. V. Tomskiy and architect A. V. Arefjev. The architect M. Z. Chesakov took part in work. For creation of a monument N. V. Tomskiy was awarded of a Gold medal of Academy of applied arts USSR.

The Monument To Kazarskiy

Is on a central urban hill, in Sailor's parkway. It is the first monument on Sevastopol ground, constructing in honor of a feat of seamen brig "Mercury" and its commander - captain A.I. Kazarsky (1799-1833). The monument is executed in style of classicism. On the truncated pyramid from limestone is established pig-iron antique trireme. On the base in small niches are placed high relief images of Kazarsky and antique gods - Nika (goddess of a victory), Neptun and Mercury. On base - military attributes symbolizing glory and military valor. As asserts(approves) one of the documents stored(kept) in Central State archive in Moscow, laconically an inscription " To Kazarsky. To posterity as an example " command to trace the emperor Nikolay I. The monument is one of the best products of monumental art of first half XIX centuries.

The Monument To Scuttled Ships

The Monument to the scuttled ships of the Black Sea Fleet is located in the Sevastopol Bay, 10 meters away from the seafront of the Seaside Boulevard. It was built in 1905 on the fiftieth anniversary of the first heroic defense of Sevastopol after the design of sculptor A.G. Adamson, architect V.A. Feldman with the participation of the military engineer colonel O.I. Enberg.