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Palace of Rozumovskyi (Baturyn)

Ukraine · 18th century

Founded
1799
Style
Neoclassicism
Architect
Charles Cameron
Location
Baturyn
Coordinates
51.33453°, 32.89375°
Links
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Palace of Rozumovskyi (Baturyn) in Ukraine
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Description

The Razumovski Palace or the Palace of Hetman of Ukraine Kyrylo Rozumovskyi (Ukrainian: Палац гетьмана України Кирила Розумовського) is an architectural monument of national importance in the city of Baturyn in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is a museum of the National Historical and Cultural Reserve "Hetman's Capital" and the only architectural masterpiece of Charles Cameron in Ukraine.

Kyrylo Rozumovsky was Hetman of Ukraine from 1750 to 1764. During his hetmanship the city of Baturyn became the hetman's capital. Since 1794 Kyrylo Rozumovsky lived in Baturyn. It was then that he conceived the construction of a grand palace and park ensemble. During 1799–1803, the ensemble was built according to the project of the famous architect of Scottish origin Charles Cameron.

The ensemble consisted of a palace, two outbuildings and a regular planning park. After the hetman's death, in 1803 the ensemble became the property of his son Andriy Rozumovsky, who owned it until the end of his life (1836). In 1824, a fire destroyed almost all the interiors of the building. In 1856 the palace and park ensemble became state property. At the beginning of the twentieth century the ensemble had an abandoned state.

In the middle of the twentieth century the park was completely destroyed and the outbuildings were dismantled.

In 1924, a severe fire broke out there, causing significant damage to the structure. The facade of the building and the decorative ornaments on it were also seriously damaged during the Great Patriotic War.

In the second half of the twentieth century several attempts were made to restore the palace, which supported its condition but no restoration was completed. The central building of the whole complex – the palace – has survived.

In 2003–2008, under the auspices of President Victor Yushchenko and with the charitable participation of Ukrainian philanthropists, Kyrylo Rozumovsky's palace was restored. On August 22, 2009, the grand opening of the palace for visitors took place.

The total area of the palace is 2,483 m2, the exposition area is 1,065.3 m2.

On the ground floor of the palace there are exhibition halls, which represent the historical past of Hetman Baturyn through the prism of state activity of Kyrylo Rozumovsky and the history of construction and restoration of the palace and park ensemble in Baturyn.

Text adapted from “Razumovski Palace (Baturyn)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Palace of Rozumovskyi (Baturyn) ranks #2,024 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #39 of the 198 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 1799, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,996 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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