Poltava

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The ancient city of Poltava is a significant cultural center of Ukraine, a kind of "keeper of the standard" of the entire national Ukrainian culture.

It arose, presumably, in the 9th century. The date of foundation is considered to be 899. It was first mentioned as the settlement of Ltava in the Ipatiev Chronicle in 1174. The Grand Duke of Lithuania Vitovt handed the city over to Prince Hlynskyi, in 1646 Yarema Vishnevetskyi took possession of it. During the Liberation War 1648-1654 the city became the center of the Poltava regiment.

During the Northern War between Russia and Sweden, the Swedish army led by Charles XII approached Poltava. Peter I also arrived here with the main forces of the Russian army. On June 27, a general battle took place - the Battle of Polt ...

The ancient city of Poltava is a significant cultural center of Ukraine, a kind of "keeper of the standard" of the entire national Ukrainian culture.

It arose, presumably, in the 9th century. The date of foundation is considered to be 899. It was first mentioned as the settlement of Ltava in the Ipatiev Chronicle in 1174. The Grand Duke of Lithuania Vitovt handed the city over to Prince Hlynskyi, in 1646 Yarema Vishnevetskyi took possession of it. During the Liberation War 1648-1654 the city became the center of the Poltava regiment.

During the Northern War between Russia and Sweden, the Swedish army led by Charles XII approached Poltava. Peter I also arrived here with the main forces of the Russian army. On June 27, a general battle took place - the Battle of Poltava. The Swedish king and his ally, the Ukrainian hetman Ivan Mazepa, were defeated.

At the beginning of the 19th century. the city was reconstructed in the Russian imperial style, the buildings of the historical center were largely preserved.

The classic of Ukrainian literature Ivan Kotlyarevskyi was born here, Mykola Hohol studied, Taras Shevchenko visited, Panas Myrnyi lived and was buried.

The Poltava dialect is considered the basis of the modern literary Ukrainian language.

Poltava City Day is celebrated on September 23.

Старовинне місто Полтава - значний культурний центр України, своєрідний "зберігач еталону" всієї національної української культури.

Виникло, ймовірно, в IX столітті. Датою заснування вважається 899 рік. Вперше згадується як населений пункт Лтава в Іпатіївському літописі в 1174 році.

В XV столітті великий князь литовський Вітовт передав місто князю Глинському, 1646 році ним заволодів Ярема Вишневецький. В роки Визвольної війни 1648-1654 років місто стало центром Полтавського полку.

У роки Північної війни між Росією і Швецією шведське військо на чолі з Карлом XII підійшло до Полтави. Сюди ж прибув Петро I з основними силами російського війська. 27 червня відбулася генеральний бій - Полтавська битва. Шведський король і його союзник український гетьман Іван Мазеп ...

Старовинне місто Полтава - значний культурний центр України, своєрідний "зберігач еталону" всієї національної української культури.

Виникло, ймовірно, в IX столітті. Датою заснування вважається 899 рік. Вперше згадується як населений пункт Лтава в Іпатіївському літописі в 1174 році.

В XV столітті великий князь литовський Вітовт передав місто князю Глинському, 1646 році ним заволодів Ярема Вишневецький. В роки Визвольної війни 1648-1654 років місто стало центром Полтавського полку.

У роки Північної війни між Росією і Швецією шведське військо на чолі з Карлом XII підійшло до Полтави. Сюди ж прибув Петро I з основними силами російського війська. 27 червня відбулася генеральний бій - Полтавська битва. Шведський король і його союзник український гетьман Іван Мазепа зазнали поразки.

На початок XIX століття припадає реконструкція міста в російській імперському стилі, забудова історичного центру в значній мірі збереглася.

Тут народився класик української літератури Іван Котляревський, навчався Микола Гоголь, бував Тарас Шевченко, жив і був похований Панас Мирний.

Полтавський діалект вважається основою сучасної літературної української мови.

День міста Полтави відзначається 23 вересня.

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Museum of Aviation and Cosmonautics, Poltava
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Aviation and Cosmonautics Museum

Museum / gallery , Architecture

The Poltava Museum of Aviation and Cosmonautics is dedicated to outstanding events in aerospace science and technology in Ukraine and the world.

The Museum of Aviation and Space Rocketry was founded in Poltava in 1987 on the initiative of the creator of rocket engines, Academician Valentyn Hlushko.

The exhibition is housed in the former building of the first Poltava fire brigade (1810). Personal belongings of cosmonauts, models of spaceships and real units of space vehicles are exhibited in 6 halls.

A significant place in the exposition is given to natives of Poltava region. In particular, the scientific heritage of Yuriy Kondratyuk from Poltava is highlighted.

The funds include about 4,000 exhibits.

Map pin icon Vitaliya Hrytsayenka Avenue, 16

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Building of Peasant Bank, Poltava
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Building of Noble and Peasant Bank

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The most beautiful building in Poltava, which currently houses the regional office of the SBU, was built at the beginning of the 20th century for the Peasant and Noble Land Bank, which issued long-term loans to peasants for the purchase of noble lands.

Architect Oleksandr Kobelev designed the building, which is now considered one of the best examples of Ukrainian modernism. And the decorations are widely used details of Rus architecture. Multicolored mosaics give a special picturesqueness. The central entrance at the truncated corner of the building is decorated with a decorative mosaic panel with firebirds and siren sculptures.

The building was damaged during the Second World War, restored in 1948.

Map pin icon Sobornosti Street, 39

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Educational House, Poltava
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Educational House named after Mykola Hohol (Cinema "Kolos")

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The Poltava Educational House named after Mykola Hohol was built in 1901 according to the project of academician Oleksiy Trambytskyi, the St. Petersburg architect of the Directorate of Imperial Theaters.

The theater building is made in the Neo-Renaissance style. Rectangular in plan, the audience hall for 1,100 seats with balconies and boxes, an orchestra pit and a compact stage box resembled in miniature the stage of the famous Milanese theater La Scala.

During the Second World War, the theater was destroyed, in the post-war years it was restored to its original architectural form and adapted to the "Wizoria Kolos" cinema (now a 3D cinema).

Map pin icon Mykoly Hoholya Street, 22

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Exaltation of the Cross Monastery, Poltava
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Exaltation of the Cross Monastery

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The Exaltation of the Cross Monastery in Poltava was founded in 1650 on the banks of the Vorskla River at the expense of Colonel Martyn Pushkar, a Poltava elder and burghers.

The Cathedral of the Ascension of the Cross (1699-1709) is the only seven-headed baroque church in Ukraine that has survived to this day. The four-story belfry (1786) in the late Baroque style is 43 meters high. The complex also includes the single-domed Trinity Church (1750) and the Simeon Church (1887).

During the war with the Swedes, there was a pond of Karl XII.

In the first half of the 20th century, the monastery was closed and ransacked, the premises were used by the NKVD as a prison for minors, then as a boarding school.

The complex of the Exaltation of the Cross Monastery was returned to the church in 1991.

Map pin icon Paisiia Velychkovskoho Street, 2А

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Poltava Battle Field Reserve
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Historical and Cultural reserve "Poltava Battle Field"

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One of the first museums in Poltava was established in 1909 on the battle field of Poltava near the Mass grave of Russian soldiers to mark the 200th anniversary of the victory of the Russian army over the Swedes.

The collection includes more than eight thousand exhibits: works of art, weapons, awards, flags, uniforms and equipment of the Russian and Swedish armies, personal belongings of Petro I and his associates. The sounded diorama of the Poltava battle is established.

Nearby - a monument to Peter I, Samson's Church (1895) and the mass grave of Russian soldiers, a cross on the grave of Swedish soldiers and a monument to the Swedes from the Russians.

Two redoubts (field fortifications of the Russian army) were restored, one of which is located on the opposite side of the road, and the other - near the museum building.

Map pin icon Shvedska Mohyla Street, 32

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