The estate of businessman and philanthropist Vasyl Symyrenko (uncle of gardener Levko Symyrenko) was built in Sydorivka at the end of the 19th century.
It was a neoclassical palace with wings and a ballroom worth about 10 million rubles. In Sydorivka, Symyrenko opened a sugar factory, where he installed machines of his own development and began producing pastille, which was extremely popular in the Russian Empire.
The entrepreneur gave a tenth of his profits to support Ukrainian culture. In his old age, he bequeathed all his fortune to cultural purposes, but the events of the First World War and the Bolshevik coup of 1917 prevented the implementation of his plans.
During Soviet times, the Vasyl Symyrenko Palace housed a school and a hospital. Now the building is in rui ...
Last update
9/12/2024
Categories | Palace / manor |
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Date of foundation | XIX century |
Address |
Chkalova Street
Sydorivka |
Coordinates |
49.392587° N, 30.98461° E
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