Seven Wonders of Ukraine
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Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, 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.
Overview
The initiative was started by the one of the current deputy chairman of Verkhovna RadaVerkhovna Rada
The 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...
Mykola Tomenko
Mykola Tomenko
Mykola 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...
under the motto "Piznai Ukrainu!" (Discover Ukraine). The initiative was a continuation of numerous preceding public actions that took place in various regions of Ukraine such as "Kupala's games at the native land of Hohol
Hohol
Hohol', Hohol is a Ukrainian Cossack surname.Known people with the surname:* Albert "Bert" Edward Hohol, a Canadian provincial level politician from Alberta* Mikola Vasyl'ovich Hohol', Ukrainian-Russian author...
" (Poltava region), "Starry autumn in Kachanivka" (Chernihiv region), "Let's discover island Khortutsia" (Zaporizhia region), "Maslyana in Bukovyna" (Chernivtsi region), "Amber legends of Rivne region", "Day of Europe at the native land of Lesya Ukrainka
Lesya Ukrainka
Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka , was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature. She also was a political, civil, and female activist....
" (Volyn region), and others.
The next stage of the initiative was the organization of the Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine
Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine
The Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine is the second stage of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine program. They are the seven natural attractions of Ukraine, which were chosen in the Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine on August 26, 2008...
in 2008.
Organization committee
Among the other members of the organization committee were- Andriy Pakhlya (head of State Service of tourism and vacation resorts),
- parliamentarian Oleksandr Volkov (5th convocation of VRVerkhovna RadaThe 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...
), - Kiev city politician Oleksandr Bryhynets,
- deputy head of parliamentary committee Yuri Artymenko
- head of Vekhovna Rada subcommittee Volodymyr Kurinny,
- chief-editor of "Mandry" magazine Volodymyr Ilchenko,
- general director of Ukrainian TV-channel ICTVICTV (Ukraine)ICTV is a privately-held TV channel in Ukraine. Its coverage area allows it to be received by 56.6 % of the Ukrainian population, making the channel the fourth in the nation in terms of coverage , and third by the viewers' ratings.The channel is owned by...
Oleksandr Bohutsky, - dean of historic department of Kiev UniversityKiev UniversityTaras Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , colloquially known in Ukrainian as KNU is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is the third oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and Kharkiv University. Currently, its structure...
Viktor Kolesnyk, - president of the National Radio company of Ukraine Viktor Nabrusko,
- rector of the National university Ostroh AcademyOstroh AcademyNational University "Ostroh Academy" is a Ukrainian self-governed research university that was re-opened in 1994 by the Presidential Decree of April 12, 1994...
Ihor Pasichnyk - National actress of Ukraine Nataliya SumskaNataliya SumskaNataliya Sumska , is a Ukrainian actress and the host of the program Key moment on Inter. She is recognized as the People's Artist of Ukraine.-Biography:...
- Distinguished actress of Ukraine Anzhelika Rudnytska
- rector of Donetsk National UniversityDonetsk National UniversityDonetsk National University is the leading higher educational institution in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The University's history starts in 1937 from the moment of creation of a pedagogical institute in Donetsk . In 1965, the Institute was transformed into Donetsk State University...
Volodymyr Shevchenko - chief-editor of informational agency UNIAN Oleksandr Kharchenko
Partners
- Tut i tam - site of the tourism gourmandGourmandA gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure in food. The word has different connotations from the similar word gourmet, which emphasises an individual with a highly refined discerning palate, but in practice the two terms are closely linked, as both imply the enjoyment of good food.An older...
s - "For Kyiv" - internet-portal
- "Mandry" magazine
- National Radio company of Ukraine
- "UNIAN" information agency
- ICTV - television channel
Selection
Local and provincial (oblastOblast
Oblast 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 Tomenko
Mykola Tomenko
Mykola 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 Ukraine
Verkhovna Rada
The 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 marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
, matte steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
, and gold-mirror acrylic paint
Acrylic paint
Acrylic paint is fast drying paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints can be diluted with water, but become water-resistant when dry...
.
Seven Wonders of Ukraine
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| 1 / 2 | National dendrology park "Sofiyivka" Sofiyivsky Park Sofiyivsky Park is a arboretum and a scientific-researching institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The park is located in the northern part of the Uman city, Cherkasy Oblast , near the river Kamianka. Some areas of the park are reminiscent of an English garden... |
Uman Uman Uman is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine, to the east of Vinnytsia. The city rests on the banks of the Umanka River at around , and serves as the self-governing administrative center of the Umanskyi Raion .... , Cherkasy Oblast Cherkasy Oblast Cherkasy 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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| National Kyiv-Pechersk Historic-Cultural Preserve Kiev Pechersk Lavra Kiev Pechersk Lavra or Kyiv Pechersk Lavra , also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery which gave its name to one of the city districts where it is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.... (Monastery of the Caves) |
Kiev Kiev Kiev 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. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... |
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| 3 / 4 | National Historic-Architectural Preserve "Kamianets" Kamianets-Podilskyi Kamyanets-Podilsky or Kamienets-Podolsky is a city located on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi... |
Kamianets-Podilskyi Kamianets-Podilskyi Kamyanets-Podilsky or Kamienets-Podolsky is a city located on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi... , Khmelnytskyi Oblast Khmelnytskyi Oblast Khmelnytskyi Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Khmelnytskyi.The current estimated population is around 1,401,140 .-Geography:... |
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| National Historic-Cultural Preserve "Khortytsia" Khortytsia Khortytsia is a national cultural reserve located on one of the largest islands of the Dnieper river, in Ukraine.The island has played an important role in the history of Ukraine, specially in the history of the Zaporozhian Cossacks. This historic site is located within the city limits of... |
Zaporizhia Zaporizhia Zaporizhia or Zaporozhye [formerly Alexandrovsk ] is a city in southeastern Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative center of the Zaporizhia Oblast... , Zaporizhia Oblast Zaporizhia Oblast Zaporizhia Oblast is an oblast of southern Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhia.This oblast is an important part of Ukraine's industry and agriculture.-Geography:... |
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| 5 | National Preserve "Khersones Tavriysky" | Sevastopol Sevastopol Sevastopol is a city on rights of administrative division of Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea peninsula. It has a population of 342,451 . Sevastopol is the second largest port in Ukraine, after the Port of Odessa.... |
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| 6 | National Historic-Cultural Preserve "Sofia Kyivska" Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev Saint 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 along with the Kiev Cave Monastery complex... |
Kiev Kiev Kiev 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. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... |
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| 7 | National Historical-Architectural Preserve "Khotynska Fortetsia" Khotyn Fortress The Khotyn Fortress is a fortification complex located on the right bank of the Dniester River in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is situated on a territory of the historical northern Bessarabia region which was split in 1940 between Ukraine and Moldova... |
Khotyn Khotyn Khotyn is a city in Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, and is the administrative center of Khotyn 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 Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast Chernivtsi 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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Special nominations
Three objects from the nomination list needed a special nomination:- the Livadia PalaceLivadia PalaceLivadia 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, Livadiysky Palace-Museum, Monument of Architecture; - the Ostroh CastleOstroh CastleThe 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 12th century. For almost three centuries, the castle it was a residence of the Ostrogski princely family which gave Ukraine famous military leaders,...
, a spiritual monument, part of the Ostroh Regional Museum; - the Pysanka MuseumPysanka MuseumThe 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 the Kolomyia church of the Annunciation...
in KolomyiaKolomyiaKolomyia or Kolomyya, formerly known as Kolomea , is a city located on the Prut River in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , in western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative centre of the Kolomyia Raion , the city is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
, a monument of modern Ukraine, part of National museum of Hutsul-land and Pokuttia folk-art of Yosafat Kobrynsky.
See also
- Wonders of the WorldWonders of the World (disambiguation)Wonders of the World are lists compiled over the ages that catalogue remarkable natural and man made constructions.* Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the popularly known ancient list* Wonders of the World, the above and many later lists...
- Seven Wonders of the World
- Seven Natural Wonders of UkraineSeven Natural Wonders of UkraineThe Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine is the second stage of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine program. They are the seven natural attractions of Ukraine, which were chosen in the Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine on August 26, 2008...
- List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ukraine