The Ataman Palace () is an architectural monument in the city of

Novocherkassk Novocherkassk () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located near the confluence of the Tuzlov and Aksay Rivers, the latter a distributary of the Don (river), Don River. Novocherkassk is best known as the ...

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, that was built in 1863. It was the official residence of the

Ataman Ataman (variants: ''otaman'', ''wataman'', ''vataman''; ; ) was a title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. In the Russian Empire, the term was the official title of the supreme military commanders of the Cossack armies. The Ukra ...

Don Host Oblast Don Host Oblast was a province (''oblast'') of the Russian Empire which consisted of the territory of the Don Cossacks, coinciding approximately with present-day Rostov Oblast in Russia. Its administrative center was Cherkassk, and later Nov ...

and was visited by Alexander II, Alexander III and

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. It is also officially declared as an object of cultural heritage of Russia.

History

The Ataman Palace was being built from 1860 to 1863 on the project of architect Ivan Valprede. Soon it was decided that the Palace should serve as the residence not only of the Don Ataman, but of the

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as well, if he came to

. In 1867, after the failed assassination attempt of Alexander II, a House Church of Saint Simeon of Persia was constructed at the palace. During

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, the Ataman Palace was the headquarters of the leaders of

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on the

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. In 1927, it housed District Executive Committee, a local administration office. On June 30, 1942, when Novocherkassk was occupied by the

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, in the Ataman Palace was accommodated German military occupation office. In 1998, the building was renovated and later was given to the Museum of Don Cossacks.

Architecture

The facade of the place is designed in

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. The twin pilasters at the ends of the corners of the risalite, a balcony decorated with a cast grid, entrances made in the form of open portals ― all of that give the building the look of a palace. Inside there are high vaulted ceremonial halls, cast-iron front staircase of made of thin figure molding.

References

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