The remains of Chersonesus is Sevastopol’s main landmark. Few people have seen the legendary ruins covered with snow, a rare phenomenon in the area. Photos from the YouReporter project.
© Photo : Sergey AnashkevichChersonesus Taurica was founded 2,500 years ago by ancient Greek colonists on one of the southwestern peninsulas of the Crimea. The name means “a peninsula in the land of Tauri.”
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© Photo : Sergey Anashkevich
Chersonesus Taurica was founded 2,500 years ago by ancient Greek colonists on one of the southwestern peninsulas of the Crimea. The name means “a peninsula in the land of Tauri.”
© Photo : Sergey AnashkevichFor two thousand and five hundred years, the city and state enjoyed a long and glorious life and had a great impact on the history of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire.
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© Photo : Sergey Anashkevich
For two thousand and five hundred years, the city and state enjoyed a long and glorious life and had a great impact on the history of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire.
© Photo : Sergey AnashkevichThe ruins are now one of the landmarks of Sevastopol. Every year hundreds of tourists visit this open-air museum and take pictures with its most famous sights. In the photo: an ancient court covered with snow.
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© Photo : Sergey Anashkevich
The ruins are now one of the landmarks of Sevastopol. Every year hundreds of tourists visit this open-air museum and take pictures with its most famous sights. In the photo: an ancient court covered with snow.
© Photo : Sergey AnashkevichIt is rare to see the ruins covered in snow. In the photo: the most famous attraction of the site.
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© Photo : Sergey Anashkevich
It is rare to see the ruins covered in snow. In the photo: the most famous attraction of the site.
© Photo : Sergey AnashkevichSt.Vladimir’s Cathedral
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© Photo : Sergey Anashkevich
St.Vladimir’s Cathedral
© Photo : Sergey AnashkevichIce-covered seashore.
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© Photo : Sergey Anashkevich
Ice-covered seashore.
© Photo : Sergey AnashkevichAncient columns lit by the morning sun.
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© Photo : Sergey Anashkevich
Ancient columns lit by the morning sun.
© Photo : Sergey AnashkevichA clergy of St.Vladimir’s Cathedral on the shore
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© Photo : Sergey Anashkevich
A clergy of St.Vladimir’s Cathedral on the shore