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Turkish Minaret,
1670. Preservation Number #1639 | Foto
20 Tatars'ka St.
It was built by the Turks
over the chapel in the XVI century, after conquest the town in 1672, and adaptation
Petropavlivs'kyi (Peter and Paul's) Cathedral for the mosque in front of its
western front.
The walls of the chapel, square in plan, are made of wild stone and plastered
from the outside. The chapel was used as a foundation for the minaret, its initial
space was rubbled �nd stone slabs were placed above. On the northern and western
fronts of the chapel stone frieze from triglyphs and metopes has remained (in
the form of alternating rosettes and rusts) with the tracks of red painting
and stone cornice of the XVII century. The chapel had round window opennings
with slopes and tie plates, made of keyed brick.
The walls of the minaret with round in plan with slit-like fenestrations and
crowning balcony are made of well cultivated blocs of coquina stone. At a hight
of 25 m the minaret is fixed by the metal rod to the western wall of the cathedral.
There are stone spiral stairs (136 staps), leading to the balcony, inside the
minaret. The post of the minaret with a cloistered vault type brick covering
is finished with a stone cup with a fretwork, on which a sculpture 3 m high,
is placed on the base by hinging. Complete sculpture made of bell copper was
placed on the minaret in 1756 in commemoration of banishment of the Turks. It
was fixed thoroughly in 1784. In 1820, as a result of stroke of lightning in
the base, the statue bent to the east, �nd the fire damaged the minaret inside.
The works of the fortification of the statue and repairs of the stairs of the
minaret were carried out under the direction of the architect S. Uchta and were
finished in 1823.
The damage control was carried out on the monument in the 1960's.
The minaret is the only monument of the Turkish architecture, that has remained
in the town, it is a typical example of the Moslem architecture. The chapel
in the base of the minaret contains the elements of the Renaissance decor. The
metal sculpture is made in the Baroque taste.
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Translated
by Yana Anufriyeva
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