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Hello, friends. We continue to explore the historical and technical mysteries of the Crimea.
This time the object will be the hero city of Sevastopol. Comments here are probably unnecessary. The city has experienced several large and many small wars, after some of them it was practically rebuilt. Like most Crimean cities, the city takes its historical origin from antiquity, as a coastal ancient Greek colony, and then an ancient Roman one, and it was called Chersonesos. During the Tatar invasion, Chersonesos was destroyed, and a more or less serious urban settlement began here only with the arrival of Catherine the Great in these places. According to her orders, a base of the Russian navy arose at this place, which, despite frequent hostilities in the area, developed until 1853. Then the famous Crimean War and the first defense of Sevastopol began. As a result of the Crimean War, Russia was banned from having a navy in the Black Sea basin, and until 1890 Sevastopol became an ordinary trading city. Further, the fleet is revived again and until the October events of 1917 carries out its task. Everyone knows what happened next. Actually, this is how the official history presents us with everything. But what was it like in reality? Before the Crimean War, there were practically no photographic documents about Sevastopol. There were only engravings, but it's hard to say how much they can be believed. Therefore, let's start looking at the photo album of the results of the Crimean War, with the eyes of the enemy.this is how the official history tells us everything. But what was it like in reality? Before the Crimean War, there were practically no photographic documents about Sevastopol. There were only engravings, but it's hard to say how much they can be believed. Therefore, let's start looking at the photo album of the results of the Crimean War, with the eyes of the enemy.this is how the official history tells us everything. But what was it like in reality? Before the Crimean War, there were practically no photographic documents about Sevastopol. There were only engravings, but it's hard to say how much they can be believed. Therefore, let's start looking at the photo album of the results of the Crimean War, with the eyes of the enemy.
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It can be seen that the population has left the city completely, and the city itself is practically in ruins. But where are the buildings of the antique style in the city? Did the builders create such buildings in several decades? If you take a closer look at the destroyed Cathedral of Peter and Paul, then its architectural details almost completely correspond to the former historical museum in Kerch. The conclusion involuntarily suggests itself that all this was built much earlier than the arrival of the subjects of Catherine the Great in these places. But let's leave these buildings without discussion and return to later photos of Sevastopol, dated after the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-78. So, the city of Sevastopol at the end of the 19th century.
It seems like an ordinary port city, no better and no worse than others. Stop, however.
Where are our well-known pillars leading without wires?
And they lead to the Grafskaya pier and run into a dead end (i.e., the coast). What was such a line for? Wires are definitely not appropriate here. Probably for wireless communication between ships and headquarters. But most likely, for generating electricity on ships like this battleship Novgorod.
I can confuse the direction of these pillars along the coast, but I have no doubts about their purpose. For obvious reasons, the ships of the highest officials mooring at the Grafskaya pier could not have their own domed installation (pitching does not allow to ensure verticality), and during anchorage they could use a collective installation standing on the shore. So, let's go further.
There is a strange structure on the embankment that vaguely resembles a temple. What is it? Actually, local historians remember well that it was a yacht club and a restaurant.
And behind him was about the same building. And there were many such buildings along the coast.
It resembles a similar restaurant building in Kerch (in the photo - Kerch).
And we are observing nothing more than installations for obtaining atmospheric electricity. There were a great many of them in Sevastopol in the 19th century. Let's go further. Let's take a closer look at the top of the same dome installation, standing in the distance behind the yacht club.
What is this structure in the background? Here it is.
Hmmm … This is power. Presumably, the lantern suspended above was lit with a switch from below, without options. If it was hot, then neither in a jump, nor from a stepladder it would not be set on fire there. I wonder how many kVA was obtained from such a system? Let's go further.
It is not preserved until the present time. Mikhei Kondakov's store building. Judging by the shape of the domes, this engineering system coped very well with the technical task for such a building.
This is the military history museum of Sevastopol. As you can see, the building's energy system survived until World War II, which is surprising in itself.
This is the same building, just an earlier photo. Now there is nothing left of the spiers and grate at the top.
And in conclusion, a few more photos.
So the scandals around the Siemens firm are complete) (nya compared to what was actually lost in Crimea in just a few years of the 20th century. There are a great many of the same artifacts still preserved in a half-assembled form in Yalta, Evpatoria, Simferopol, Feodosia and other large settlements of Crimea Come and see.
Until next time.