The Vorontsov Palace in Alupka is a magnificent creation of 19th-century architecture that has survived to this day.

If you chose Alupka for a holiday in Crimea in 2016, you will definitely see it on photographs, postcards, paintings, signs throughout the city Vorontsov Palace. The most majestic in the Crimea, it has become a real decoration of this seaside town and one of the main attractions of the South Coast, which millions of tourists come to see every year. The magnificent architecture of the Vorontsov Palace in Alupka, a luxurious park, stunning views of the slopes of the Crimean Mountains and the Black Sea will not leave anyone indifferent.

Location: Alupka, Palace highway, 10.

What is the most convenient way to get there: the easiest way to come to Alupka is from Yalta: minibuses No. 102, 115, 107 go here. From Simferopol and Sevastopol, you can get to the Vorontsov Palace from the bus station.

What is the best time of the year to visit A: any time of the year in good weather.

History of the Vorontsov Palace in Crimea

The Vorontsov Palace in Alupka was built as the residence of the Governor-General of the Novorossiysk Territory, Count M.S. Vorontsov. It must be said that the very choice of Crimea for the construction of this majestic structure should have flattered our peninsula: in those days, Novorossia included a huge territory from Odessa to the Don.

The palace was built according to the project of the English architect Edward Blore, who "had a hand" in the construction of Buckingham Palace in London and Walter Scott's castle in Scotland. Until now, there are disputes as to whether the architect was personally in the Crimea or created his masterpiece, guided solely by stories about the surrounding landscapes. I believe in the first more, because the Vorontsov Palace in Alupka fits perfectly into the landscape: its sharp turrets seem to repeat the peaks of the Crimean mountains, and the combination of several architectural styles, including the eastern ones, perfectly reflects the fate of the Crimea.

The palace was built in 1828-1848 under the guidance of another English architect, William Gunt. In parallel with the building, work was also carried out on the creation of the park: Karl Kebach, a gardener, to whom Crimea owes the appearance of magnificent gardens and parks of Foros, Gaspra, Oreanda, Massandra, Miskhor, was responsible for them.

Mikhail Semenovich Vorontsov did not have long to own the palace: he died in Odessa in 1856. After him, the estate passed to his son, and then to his relatives, the wealthy noblemen Vorontsov-Dashkov. In 1917, the Vorontsov Palace was nationalized. He was much more fortunate than others cultural sites in the Crimea: since 1921 a historical and household museum has been set up here, since 1956 - an art museum. In 1990, the Vorontsov Palace became the Alupka Palace and Park Museum-Reserve.

architectural masterpiece

The first thing you pay attention to when you see a photo of the Vorontsov Palace is the unusual color of the stone from which it was built. All other estates of Russian aristocrats in Crimea delight with light, white facades, while the residence of Count Vorontsov looks like a gray block, lost in dense greenery. The building was erected from diorite, a grayish-greenish stone of volcanic origin. It was mined here, in Alupka, and each block was processed manually.

The Vorontsov Palace welcomes tourists with the Shuvalovsky Passage. Walking along the cobblestone pavement, surrounded by high walls, it seems that now you will find yourself in a real medieval castle. However, one glance at the frivolous turrets is enough to understand that the Vorontsov Palace is not so simple.

Blore combined Neo-Gothic and Neo-Moorish styles in the design of the palace. In England, such a mixture would be called romanticism, but in Russia - eclecticism. The northern facade of the Vorontsov Palace with strict lines resembles the residences of English aristocrats. But the southern one, facing the sea, is decorated in oriental style: Experts say Blore was inspired by the Alhambra Palace, the seat of Spain's Arab rulers in Grenada. The Lion Terrace leads to the park - a staircase decorated with marble figures of lions - analogues of sculptures from the tomb of Pope Clement XII in Rome.

The interior decoration, as is easy to understand from the photo of the Vorontsov Palace in Crimea, has remained almost unchanged since the 19th century. Each room has its own individual design - for example, the Chinese Study, the Winter Garden, the Blue Living Room, the Chintz Room. The main dining room in the Vorontsov Palace in Alupka is very original: it resembles the hall of a medieval palace. The halls are decorated with sculptures and works by famous painters - Italian, French, English and, of course, Russian masters. In total, there are about 150 rooms in the Vorontsov Palace, including utility rooms, but only a part of it is, of course, open to the public.

Vorontsov Palace - movie star

If, when looking at a photo of the Vorontsov Palace, you get the feeling that it is familiar to you, it means that you are a connoisseur of the classics of Soviet cinema. It is unlikely that there is another one that would "light up" in so many films! The Vorontsov Palace in Crimea depicted the royal residence in The Ordinary Miracle and Hamlet, The Three Musketeers and The Heavenly Swallows. Filmed here Scarlet Sails”, “Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro” and “Sappho”. There is a high probability of encountering a film crew in the summer of 2015: the halls and landscapes of the palace-museum are constantly used when shooting feature films and documentaries.

Expositions of the Vorontsov Palace in Crimea

In 2016 in the Vorontsov Palace you will be able to visit the following expositions:

• "Ceremonial halls of the Main building of the Vorontsov Palace".
• Southern terraces.
• "Dvoretsky's Apartment" in the Economic Building.
• House of Count Shuvalov.
• Vorontsovskaya kitchen.
• Interior expositions “Count I.I. Vorontsov-Dashkov "and" Office of the commandant of the State. Summer cottages.
• "Paris Archive" (paintings and photographic materials - a gift from the Comstadius family).
• “The gift of Professor V.N. Golubev” (paintings by artists of the 20th century).

Ticket price to the Vorontsov Palace

Most of the expositions of the Vorontsov Palace are open seven days a week. On any day of the week, you can come and enjoy the luxurious park. Please note that one-day excursions, which can be bought in almost any resort town of Crimea, usually do not include visits to the halls, so if you want to enjoy interior decoration Vorontsov Palace, you will have to think about this moment in advance. However, an examination of the exterior of this stunning building and a huge park (its area is more than 40 hectares!) Will leave an unforgettable impression! In general, it is worth allocating at least 3-4 hours to visit this attraction, as well as the Nikitsky Botanical Garden in Crimea, and if you want to listen to a tour and walk through all the expositions, and then also swim on the Alupka beach, then plan a trip for a whole day!

On the first Tuesday of each month, free excursions are organized for schoolchildren and students. You can take a photo in the Vorontsov Palace by paying an additional 30 rubles. By the way, the museum has its own price list for on-site registration and professional photography, so if you wish, you can arrange a real photo shoot against the backdrop of a magnificent palace!

There are several places in Crimea that you absolutely must visit, and one of them is the Vorontsov Palace in Alupka and the park surrounding it. There is a museum with an excellent exposition in the palace itself, and the park is picturesque at any time of the year, since its collection has a lot of evergreens, and the mild climate of the Southern coast of Crimea is conducive to long walks.

Fantastic beauty of man-made and miraculous miracles. Huge space with ancient trees, sea views and walks. Also, an amazing story! Those who visited these marvelous places come back here again and again. Meet the palace and park museum-reserve, known as the Vorontsov Palace.

A bit from the history of the Vorontsov Palace in Alupka. The construction of the Crimean residence of the Governor-General of the Novorossiysk Territory, Count M. Vorontsov, began in 1828 and was completed twenty years later. The project was created by a team of talented foreigners. Including Edward Blore, the court architect of the English Queen Victoria (according to some sources, the foreigner was not even in these parts!). His compatriot, architect William Hunt, watched over the Alupka Palace to fit into the surrounding landscape.

More about the palace ensemble

It includes:

• main, shuvalovsky, library buildings;
• clock and west tower;
• winter Garden;
• fountains;
• palace courtyard;
• summer terraces;
• marble stairs leading to the sea.

The buildings were not built in a strict geometric grouping, as was customary. Blore arranged them according to the movement of the mountains. As a result, the palace, located at the foot of Mount Ai-Petri, harmoniously blended into the local landscape.

Its Moorish-style south façade is similar to the Alhambra Palace in Grenada. In front of it is the "Lion Terrace" with a magnificent staircase with marble lions.

What else is unusual about the Vorontsov Palace, a landmark of Crimea? Of course, the architecture of other eras. There are so many fabulous things here. Starting with an openwork suspension bridge made of cast iron, a front courtyard, bay windows, buttresses, side projections, onion domes, pinnacles, domes, and ending with chimneys, arches, balustrades, balconies, palace interiors, etc. All this, like the history of the Vorontsov Palace in Crimea, fabulously beautiful and interesting.

By the way, the similarity with the ancient castle-fortress, achieved with the help of closed spaces, watchtowers, loopholes, etc., the similarity of the rear facade and its western part to the castles of English aristocrats attracts filmmakers.

Vorontsov Palace: a museum within a museum

No less beautiful is the Vorontsov Palace inside, where there are about 150 rooms. The museum now occupies several palace buildings - central, canteen, library and guest. Its main exposition is 8 front rooms with their figurative and artistic solutions.

Gothic reigns in the decoration of the lobby, foyer, large dining room, billiard room and library, where ceilings, doors and panels are made of bog oak.

In the introductory section of the museum, not only documents are stored, but also old drawings, lithographs, etc. In the front office, exquisite English furniture, sculptures, portraits of participants Patriotic War and the Vorontsov family.

Panels by the Frenchman Hubert Robert are hung in the dining room. The front rooms are lined with furniture made of oak, walnut and mahogany, candelabra, vases, crystal, porcelain, malachite products.

In the Print Room there are paintings by S. Shchedrin, N. Chernetsov, I. Aivazovsky. The living rooms - Malaya and Golubaya deserve attention. Moving from the latest to the most Big hall, a grand dining room, serves as a stunningly beautiful Winter Garden.

The halls and terraces of the facade portals are decorated with stucco, sculptural images of the family and relatives of the count, copies of sculptures of philosophers and ancient gods, paintings by famous Russian artists, their colleagues from Italy, France and England.

The billiard room contains Western European paintings of the 15th-18th centuries. The library impresses not only with its quantity - 25,000 books. books, but also by the fact that they were published in many European languages and on a variety of topics.

Alupka park

A bit of history. One of the largest newfangled parks at that time appeared earlier than the residence of Count Vorontsov itself. Through the efforts of the German gardener Karl Kebach, specially ordered by the count, the luxurious park of the Vorontsov Palace was laid out in 1820. The decision to arrange his residence here, the count, impressed by the new fashion trends that reigned in England, motivated:

• warm climate;
• a huge number of clean keys;
• the neighborhood of the sea;
• unparalleled views (on the sea, on the mountain range, etc.).

The creators' fantasy was amazing, the scale is visible in everything: in the abundance of sculptures, fountains and man-made lakes, various vegetation that regularly blossoms and turns green, literally enveloping the palace.

Its facade is decorated with roses, tekoma, wisteria. And then ... Here is the Ukrainian viburnum. Nearby - Chilean araucaria, olives and cypresses with laurels. There are so many exotic and familiar plants around us! How did all this take root on a rocky shore?

Thanks not only to the favorable climate, but also to the human genius! A talented foreigner preserved local plants by inscribing them in big picture. Having brought shrubs and trees from afar, he thought of everything so that the “foreigners” would not need anything. As you can see, he succeeded.

Vorontsov Palace located in Alupka (Crimea) at the foot of Ai-Petri mountain.

Built from diabase, which was mined nearby. Currently, the palace houses a museum. At the Vorontsov Palace there is a park - a monument of gardening art. December 1824 to April 1851 Vorontsovsky park in Alupka, a talented German gardener-botanist, the chief gardener of the southern coast of Crimea, Karl Antonovich Kebach, created.

Palace architecture

The Vorontsov Palace was built according to new (compared to classicism) architectural and construction principles. An important architectural feature was the location of the palace in accordance with the relief of the mountains, thanks to which the palace very organically fit into the surrounding landscape and acquired its original artistic and expressive image.

The palace was built in the spirit of English architecture, and the building contains elements of various eras, from early forms to the 16th century. The arrangement of elements goes from the western gate - the farther from the gate, the more late the style of construction.

The English style is organically combined with the neo-Moorish style. For example, gothic chimneys reminiscent of the minarets of a mosque. The southern entrance is decorated with oriental splendor. A horseshoe-shaped arch, a two-tier vault, a plaster carving in a niche where a Tudor flower pattern and a lotus motif are intertwined, end with an Arabic inscription repeated six times along the frieze: "And there is no winner but Allah."

Construction history

The palace was built from 1828 to 1848 as the summer residence of a prominent statesman Russia, Governor-General of the Novorossiysk Territory, Count M. S. Vorontsov.

The palace was designed by the English architect Edward Blore. The architect did not come to Alupka, but he was well aware of the terrain. In addition, the foundations and the first laying of the deep portal niche of the central building were already ready (the palace began to be built according to a different project - the architects Francesco Boffo and Thomas Harrison).

In the construction of the palace, mainly the labor of quitrent serfs from the Vladimir and Moscow provinces was used. Hereditary masons and stone cutters, who had experience in building and embossing white-stone cathedrals, were involved in the construction. All work was done by hand, with primitive tools.

The construction of the palace began with the dining building (1830-1834). The central building was erected in 1831-1837. In 1841-1842, a billiard room was added to the dining room. In 1838-1844, the guest building, the eastern wings, all the towers of the palace, the pentagon of the outbuildings were built, the front yard was made out. The library building was built last (1842 - 1846).

The largest amount of earthwork was carried out from 1840 to 1848 with the help of soldiers from the sapper battalion, who built the terraces of the park in front of the southern facade of the palace.

In the summer of 1848, sculptures of lions were installed on the central staircase leading to the main entrance, made in the workshop of the Italian sculptor Giovanni Bonnani. The Lion's Terrace completed the construction and decoration of the palace and park ensemble.

The history of the palace after construction

Before the October Revolution, the Vorontsov Palace belonged to three generations of the Vorontsov family.

After the advent of Soviet power, the Vorontsov Palace was nationalized.

In mid-1921, the Vorontsov Palace opened as a museum.

In 1941, the Great Patriotic War began. They did not have time to evacuate the exhibits of the museum from Alupka, as well as from many other museums of the Crimea. Twice the museum was threatened with destruction, and both times it was saved by the senior researcher of the museum, S. G. Shchekoldin. The invaders took out a lot of art treasures, including 537 works of painting and graphics, and only most paintings were found after the war and returned to the palace. This is described in detail in the book written according to the memoirs of Shchekoldin "What the lions are silent about."

From February 4 to 11, 1945, during the Yalta Conference, the Vorontsov Palace became the residence of the British delegation headed by Winston Churchill.

From 1945 to 1955 it was used as a state dacha.

In 1956, by decision of the government, the museum again began to function in the palace.

Since 1990 - Alupka Palace and Park Museum-Reserve.

Palace interiors

The ceremonial interiors of the palace have almost completely retained their original decoration. Each of the rooms is individual, it has its own color, reflected in the names: Chinese study, Chintz room, Winter garden, Blue living room. The design of the Grand Dining Room resembles the decoration of knights' halls in medieval castles. It is decorated with rich wood carvings and four monumental panels by the famous French artist Hubert Robert (1733-1808).

Alupka park

A masterpiece of landscape art - Alupka Park. Its creator, the gardener-botanist Karl Antonovich Kebach (1799-1851), was engaged in planning and planting plants in the park for more than a quarter of a century. The park, being a park-monument of national importance, is included in the exposition part of the museum territory, which in total is 361,913 m².

Museum expositions

Currently, the Alupka Museum has several permanent exhibitions. Nine ceremonial halls introduce the life of the first owners of the palace and the character of the palace interiors of the 30s and 40s of the 19th century. In the former guest building there is a stationary exhibition "The Vorontsov Family Gallery". In separate rooms, the “Gift of Professor V.N. Golubev” (Russian and Soviet avant-garde), painting by Ya. A. Basov “Poetry of the landscape”, art exhibitions “Ukrainian painting”, “Inhaling the fragrance of roses” (flowers in painting). In the park pavilion "Tea House" - the exhibition "Maps Crimean peninsula”, “Vorontsov and Russian admirals”, “Naval battles” of the 18th-19th centuries.

In 2007, a new museum exposition "The House of Count A.P. Shuvalov" was opened in the Shuvalovsky Wing. It is based on previously unexhibited items of decoration and personal belongings of the Vorontsovs, Shuvalovs, Vorontsovs-Dashkovs. The interiors of the house are works of art that reflect the style features of the living quarters of the palaces. mid-eighteenth century.

The collection of the Alupka Palace and Park Museum-Reserve is almost 27 thousand exhibits of the main fund, and the memorial library of M. S. Vorontsov has more than 10 thousand books.

One of the museum's paintings - "Portrait of Prince Grigory Potemkin" by Levitsky - was presented to him by Baron Falz-Fein.

Vorontsov Palace in cinema

The territory of the palace and the adjacent park is often used for filming. Among the most famous works:

1. 1961 - Scarlet Sails
2. 1964 - "Ordinary Miracle"
3. 1964 - "Hamlet"
4. 1972 - "Stove-shops"
5. 1976 - "Sky Swallows"
6. 1986 - "The Journey of Pan Klyaksa"
7. 2003 - Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro
8. 2008 - "Sappho"
9. 2009 - Hamlet. XXI Century"
10. 2014 - "Belovodye. The Secret of the Lost Country"
11. 2015 - "Belovodye. Source of Knowledge"

Vorontsov Palaces in other cities

• Vorontsov Palace in Odessa
• Vorontsov Palace in St. Petersburg
• Vorontsov Palace in Tiflis
• Vorontsov Palace in Simferopol

The Vorontsov Palace is a precious decoration of Taurida. Many visit the small southern coastal town of Alupka only to take a walk in the mysterious park surrounding the famous castle. Its walls contain many unsolved mysteries. The palace was designed by the court architect of the English Queen Victoria, members of the Masonic lodge met here under the cover of mystery, the legendary Winston Churchill stopped here, the greats of this world rested, famous films were shot ...

Just some 20 years...

Starting the story about the Vorontsov Palace, it is impossible not to mention the person who created this architectural masterpiece. A descendant of an old Russian noble family, Mikhail Semenovich Vorontsov was famous for his intelligence, education and refined taste. According to the traditions of his time, he was enlisted in the regiment from birth, and at the age of four he was “promoted” to ensign! From the age of 19, Vorontsov has been really fighting - with the Turks, Swedes and French. In the famous battle of Borodino, the young count is wounded. In 1815-1818 Vorontsov commanded the Russian occupation corps in France. He also takes part in the Caucasian campaigns, for which he was elevated to princely dignity in 1845.

The activity of Prince Vorontsov was no less fruitful in peacetime. He left a significant mark on himself in Novorossia, which he ruled as a governor from 1823 to 1844. In those days, the region entrusted to him included a significant part of the Northern Black Sea region, including the Crimea. Vorontsov turned out to be an excellent business executive. During his reign, Odessa, Kherson, Nikolaev, Sevastopol grew economically. The governor orders to build roads, including the magnificent south coast highway in the Crimea. At this time, a shipping company was established along the Black Sea, the foundations of viticulture and fine-fleeced sheep breeding were laid.

“He owned great wealth - his own and his wife, Countess Branitskaya, - and a huge amount of maintenance received as a governor, and spent most of his funds on building a palace and a garden on the southern coast of Crimea,” Leo Tolstoy wrote about Count Tolstoy in “Hadji Murat” .

To build his dream, Vorontsov spares no money, no time, no human resources. The construction of the palace lasted 20 years - the work was carried out from 1828 to 1848! Edward Blore, who is the court architect of the English Queen Victoria, is invited to create the project. He owns the designs of many famous buildings - Walter Scott's Castle in Scotland and Buckingham Palace in London. It is still not known whether Blore visited Alupka, but he surprisingly managed to perfectly combine the architecture with the surrounding mountain landscape. Perhaps the projector was inspired, but it is possible that he still came to the Crimea to get acquainted with the local relief.

By the time Blore's project was implemented, the foundations and the first masonry of the portal niche of the central building were already ready. Initially, the palace was built according to the design of architects Francesco Boffo and Thomas Harrison.

Hereditary masons and stone cutters who had experience in building and embossing white stone cathedrals come to build the palace. Thus, a luxurious residence was built by quitrent serfs from the Vladimir and Moscow provinces. This beautiful piece of architecture was built by hand using primitive tools.

The canteen building was the first to grow, then the Central building was built. In 1842, a billiard room was added to the dining room. And in the years 1838-1844, the Front Courtyard was formed, the guest building, the eastern wings, all the towers of the palace, the pentagon of the outbuildings were built. The library building was built last.

The architecture of the palace contains elements of various eras of styles, but the architectural eclecticism looks very harmonious. The architects boldly combined English style with Neo-Moorish. bright volume example: gothic chimneys reminiscent of mosque minarets. The southern entrance exhibits oriental splendor. It is very similar to the Spanish Alhambra Palace, which once belonged to the Arab rulers. On its facade, the inscription on Arabic saying: "There is no conqueror but Allah."

The western part of the facade is made in neo-Gothic style. From the side of the mountains, the buildings of the palace resemble the harsh outlines of the castles of English aristocrats. The towers of the palace are very diverse. The building is decorated with all sorts of spiers and domes, carved cornices and openwork balustrades, stairs and chimneys... No wonder that in the 20th century Stevenson's and Shakespeare's adaptations were created, the famous "Sky Swallows", "Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro" and many others were filmed here. paintings.

The construction of the park terrace in front of the southern facade of the palace was entrusted to the military. From 1840 to 1848, with the help of the soldiers of the sapper battalion, large-scale earthworks were carried out.

In the summer of 1848, the last spectacular touch was made. Sculptural figures of lions were installed on the central staircase leading to the main entrance. Charming animals were born in the workshop of the Italian sculptor Giovanni Bonnani.

Heaven on Earth

No matter how beautiful the palace is, without the luxurious park surrounding it, it would not be so attractive and popular. Founded about 200 years ago unique garden has more than 200 species of trees and shrubs from around the world.

The creator of the palace and park splendor was a real magician. German by origin, Karl Kebach skillfully used every meter of space. Erecting fountains in the park, he combined them into cascades, creating lakes and ponds. The fairy-tale surroundings are harmoniously complemented by plant compositions. A talented gardener lovingly planted each exotic bush in a specially brought black soil.

The structure of the garden ensemble is curious. It consists of the Upper and Lower landscape parks. The upper - "Alupka chaos" is an array of natural diabase, granite blocks, randomly scattered, as if by the elements. There are also caves with grottoes, and a crater extinct volcano. Severe landscapes made of stone are softened by views of the cozy alleys of the Lower Park. As if flowing along the slopes, the terraces are bordered by Italian pines.

The park enchants with pleasant-sounding romantic names: Tea Pavilion, Swan Lake, Maria Fountain. The latter, decorated at the base with white roses, is a copy of the Bakhchisaray fountain. Freischutz waterfall is amazing. When falling, its jets split like a transparent bridal veil. Walking in the Upper Park along Solnechnaya, Platanova, Chestnut meadows, you catch yourself thinking that you are in a real paradise, and this fairy tale is real!

Mikhail Vorontsov, by the way, like many famous and influential figures of his time, belonged to the Masonic lodge. Therefore, in his residence and in the park, one can find secret signs and symbols of a mighty brotherhood.

New story

Three generations of the Vorontsov family enjoyed life in the magnificent palace built by their grandfather. Before October Revolution The 150 rooms of the castle were luxurious apartments, decorated with antique sculptures, antique furniture and paintings. The canvases decorating the walls belonged to the brushes of great painters. To this day, paintings by Levitsky, Borovikovsky, Aivazovsky, as well as Italian, English and French artists, have miraculously survived. The interiors of the palace were complemented by bronze candelabra, porcelain, crystal, malachite, and antique vases. The front rooms were filled with mahogany, walnut and oak furniture made by the best Russian craftsmen.

Other times came, and the Vorontsov Palace, along with its treasures, was nationalized. In mid-1921, it began to function as a museum. During the Great Patriotic War, the exhibits of the Alupka Museum could not be evacuated. Twice the palace was threatened with destruction, and both times it was saved by the senior researcher of the museum, S. G. Shchekoldin. The Germans took out a significant part of the art treasures, including 537 paintings and drawings, and only a small part of the paintings were found after the war and returned to the palace. The tragic episodes in the history of the Vorontsov Palace are described in the book "What the Lions Are Silent About", created on the basis of Shchekoldin's memoirs

From February 4 to February 11, 1945, the Vorontsov Palace became the residence of the British delegation headed by Winston Churchill. At this time, the epoch-making Yalta Conference took place.

From 1945 to 1955, the apartments in Alupka were used as a state dacha. In 1956, by decision of the government, the museum again began to function in the palace. And, finally, since 1990, the Alupka Palace and Park Complex has become a museum-reserve. The new status is very important, it allows the institution to protect the park area from non-core use, in particular, from cottage development. This phenomenon today is a headache for Crimea. Let's hope that the paradise called the Vorontsov Palace will remain a protected area for a long time and will delight "everyone who enters it" with beauty and nobility.