Seven Wonders of Ukraine

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Locations of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.
Locations of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.

The Seven Wonders of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Сім чудес України) are the seven historical and cultural monuments of Ukraine, which were chosen in the Seven Wonders of Ukraine contest held in July, 2007. The voting consisted of two parts: experts in Ukraine voted for their seven best sites, and internet users voted for their seven favorite sites on the official website.

Local and provincial (oblast) authorities composed a list of 1,000 possible candidates. An expert council consisting of 100 people, including culturologists, historians, and tourist specialists, chose a list of 21 candidates from which people on the internet could vote.

Voting on the 21 possible candidates was opened on July 7, 2007.[1] A total of around 77,000 internet users voted in the campaign.[2] The voting was closed on August 21, 2007 and the results were officially announced on the same day.[3] The campaign was initiated in May of 2007 by Mykola Tomenko a Ukrainian politician and the deputy of the Parliament of Ukraine of the fifth convocation.

Each manager of a winning nomination was awarded a statue of their candidate made out of green marble, matte steel, and gold-mirror acrylic paint.[4]

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[edit] Special Nominations

Three objects from the nomination list needed a special nomination:

[edit] Winners

Place Wonder Image Points
1st-2nd Sofiyivsky Park[5] in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast
The landscape of the Sofiyivsky Park.
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Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves)[6] in Kiev
General view of the Kiev Pecherska Lavra.
3rd-4th Kamianets-Podilskyi Historical Complex[7] in
Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
General view of the Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle.
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Khortytsia[8] in Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia Oblast
View Khortytsia and the nearby Dnieper Hydroelectric Station.
5th Chersonesos[9] in Sevastopol
The remains of the city of Chersonesos.
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6th Saint Sophia Cathedral[10] in Kiev
The Saint Sophia Cathedral.
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7th Khotyn Fortress[11] in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast
Panoramic view of the Khotyn Fortress.
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[edit] References

  1. ^ Voting is now open for the "Seven Wonders of Ukraine" (Russian). Podrobnosti. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  2. ^ Ukrainians chose seven wonders of Ukraine (English). ForUm. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  3. ^ Ukraine’s Seven Wonders are named (Ukrainian). Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
  4. ^ Today the Seven Wonders of Ukraine will be named (Russian). Vecherniy Kharkov. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  5. ^ National Dendrological Park "Sofiyivka" (Ukrainian). Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  6. ^ Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Ukrainian). Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  7. ^ National Historical-architectural Complex "Kamianets" (Ukrainian). Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  8. ^ National Reserve-island "Khortytsia" (Ukrainian). Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  9. ^ Tauric Chersones (Ukrainian). Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  10. ^ Sophia Kyivska (Ukrainian). Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  11. ^ Government Historical-architectural Reserve "Khotyn Fortress" (Khotyn, Chernivetska Oblast) (Ukrainian). Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.

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