Popov Castle
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Native name Ukrainian: Садиба Попова |
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| Type | Manor house |
| Location | Vasylivka, Zaporizhia Oblast |
| Coordinates | 47°26′45″N 35°16′30″E / 47.44583°N 35.27500°ECoordinates: 47°26′45″N 35°16′30″E / 47.44583°N 35.27500°E |
| Area | 2.87 ha (7.1 acres) |
| Founder | Vasiliy Popov |
| Built | 1864-1884 |
| Original use | Family manor house |
| Current use | Historical museum |
| Architect | not established |
| Architectural style(s) | Moorish architecture, Gothic Revival architecture, others |
| Governing body | Vasylivka Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve |
| Owner | Government of Ukraine |
| Official name: Vasylivka Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve Popov Manor House | |
| Designated | 29 January 1993 |
 Location of Popov Manor House in Ukraine
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The Vasylivka Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve "Popov Manor House" (also known as Vasylivka Castle) is an established museum complex at a partly preserved manor house built between 1864 and 1884 near the town of Vasylivka, Ukraine by Vasili Popov Jr. (a grandson of General Vasili Stepanovich Popov).
The historical and cultural reserve was created on 29 January 1993 in place of the existing Vasylivka museum of local history.
Its Gothic Revival design is attributed to Nicholas Benois. The main house had a telescope, a picture gallery, and an ethnographic museum. The castle was looted by the Bolsheviks and ruined by the Germans in the Second World War. Restoration works did not start until the 1990s.
Reconstructed model
One of the wings
Another wing
Spotting tower
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