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[[File:Большая Митридатская лестница.jpg|thumb|350px|The Great Mithridates Staircase up Mount Mithridat]] |
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'''Mount Mithridat''', located at the city center of [[Kerch]], [[Ukraine]], was one of the nominees for the [[Seven Wonders of Ukraine|seven wonders of Ukraine]]. To the top of the mountain with the height of over 90 m (91.4 m) leads the Great Mithridates Staircase in a series of flights and balustraded terraces, which was built in 1833-40 by the Italian architect [[Alexander Digbi]]. A well-built road goes all the way to the top. |
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'''Mount Mithridat''' is a large [[hill]] located in the center of [[Kerch]], a city on the eastern [[Kerch Peninsula]] of [[Crimea]]. It is {{convert|91.4|m|ft}} in elevation. |
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From the top of Mount Mithridat a scenic view spreads across the [[Strait of Kerch]] and the city of Kerch. Sometimes it is possible to see the Caucasus shore. |
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[[File:Вечер в Керчи.1991-2010гг.х.,м.,41,5х55,5.jpg|thumb|M. Presnyakov. Crimea, Old Kerch (Mount Mithridat). 1991-2010.]] |
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==History== |
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Mount Mithridat was named after [[Mithridates VI of Pontus]], ruler of the [[Kingdom of Pontus]] and a long-time antagonist of the [[Roman Republic]] via the [[Mithridatic Wars]], until he was deceived by his son. After a long siege of [[Panticapaeum]], he tried to kill himself several times, until finally he was killed by the leader of his own guardsmen. |
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The Great Mithridates Staircase leads to the top of Mount Mithridat, in a series of flights and balustraded terraces. It was built in 1833–1840 by the Italian architect Alexander Digbi. In the present day, a road also goes to the top of the mountain. |
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From the top of the mountain spreads a scenic outlook across the [[Strait of Kerch]] and the city. Sometimes it is possible to see the Caucasus shore. In the 19th century a museum was erected on the top of the mountain in the form of a Greek temple, but it was destroyed during the [[Crimean War]]. In 1944 the obelisk was built to commemorate the soldiers that defended Kerch in [[World War II]]. |
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In the 19th century, a museum was erected on the top of the mountain in the form of a Greek temple, but it was destroyed during the Second World War.<ref name=Losev>{{cite journal |last= Losev |first= Dmitry |title= Father of the Town: Ivan Aivazovsky and Feodosia: A Lifelong Attachment |journal= Tretyakov Gallery Magazine |date= 2017 |volume= 54 |issue=1 |url= https://www.tretyakovgallerymagazine.com/articles/1-2017-54/father-town-ivan-aivazovsky-and-feodosia-lifelong-attachment |publisher=[[Tretyakov Gallery]] |access-date= 19 November 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181225163638/https://www.tretyakovgallerymagazine.com/articles/1-2017-54/father-town-ivan-aivazovsky-and-feodosia-lifelong-attachment |archive-date= 25 December 2018 |url-status= bot: unknown }}</ref> In 1944, a memorial [[obelisk]] was built at the summit to commemorate the soldiers that defended Kerch in [[World War II]]. The landmark mountain was one of the nominees for the [[Seven Wonders of Ukraine]]. |
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Mount Mithridat is a large hill located in the center of Kerch, a city on the eastern Kerch Peninsula of Crimea. It is 91.4 metres (300 ft) in elevation.
From the top of Mount Mithridat a scenic view spreads across the Strait of Kerch and the city of Kerch. Sometimes it is possible to see the Caucasus shore.
History
[edit]Mount Mithridat was named after Mithridates VI of Pontus, ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus and a long-time antagonist of the Roman Republic via the Mithridatic Wars, until he was deceived by his son. After a long siege of Panticapaeum, he tried to kill himself several times, until finally he was killed by the leader of his own guardsmen.
The Great Mithridates Staircase leads to the top of Mount Mithridat, in a series of flights and balustraded terraces. It was built in 1833–1840 by the Italian architect Alexander Digbi. In the present day, a road also goes to the top of the mountain.
In the 19th century, a museum was erected on the top of the mountain in the form of a Greek temple, but it was destroyed during the Second World War.[1] In 1944, a memorial obelisk was built at the summit to commemorate the soldiers that defended Kerch in World War II. The landmark mountain was one of the nominees for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.
References
[edit]- ^ Losev, Dmitry (2017). "Father of the Town: Ivan Aivazovsky and Feodosia: A Lifelong Attachment". Tretyakov Gallery Magazine. 54 (1). Tretyakov Gallery. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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