Bakhchysarai Khan's Palace

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General view of the palace around 1830
Bakhchysarai Khan's Palace

The Khan Palace of Bakhchysarai ( Ukrainian Ханський палац у Бахчисараї Chanskyj palaz u Bakhchysarai ) was the seat of the rulers of the Khanate of Crimea and its oldest components date from the 16th century. Today there is a museum in the national shrine of the Crimean Tatars . The name "Bakhchysaraj" ( Ukrainian and Russian Бахчисарай) comes from Turkish and means "garden palace". This name originally referred to the Khan Palace alone, but later spread to the entire city.

history

The beginning of the construction of the palace goes back to Khan Sahib I. Giray , who had a building complex erected until his death in 1551, which was much larger in size than the parts of the palace that are preserved today. After a fire in 1736 had destroyed much of the original structure, Khan Selamet II Giray (1737–1743) initiated the reconstruction. Under Khan Qirim Giray (1758–1769) further essential elements were added. The palace has been a state museum since 1917.

building

The palace complex is divided into the main courtyard, farm yard and Khan's cemetery and today consists mainly of the main building with the divan hall, golden cabinet, fountain courtyard and small palace mosque, the great Khan Dzhami mosque , the harem, the palace of Catherine II , the Sary-Giuzel Bath and the mausoleum of Diliara Bikech.

The "Well of Tears"

Well of tears in the Khan Palace in Bakhchysarai

In the fountain courtyard is the "fountain of tears", which was carved from a single block of marble and originally stood at the mausoleum of Diliara Bikech. The fountain is a souvenir of Khan Qirim Giray to his late wife Diliara Bikech. It was made by the court artist Omer around 1764. The drops of water still fall rhythmically on two roses lying on a ledge. Many poets and painters were inspired by the fountain, such as Alexander Pushkin and Adam Mickiewicz .

reception

In 1846 the painter Wilhelm Kiesewetter created the model “ The Palace of the Tartar Chane in the Crimea ”, which is part of the holdings of the Museum of European Cultures .

literature

photos

  • Garden in the Khan Palace

  • Tourist rush

  • Room with a fountain

Web links

Commons : Bakhchysarai Khan's Palace  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CBIT [ed.]: The Khan Palace . Simferopol 2009, p. 5
  2. ^ Artur Grossman: The Crimea - with Lemberg, Kiev and Odessa . Bielefeld 2009, p. 216f.
  3. ↑ CBIT [ed.]: The Khan Palace . Simferopol 2009, p. 3
  4. ^ Artur Grossman: The Crimea - with Lemberg, Kiev and Odessa . Bielefeld 2009, p. 217ff.
  5. ↑ CBIT [ed.]: The Khan Palace . Simferopol 2009, p. 13

Coordinates: 44 ° 44 ′ 55.2 ″  N , 33 ° 52 ′ 55.1 ″  E