Radomysl Castle is a historical and cultural complex created in 2007–2011 by

Olga Bogomolets Olha Bohomolets ( uk, Ольга Вадимівна Богомолець, Olha Vadymivna Bohomolets, russian: Ольга Вадимовна Богомолец, Olga Vadimovna Bogomolets; born March 22, 1966) is a Ukrainian physician, singer and ...

, a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

doctor and public activist. The castle's center is an old flour mill built in the town of

Radomyshl Radomyshl ( uk, Радомишль, translit., ''Radomyshl’'', pl, Radomyśl, yi, ראַדאָמישל, russian: Радомышль) is a historic city in Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it was ...

( Zhytomyr region,

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) in the late 19th century by

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engineer Piekarski. The mill was constructed upon the ruins of a paper mill built in 1612 by the order of the

archimandrite The title archimandrite ( gr, ἀρχιμανδρίτης, archimandritēs), used in Eastern Christianity, originally referred to a superior abbot (''hegumenos'', gr, ἡγούμενος, present participle of the verb meaning "to lead") wh ...

(

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) of Kyiv-Pecherska Lavra Yelisey Pletenecki (1550–1624). During research conducted during the reconstruction of this building, it was discovered that it had been planned to be used as a fortress. Since 2011, Radomysl Castle is part of the Council of Europe's cultural project called

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, its purpose is to promote cultural exchanges by means of tourism between

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an countries.

Interior

The main attraction of Radomysl Castle is the Museum of Ukrainian home icons. The Museum's collection is based upon

’ private collection of icons which she has been collecting since 1996. This is perhaps the first and only museum of its kind in Ukraine and in the entire world (despite museum on

Supraśl Supraśl (; be, Су́прасль; ) is a town and former episcopal see in north-eastern Poland. Supraśl is in Podlaskie Voivodeship (province) since 1999, previously in Białystok Voivodeship (1975-1998) (1975–1998), and is in Białystok C ...

and

Sanok Sanok (in full the Royal Free City of Sanok — pl, Królewskie Wolne Miasto Sanok, rue, Санок, ''Sanok'', ua, Cянік, ''Sianik'', la, Sanocum, yi, סאניק, ''Sonik'') is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern ...

, Poland). The collection comprises more than 5000

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and sculptures (

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and

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), created between the 16th and 20th centuries in different parts of Ukraine. One of the museum's highlights is an icon of

St. Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-day Demre ...

carved in stone. This is probably the oldest icon in the collection of Radomysl Castle, dated from the 12th century. Some icons retain traces of the

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

aggressive atheism. Among the exhibits is a box made of headless icons. Some of icons were rescued from burning, but they are impossible to restore. The Castle's interior combines the features of the

Late Medieval The Late Middle Ages or Late Medieval Period was the period of European history lasting from AD 1300 to 1500. The Late Middle Ages followed the High Middle Ages and preceded the onset of the early modern period (and in much of Europe, the Renai ...

and Early Modern periods. One of the halls in the museum exhibition is the Ceremonial Hall. It is a place for special events, especially weddings. There is also a concert hall which seats 150 for classical music, chamber music,

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and

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. Nina Matviyenko, a popular Ukrainian folk singer, performed there. The Castle Radomysl's concert hall has another unique feature, it is probably the only concert hall in Europe with its own natural water spring. The Castle's refectory is also a small museum. On its walls hang fine copies of old maps from the 15th–19th centuries. Its big oven can be used both to cook food, and as a fireplace.

Landscape park

Radomysl Castle's landscape park was created in accordance with modern environmental requirements. Human interference in the environment was minimal. There are some natural fresh water springs in the park, which provide a very refreshing drink. The vast majority of trees and flowers growing in the park are rare species. Among them are

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, pink and white

lilies ''Lilium'' () is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. They are the true lilies. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. M ...

, English garden roses, magnolias, and ''Trapa rossica'', a

water caltrop The water caltrop is any of three extant species of the genus ''Trapa'': ''Trapa natans'', ''Trapa bicornis'' and the endangered ''Trapa rossica''. It is also known as buffalo nut, bat nut, devil pod, ling gok ( Chinese: 菱角), ling nut, lin ko ...

, which is listed in Ukraine's Red Book of endangered species. The park is inhabited by animals like

beavers Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers a ...

otters Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic, or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which also includes weas ...

, minks, and water voles. Beaver Radomysl

The Castle and its park are decorated with sculptures of St. Michael, dated to the 17th–19th centuries. On 29 October 2009, near the place where the paper mill stood, a monument to Yelisey Pleteniecki was unveiled. This is perhaps the only monument in Ukraine on the surface of moving water.

External links

*http://www.radozamok.com.ua/en/ Official web page of Radomysl Castle

Sources

* Budka W. Papiernictwo w Nowym Stawie і Radomyślu // Pzegląd Biblioteczny. – Rocz. 3. – Kraków, 1929. * Енциклопедія українознавства. У 10-х т. / Гол. ред. Володимир Кубійович. – Париж; Нью-Йорк: Молоде Життя, 1954–1989. * Гладиш Л.А. Радомишль: ключі від міста. Нариси про історію міста. – Житомир, «Полісся», 2007 * Запаско Я., Мацюк О. Стасенко В. Початки українського друкарства – Львів, 2000. * Мацюк О. Історія українського паперу. – Київ, 1994. * Тимошенко Л. «Радомисль в історії Української церкви»// Людина і світ. – 1997. – No.2. – С. 6–11.
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