Armenian well - a well in the city of Kamenetz-Podolsky , built by Armenian residents in 1581 (or in 1638 ). Located in the center of the old city. Architectural monument.
| Armenian well | |
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| Ukrainian Vіrmenska krinitsya | |
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| Source type | well |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Khmelnitsky region |
| City | Kamyanets-Podilsky |
History
According to various sources, the Armenians in the city of Kamenetz-Podolsky settled in the XI century [1] [2] [3] - XIII century . In the 17th century , there were already 1,200 Armenian families in the city [2] . Armenians mainly settled in the southeastern part of the city. Until now, the city has a quarter known among locals as “Armenian” [4] . Composing a significant part of the population of the city of Kamenetz-Podolsky , townspeople of Armenian ethnicity were involved in its cultural, economic and military life. In 1581 [5] (or in 1638 [2] ), the Armenian inhabitants of the city built a well, popularly called the “Armenian Well” [5] . The building was sponsored by the wealthy Armenian Narzes [2] [6] . The water in the well turned out to be unsuitable for drinking due to the large amount of salts leached from the rock, therefore it was used for other purposes.
During the Second World War , during the German occupation of the city, the well was badly damaged. The Armenian well, restored in 1960 [2] , is protected by the state as a monument of antiquity [5] .
Architecture
The Armenian well is a low eight-pointed tower, in which there is a well cut in a solid rock with a width of 5 and a depth of over 30 meters [5] . The size of the tower above the well is 12 × 12 meters. The height of the building is 14, and the walls are 8 meters. Outside, on the walls of the tower, there are pilasters that rest against the base at the basement. In the eastern part of the structure there is an entrance door, and in the southern, northern and western walls of the tower, at a height exceeding the height of a person, there are round windows with a diameter of about 1 meter [2] .
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Notes
- ↑ Mazurik E.V. 17th century Armenian hospital in Kamenetz-Podolsky . Historical and Philological Journal No. 2. p. 225. ISSN 0135-0536 (1982). Date of treatment April 12, 2013. Archived April 21, 2013.
Armenians first settled in Kamenetz-Podolsky in the 11th century. In the XII-XIV centuries, as a result of the devastating raids of the Persians and Turks in Armenia, large groups of Armenians found shelter in Kamenetz.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 S. Shkurko. Armenian architectural monuments in the city of Kamenetz-Podolsk . Historical and Philological Journal No. 2. pp. 233-243. (1968). Date of treatment December 17, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.
- ↑ Vinokur I.S., Khotyun H. M. Kam'yanets-Podilsky sovereign historical-architec tural reserve. - Yerevan: Kamenyar, 1981. - S. 84. - 95 p.Original text (Russian)The Armenians settled in Kamenetz, according to the chronicles, in the second half of the XI century. They populated the center of the southern part of the Old Town. In the XVI - XVII centuries, the Armenian community played a significant role in the development of crafts and trade of the city. The Armenian market was located on the Governor's (now Soviet) square. In this area, defense structures, commercial stone buildings and warehouses, residential and religious buildings are still preserved ..
- ↑ Historical ties and friendship of the Ukrainian and Armenian peoples. - Yerevan: Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR, 1971. - T. 3. - S. 292-293.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Vartan Grigoryan. Chapter I. Podolsk land and the oldest Armenian colonies that arose there. // Kamenetz-Podolsky . History of the Armenian colonies of Ukraine and Poland (Armenians in Podolia) . AN Armenian SSR (1980). Date of treatment December 17, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.
- ↑ J.O. Galustyan. From the history of construction activities in the Armenian settlements of Poland . Historical and Philological Journal No. 3. pp. 135-148. (1975). Date of treatment December 17, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.