STOLEN ART. Episode 6. BARBARIANS IN KHAN’S PALACE

Amazing Khan’s Palace in Bakhchysaray was called paradise on earth in its prosperous times. The building had stood for almost 500 years and survived a powerful earthquake in the early 20th century.
Bakhchysaray Culture and History Reserve with Khan’s Palace as its part was entered in the preliminary list of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. Now the experts of this organization are deeply concerned about the fate of this architectural monument.

After annexation of the Crimea, Russian occupational authorities started the so-called “restoration” of the Palace. These alleged experts disassembled and sawed apart oak beams of the palace’s coverage. Due to this, unique ceilings and the tent roof were lost.
The ancient, handmade spoon-shaped roof tiles were replaced by contemporary mass-produced ones. The disruption of the building’s protection system caused deformations as a result of which stained glass popped and walls became covered with fractures. And the historical 18th-century frescoes are lost forever.

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