Monument to the Sunken Ships
The Monument to the Sunken Ships is the symbol of the city of Sevastopol, on the disputed Crimean peninsula. Located in Sevastopol Bay, it was designed by Amandus Adamson and built by Valentin Feldmann in 1905.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Sevastopol
- Also known as: “Gedenkstele für gesunkene Schiffe”, “Memorial to the sunken ships”, “Monumento a los barcos hundidos en la guerra de Crimea”, and “Sunken Ships Monument”
- Inscription: “А. Адамсонъ Скульп. 1904. Въ память кораблей, затопленныхъ въ 1854 и 1855 г.г. для загражденiя входа на рейдъ”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Memorial to Admiral P.S. Nakhimov and Lunacharsky Theatre.
Memorial to Admiral P.S. Nakhimov
Memorial
Lunacharsky Theatre
Theater building
Mikhail Kroshitsky Sevastopol Art Museum
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central hill and Radiogorka in Sevastopol.
Monument to the Sunken Ships
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
44.61834° or 44° 37′ 6″ north
Longitude
33.52429° or 33° 31′ 28″ east
Open location code
8GPMJG9F+8P
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Monument to the Sunken Ships” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沉船纪念碑”
- Czech: “Pomník potopeným lodím”
- Estonian: “Uputatud laevade monument”
- French: “monument aux navires coulés”
- French: “Monument aux navires coulés”
- German: “Denkmal der versenkten Schiffe”
- Italian: “monumento alle navi affondate”
- Italian: “Monumento alle navi affondate”
- Russian: “Памятник затопленным кораблям”
- Spanish: “Monumento a los barcos hundidos”
- Spanish: “Monumento a los Buques Hundidos”
- Swedish: “Monument till de sjunkna fartygen”
- Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник затопленим кораблям”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Аполлоновка and Карантинная слобода.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Солнечные часы and Дерево влюбленных.
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Worth a closer look: Simferopol and Yalta.
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