This picturesque area called fabulous country - so here are unusual, poetic and beautiful. Here you will find the English fleet , which contains a rich collection of plants from around the world, cascades of lakes and waterfalls.You will be fascinated by amazing scenery, numerous fountains , artificial grottoes , and exquisite sculptures of ancient gods and goddesses.
Dendro Sofiyivka located in the cozy town of Uman, is one of the most beautiful parks in Europe, founded by the leading architects of Western Europe to the rich Polish magnate Count Potocki and his wife Sofia. Later the park was rebuilt at the request of new owners - the Russian royal family.
Park is widely known both in Ukraine and beyond its borders - this is one of the great creations of the world of landscape architecture . In the world there are few parks, such as park Sofiyivka Umansky . Sofia State dendrological reserve covers an area of 150 hectares.
The first written mention of the town of Uman refer to 1616. The main attraction of the city is the State dendrological Sophia Park ( founded in 1796).
For what follies were only men to surprise their beloved : began the war and composed sonnets , building castles in the air and the very real magnificent parks . Exactly two hundred years ago, declared his love to his wife, Sofia, Count Felix Potocki Stanisław .
Earl was generous - to build the park he identified 15 million zloty.800 serfs created lakes, underground rivers , granite caves . Potocki was ready to throw at the feet of his beloved world.
All in a park like Greece - home darling of the graph: the statues of Greek gods, the Cretan labyrinth , and an underground river that leads to the dark kingdom of Hades .Sofia often went boating on the river , and moved in the reverse direction , from death to life. She never really loved life and she answered her affection . Until death claimed her three children . In memory of them in the park appeared the most beautiful and sad Falls Three tears.
Perhaps the desperation pushed into other people hug the Countess , who knows? Graf could not survive treason.
And yet time, like a talented sculptor , cut off all unnecessary things and brought us a beautiful love story , zapechatennuyu for centuries in beauty Sophia Park.
Forget the memory of the disaster here , accept happiness prophetic .Hast thou happy to become more schastivee . These words by order of the Potocki was carved in a cave , which people called the grotto of happiness. They say if you come here and make a wish, it will come true .
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