Address
11, Staroho reduty Street, Zaporizhzhia
Working hours
Closed Working hours
The historical and cultural complex "Zaporizhzhia Sich" is a part of the national reserve "Khortytsia". It provides an insight into the material and spiritual culture of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks.
The entire complex is not an exact replica of any of the Sichs, but a generalized image of how Cossack Sichs were organized in the 16th-18th centuries.
The complex consists of two parts:
Small Kosh - a trade and artisan suburb;
Big Kosh - the Cossack garrison.
The entire town is protected by fortifications - a moat, a rampart with sharpened poles, and defensive towers.
The interior of the Sich is arranged according to Cossack traditions: Cossack huts, a forge, a pottery workshop, a tavern, and a Greek house for receiving envoys are built. Special exhibitions tell about the traditional crafts of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks and their way of life.
The central building of the Sich Church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin , where traditional religious services, wedding ceremonies, and baptisms are held.