Ataman Palace

The Ataman Palace (Russian: Атаманский дворец) is an architectural monument in the city of Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russia, that was built in 1863.

[2] In 1867, after the failed assassination attempt of Alexander II, a House Church of Saint Simeon of Persia was constructed at the palace.

On June 30, 1942, when Novocherkassk was occupied by the Wehrmacht, in the Ataman Palace was accommodated German military occupation office.

The twin pilasters at the ends of the corners of the risalite, a balcony decorated with a cast grid, entrances made in the form of open portals ― all of that give the building the look of a palace.

Inside there are high vaulted ceremonial halls, cast-iron front staircase of made of thin figure molding.

The Ataman Palace, c. 1905
Interior of the Ataman Palace