The Fountain of Tears «ran out of tears», and some «illiterate muff» painted over the luxurious Demir-kapa portal. The French photographer and ethnographer Joseph de Bay, who visited Bakhchisarai in 1905, criticized the restoration of the Khan’s Palace. He not only took unique photographs of Bakhchisaray, but also left valuable information about this city in his book «In Crimea», published in France in 1906. The video based on the article by the Crimean historian Eleonora Petrova «Crimea in the description and photographs of the French traveler Joseph de Baye».
