Islands near Arkhangelsk

Q: In what architectural styles were the historical buildings of the center of Arkhangelsk built?

The architectural appearance of the city is formed by the northern Baroque (the Church of St. Martin the Confessor, 1715), classicism (the building of the former City School, 1820s) and wooden architecture (the House of Sutyagin is the tallest wooden building in the world). Of particular interest is the ensemble of the embankment with samples of industrial modernity of the early XX century, including the building of the exchange with neo-Gothic elements.

Q: Where to go in Arkhangelsk with children for educational rest?

The Northern Maritime Museum with a collection of navigation devices and models of Pomeranian kochas will captivate young researchers. In the Museum of wooden architecture "Little Korely" children will see windmills and tent churches of the XVII century. Interactive expositions of the museum "Arkhangelsk gingerbread" reveal the traditions of Pomor cuisine through ancient forms for baking.

Q: Where in Arkhangelsk to make atmospheric photos with local color?

Unique shots will be obtained at the carved facades of houses on Chumbarovka - a pedestrian street with reconstructed merchant mansions. Picturesque views open from the Red Wharf, where a monument to the seal-savior of besieged Leningrad is installed. For ethnic photo shoots, the interiors of the Old Believer Pomeranian chapel with the iconostasis of the XVIII century are ideal.

Q: What little-known facts connect Arkhangelsk with world history?

In 1693, Peter I founded here the first state shipyard, where the ship St. Paul was launched - the beginning of the Russian Navy. During the Civil War, the city became the last stronghold of the white movement in the North, as evidenced by the fortifications on Mudyug Island. A unique exhibit of the local history museum is the “Book to the Big Drawing” of 1627 with the first maps of the Russian North.

Q: What unique monuments of wooden architecture have been preserved in the Arkhangelsk region?

The masterpiece of northern architecture is the Ascension Church in the village of Kushereka (1669) with a 22-sided tent. In the village of Nyonoksa preserved the only in Russia five tent temple ensemble of the XVII century. The technique of “nailless” construction is demonstrated in the exposition “Estate of M. T. Kunitsina”, where the interiors of the Pomor house with painted ceilings-heavens are recreated.

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Eton Island

It is located in the western side of the archipelago on the territory of the British Channel Strait. The closest to Eton Island, a …

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Wilczek Land Island

The island of Wilczek Land is the second largest island, part of Franz Josef Land. It is located in the east of the archipelago. I …

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Island

Perhaps the island of Kiy would have remained uninhabited if the life path of Hieromonk Nikon had not intertwined with it. In 1639 …

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Rudolph Island

The northernmost point of land on the island is Cape Fligeli. It belongs to the Russian Federation, but is also the northernmost p …

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Hooker Island

The island is located in Russia, in the Arkhangelsk region. The administrative center of the island is the Primorsky district. It …

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McCult Island

The island of McCult is located in Russia, in the Arkhangelsk region. Located in the south-east of the archipelago a few kilometer …

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Hohenloe Island

The island is located in Russia, in the Arkhangelsk region. The island is named after the German Hohenloe dynasty.This island is l …

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Dead Seal Island

The island in its shape is slightly elongated, its length is 250 meters, there are no significant elevations. It is located in the …

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Jagra Island

On the coast it is possible to catch fish, such as flounder, shiga, navaga, smelt, etc. Lake Chayachye is the largest on the islan …

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Koetlitsa Island

Koetlitsa Island is located in the center of the archipelago, 9 kilometers north of Hooker Island and 6 kilometers west of Nansen …

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Scott Celty Island

This island is located in the center of the archipelago, 2.5 kilometers in the western part of Cape Sedov, on Hooker Island. These …

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Klagenfurt Island

Klagenfurt Island is located six kilometers north of Wilczek Land, the Perseus Bay area.The shape of the island resembles a cresce …

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Excursions Arkhangelsk (35)

Northern town of Arkhangelsk

In the family of Russian cities, Arkhangelsk occupies a worthy place. The city was born by the sea and its life for four centurie …

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Severodvinsk - the city of shipbuilders

Pomors built their unique ships "kochi" and conquered the expanses of the Arctic seas since the XIII century. Now on the shores of …

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Arkhangelsk - the gateway to the Arctic

During the tour you will get acquainted with Arkhangelsk - the first The seaport of Russia and the gateway to the Arctic. You'll …

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Ice Palaces of Caves

You have no idea how close you are to a miracle! Twilight halls and mysterious galleries, ceilings of grottoes covered with soft a …

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Alexander Sedakov

Arkhangelsk

Language: Russian

Excursions: Reviews of Arkhangelsk. Severodvinsk is a city by the White Sea. Kholmogory - the birthplace of Lomonosov, W …

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Ershova Galina

Arkhangelsk

Language: Русский

I will make an interesting program for you, help organize meals, book tickets to the museum.

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