Sculptures and monuments inArkhangelsk

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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Monument to the Victims of Intervention

On the embankment of the Northern Dvina, a memorial obelisk was installed in memory of the victims of the intervention in the Nort …

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Monument to the cow in Kholmogor

The inhabitants of Kholmogor are most proud of two things: their great countryman Mikhailo Vasilyevich Lomonosov and the famous Kh …

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Monument to the Solovetsky Youngs

In Arkhangelsk a few years ago, a monument to the Solovetsky Jungs, who died during the Second World War, was opened. Young radio …

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Sculpture of Archangel Michael

On the territory of the Orthodox diocese on Ilyinskaya Street there is a small but very symbolic monument to the patron of Arkhang …

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Monument to Lomonosov

The monument to Lomonosov, erected in 1829 opposite the Arkhangelsk State Technical University, was designed by Martos. 46,000 rub …

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Monument to donors of the war years

The opening of the monument to donors of the war years took place several years ago at the building of the regional blood transfus …

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Monument to Pavlin Vinogradov

The monument to one of the most active participants of the Civil War - Pavlin Vinogradov is installed on Trinity Avenue. In 1918, …

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Monument to the Defenders of the Soviet North 1918-1920

Initially, the monument to the “Valiant Defenders of the Soviet North” was erected on the Trade Union Square. Arkhangelsk took an …

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Monument to Peter I

The statue of the king, made in bronze, was solemnly unveiled in Arkhangelsk in 1914. Being one of the replicas of the famous scul …

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Monument to Peter and Fevronia Muromsky

Near the temple of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin in 2009, a monument to Peter and Fevronia of Murom was erected. These two …

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Monument "Tyulen - the savior of the inhabitants of Arkhangelsk and besieged Leningrad"

After the siege of Leningrad, Arkhangelsk was the second city in terms of hunger mortality. Despite the fact that tons of food for …

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Monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union N.G. Kuznetsov

Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov was a naval commander during the most tense period in the history of the Soviet Union. He developed …

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Monument to M.V. Lomonosov in the village of Lomonosovo

The famous Russian scientist of world importance Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilyevich was born in the village of Denisovka, in the Arkhan …

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Monument of Victory in the War 1941-1945

The monument was erected on the Peace Square in 1969 as a monument to the wars killed in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Nea …

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Excursions Arkhangelsk (35)

The heart of the Diocese is the ancient Kholmogory

Kholmogory v. Matigora On this tour you will get acquainted with the extensive local history and historical material: learn about …

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Homeland Lomonosov

During the tour, tourists will visit the temple complex in the village of Holomgora, which includes the Transfiguration Cathedral …

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Kholmogorsk wonder

During the tour, tourists will visit the village of Yemetsk, the temple complex in d.Zavlotye, and art objects "Starlandia" in th …

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Old Solombala

For an hour and a half walk you will get acquainted with history and modernity. life of one of the most interesting and beautiful …

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Alexander Sedakov

Arkhangelsk

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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

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

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