Sculptures and monuments inOrenburg

Q: What historical places of Orenburg should a lover of architecture visit?

The architectural pearl of the city is Caravan-Saray (1846) - a complex in the neo-Moorish style, created according to the drawings of Alexander Bryullov. Interest is the building of the Drama Theater named after Gorky with elements of modernity and Soviet constructivism. Special attention deserves Nikolsky Cathedral (1886) with preserved frescoes of the Orenburg icon painting school.

Q: Where to go in Orenburg with children: interesting places for family holidays?

In the park "Topol" there is an interactive Museum of Cosmonautics with a model of the lander "Vostok" and personal belongings of Yuri Gagarin, who was trained at the local flight school. Children will be impressed by visiting the contact zoo "Farm" with rare breeds of pets. For teenagers will be interesting open-air Museum "Salute, Victory!" with military equipment of the 1940s.

Q: Where to take beautiful photos in Orenburg: the best photo zones?

A cult place for photography is the sculpture “Orenburg downhill shawl” near the House of Soviets, where giant spokes are woven into a stone canvas. Picturesque shots will be obtained at the fountain “Friendship of Peoples” with national ornaments of 56 ethnic groups of Orenburg. The unique angle offers a view of the ancient water tower (1904) in industrial style with openwork metal structures.

Q: What legends and legends are associated with the sights of Orenburg?

With Belovka - the oldest district of the city - the legend of the treasure of Pugachev, hidden in the underground passages of the peasant war of 1773-1775. Local residents talk about the ghost of Governor Perovsky, appearing in the building of the former Treasury chamber. A unique myth surrounds the House with Lions on Pushkinskaya Street - allegedly the sculptures guard a cache of documents of the XIX century Masonic lodge.

Q: What little-known sights of Orenburg are worth seeing?

Connoisseurs of unusual architecture will be interested in the House-iron at the intersection of Chkalov and March 8 - a sample of constructivism of the 1930s with an acute angle of 30 degrees. In the courtyard of the Vvedensky convent, the only tent bell tower in the city of the XVIII century has been preserved. The locals recommend to inspect the building of the first power plant (1899) with the original Siemens turbines preserved.

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Monument to Lenin in Leninsky Square

A small elegant Leninsky Square is located on Soviet Street in the center of Orenburg. The name of the square is confirmed by a ra …

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Monument to the Orenburg Cossacks

The monument to the Orenburg Cossacks is located near the Nikolsky Cathedral - in the square just a few meters from the temple. Th …

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Monument to Alexander Zass

The monument to the legendary circus athlete Alexander Ivanovich Sass, who went down in history as “Russian Samson”, is located ne …

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Monument to Valery Chkalov

The prospect of Sovetskaya Street in Orenburg is completed by the monument to Valery Chkalov, installed on the city embankment. Th …

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Monument to the Deceased Internationalist Wars

The monument in honor of the fallen soldiers-internationalists was erected in Orenburg in 1989. It was the first monument in the S …

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Paramonova Svetlana Gennadyevna

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