Mount Akhun
Description:
The dominant height in the vicinity of the city of Sochi is Mount Akhun, 663 meters at sea level.
The mountain has two peaks. On one of them in 1936, an observation deck was built to view the surroundings by working people. Since then, the tower on Mount Akhun has become a popular excursion route of the city of Sochi. From a bird's eye view, all the surroundings are opened. On the palm of your hand lies the Central district of the city, Khosta, the Olympic Park and the Main Caucasian Range.
Achitect Vorobyov designed the tower - light, airy with arched windows-barrels. The tower is a collective image of the Russian watchtowers of the middle of the XIX century, the so-called Russa defensive line in the Black Sea zone.
Be sure to visit the tower on Mount Akhun, coming to rest in Sochi. At any time of the year, in any weather, Mount Akhun will leave a vivid impression on you. Whether there is snow on top, the wind blows, green leaves make noise or the midday sun burns. But the most fabulous is the image of Mount Akhun in the May fogs, when the walls of the famous tower are covered with clusters of old wisteria and purple clusters wave in the wind.
