Canyons and gorges near Vladikavkaz

Q: What historical places of Vladikavkaz should a lover of ancient Russian architecture visit?

Part of the fortress wall of the Vladikavkaz fortress of 1784, the first Russian defensive structure in the Caucasus, has been preserved in the city. The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin (1823) demonstrates the transition from classicism to the Russian-Byzantine style. Of particular interest is the building of the former real school (1880) with elements of pseudo-Russian style and brick decoration.

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

In the park named after Kosta Khetagurov there is a contact zoo with Caucasian endemics - chamois and tours. The National Museum of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania holds a unique collection of Sarmatian gold of the IV century BC. Children will be impressed by the interactive exposition of the Museum of History of Vladikavkaz with the reconstruction of the ancient forge and mountain sakli.

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

The arched bridge over Terek, built in 1863 with a view of the Caucasus Mountains, is the hallmark of the city. In the park named after Zhukovsky preserved cast-iron lanterns of the late XIX century and rotunda in the style of neoclassicism. The facade of the building of the North Ossetian Philharmonic is decorated with bas-reliefs with Ossetian ornament and scenes from the Nartian epic.

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

According to the Ossetian legend, under the Mound of Glory at the entrance to the city is buried the legendary hero Soslan from the Nart epic. In the mansion of the merchant Oganov (1898), the ghost of the owner’s daughter, who committed suicide because of unhappy love, allegedly lives. Locals believe that the spring in the park named after Khetagurov has healing properties since the time of Alan settlements.

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

In the Iriston quarter, the only house in the city with a traditional Ossetian tower of the XIX century is preserved - the ancestral nest of the Kanukov family. In the courtyard of the Pedagogical Institute there is a memorial plate on the site of the first Russian cemetery in 1784. The Vermel coffee shop is housed in a former 1906 synagogue with a surviving Star of David in stained glass.

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Vladikavkaz, your lights are burning in our eyes

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An unforgettable trip to the Digor Gorge of North Ossetia

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Kodzaev David

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Tibilova Irina Nikolaevna

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