Castles and fortresses in Voronezh surroundings

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

The Aleksiev-Akatov Monastery was founded in 1620 and includes the oldest temple of the city - the Alekseev Church with a tent bell tower. In the Assumption Admiralty Church of the XVII century, services were held for the builders of the first Russian fleet. Fragments of the Voronezh fortress of 1586, where the ordered Wagenburg was located, have been preserved.

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

Children will be impressed by the Voronezh Oceanarium with polar bears and penguins, as well as the contact zoo "Russian Village". In the park "Scarlet Sails" operates the largest in the Black Earth light and musical fountain. The Museum of Forgotten Music displays rare folk instruments, including horns and stingers.

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

The monument to White Bim at the puppet theater has become a symbol of the city and a place of pilgrimage for photographers. The rotunda of the regional hospital is a ruin preserved after the war in the style of Stalinist neoclassicism. Petrovsky Square with a bronze monument to Peter I offers panoramic views of the Voronezh River.

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

According to legend, underground passages under the Aleksiev-Akatov monastery lead to secret caves with the library of Ivan the Terrible. In the building of the Meshchansk council of the XIX century, the ghost of the merchant Samofalov allegedly lives. At the stone on the site of the Voronezh fortress make wishes, remembering ancient pagan rites.

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

Vorontsov bridgehead preserved unique fortifications of 1942-1943 with dugouts and bunkers. The Durov House Museum holds a collection of circus props of the famous dynasty. In the Botanical Garden of VSU grows relict pine over 200 years old, survived the war of 1812.

Q: In what style were the main temples of Voronezh built and who designed them?

The Annunciation Cathedral was built in 1998-2009 in the Neo-Byzantine style according to the project of V.P. Shevelev. Pokrovsky Cathedral of the XVIII century combines elements of baroque and classicism, its iconostasis was created by carvers of the Armory. The unique Ilyinskaya Church of 1770 was built in a rare Ukrainian Baroque style for the region.

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