Sights of Chelyabinsk

On the eastern slope of the harsh mountains of the Urals is the city of Chelyabinsk. It is a large industrial and transport center of Russia . However, along with this, Chelyabinsk is both a scientific and cultural center. Guests of the village will have to spend more than one day to see the most beautiful places in Chelyabinsk.

Architectural monuments of Chelyabinsk

You can start your small trip with one of the main sights of Chelyabinsk - the pedestrian street of Kirovka, the business card of the city, which was nicknamed Chelyabinsk Arbat. It is here that many architectural monuments erected in the XIX-XX centuries are located. On the oldest street of the city towering beautiful mansions, once belonged to Russian merchants. Perhaps the most beautiful of them is the house of merchant Valeev. Many bronze sculptures and various monuments decorate Kirovka. Enter the street you can through a beautiful archway, next to which there is a sculpture of the mayor. Also here you can stumble upon the statues of a walker, lady-fashionista, saxophonist, artist, beggar and literary hero Lefty. At the very end of Chelyabinsk Arbat you will see an elegant stela dedicated to the founders of the city. On the street is the highest building of the city - Chelyabinsk-City 111 meters high, the Chelyabinsk Opera and Ballet Theater. Glinka and the monument to the composer.

To the sights of Chelyabinsk can be attributed and a few Orthodox churches. The Alexander Nevsky Church, founded in 1916, is built of red brick in the Russian-Byzantine style. It is crowned with green domes. In the church there is a Chamber and Organ Music Hall, where significant musical events are held. In a similar Russian-Byzantine style, the Trinity Life-Giving Church was built, and its construction was completed in 1914. In the central part of the city is the church of Basil the Great, founded in 1996 with donations.

There are a lot of memorable places in Chelyabinsk. These include the sculpture "Eaglet" dedicated to the young heroes of the October Revolution, the Monument to the Railwaymen "On a New Path", the memorial complex "Golden Mountain", dedicated to the victims of Stalinist repressions, and many others.

Sights of modern Chelyabinsk are supplemented by stylish and monumental buildings of business centers "Arkaim-Plaza", "Mizar", "Business House Spiridonov".

Museums and theaters in Chelyabinsk

More information about the history and features of the city and the region can be found in the Chelyabinsk Regional Museum of Local History. Among the interesting places in Chelyabinsk is the Center for Missile and Space Technology. This is a museum where visitors are introduced to a collection of sea-based ballistic missiles, incidentally, the only one in the world. To get acquainted with the masterpieces of folk and local handicrafts, art casting is possible in the Museum of Arts.

The theatrical life of Chelyabinsk is represented by about a dozen institutions. Among them, for example, the Chelyabinsk State Drama Chamber Theater, the Chelyabinsk State Academic Theater of Drama for them are very popular. Naum Orlova, Chelyabinsk Opera and Ballet Theater Glinka and the Theater Mannequin.

Parks and squares of Chelyabinsk

Walk along the Alamo field, the city park, where people rest or walk along the paths among the alleys of the locals. Here you can also get to another musical concert, see the bust of Lenin of a giant size. Exotic and rare representatives of the fauna are gathered in the unique zoo of the city. In the Victory Garden near the city square Memory during the holidays are held rallies and processions. On ordinary days, you can see an exhibition of military equipment. A fun time with friends or family can be in the entertainment complexes "Sinegorye", "Megapolis", "Gorki", the Ice Palace.

Among the beautiful places of Chelyabinsk is the composition "Sphere of Love", where the newlyweds traditionally rush on the wedding day and the couple in love.