Kaliningrad is a port city with an atmosphere of European and Russian culture. A flight from Kaliningrad to Moscow takes 1 час 55 минут. The distance between the most European city in Russia and the capital is 1066 км.
Kaliningrad has amazing forts, cathedrals, nature reserves and museums with rare exhibitions. It is impossible to visit all the sights of the city even in a few days..
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On Oktyabrsky Island there is a Fishing Village, built in German style – popular place for walking.
The symbol of Kaliningrad is the Cathedral. There is a museum there, which attracts many tourists. When – then this building served as a tomb for deceased university professors. The great and famous Kant was buried here. The building of this cathedral was severely destroyed during the war and only recently restoration work began. Now you can listen to religious and classical music with the participation of an organ..
There is an Orthodox church on Oktyabrsky Island – Holy Cross. It contains an iconostasis with amber decoration.
The building of the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in the Gothic style. A four-story tower was built next to it at the corner., which all the windows are lancet. Times, installed on the tower, are launched by a modern mechanism, and the exact time is checked with a satellite.
The most picturesque district in Kaliningrad is Amalienau. Coming here, you feel like you are in the pre-war past. In this area, all streets and intersections have no right angles.. All houses are built according to an individual project , and decorated with towers, weathercocks and sculptures. This area began to be built at the very beginning of the twentieth century and was then still outside the city limits. The richest townspeople built here. The First World War brought changes to construction: cheaper houses began to be built, relying on the speed of housing construction.
Central Park is very popular among city residents. There are rides and a cable car for children. There are monuments to Munchausen and Vysotsky. The park has an ancient tower from the late nineteenth century. There is a puppet theater there.
В 1657 year in Kaliningrad, which then bore the name Koenigsberg, the main, gothic gate. Now they are called the Royal Gate and are part of the World Ocean Museum. The gate was restored and decorated with various decorative elements: flowers, pointed tops. Portraits and coats of arms appeared on the walls. There are two passages at the gate. Currently, they are recognized as an architectural monument and taken under state protection..
В 1988 the city art gallery was founded. It was created quite recently, but she has already managed to collect a very good collection of contemporary art, which is constantly growing. Modern exhibitions are often held here.
The gallery exhibition consists of five parts:
- Artists of Kaliningrad.
- Graphics.
- Historical folk crafts.
- Art glass and ceramics.
- Culture and art of East Prussia.
Historical holidays with knightly fights and fairs of handicrafts of folk craftsmen and craftsmen are held on the ruins of Königsberg Castle.