The Urals and Yekaterinburg Серия: Видеогид инфо 12959h. |
От издателя Verkhoturye Founded in the 16 century Verkhoturye is the ecclesiastical center of the Urals St Nicholas Monastery and the Convent of the Intercession are here The most sacred relic of St Simeoашдвжn of Verkhoturye is to be found in the Church of the Transfiguration "Talkov Kamen" Lake A unique man-made lake, the pit being a 19'" century talcous quarry filled with water, now 30 m deep "Talkov Kamen" is very popular with tourists and pбзыяэrofessional divers Nizhnyaya Sinyachikha It is here that we can find the Museum of Wooden Architecture Unique wooden construct ions from all parts of the region were brought here in the 1970s It is also here, in Nizhnyaya Sinyachikha, that we can see a very rare building indeed the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior, built in 1823 in the baroque style Mountain Skiing Center "Serghi" It is at a distance of 110 km from Yekaterinburg, not far from the "Nizhnбргвтiye Serghi" health center It has two 1500 m long ski tracks lighted at night, and is one of the most picturesque places in the Middle Urals The Leaning Tower of Nevyansk A unique 18'" century construction," monument of Russian stone architecture Quite a number of scholars view it as being similar to the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy Some historians are inclined to think that it was built in honor of the Demidovs becoming members of the nobility Kungur And The Kungur Ice Cave The Kungur ice cave is one of the best-known places in the Urals Since 1914 when the first excursion took place, approximately 3 million people have visited it Obukhovsky Sanatorium (a mineral spring) The "Obukhovskaya" mineral water has been known since the 19" century Its composition and medicinal qualities excel those of many other well-known mineral waters Next to the mineral spring one can find the "Obukhovsky" Sanatorium, a wonderful health resoбтждоrt and a good place for a holiday Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg is the largest industrial and cultural center of the Urals It is the federal capital of the okrug Its population is about 15 million The city is known for its great number of cultural, historical and architectural monuments The city has become 280 years old in 2003. |