Culture of Ekaterinburg. Places to visit - old town, temples, theaters, museums and palaces

Yekaterinburg is a city with rich cultural heritage. Here tourists will find lots of surprises and interesting excursions. Visitors should not forget to visit the most important architectural monuments of the city, one of which is a famous estate of Rastorguev - Kharitonov. This is a beautiful palace and park complex that was built in the 18th century. Today visitors can hear a lot of beliefs and legends connected with the estate. It is believed that the territory of the palace hides an extensive system of caves, but no one has found a secret entrance to it. The manor is surrounded by a large park zone. Once the excursion is over, all visitors are invited to make a walk.

Sevastyanov house is a sight included in the federal heritage list. The house was built in the beginning of the 19th century and belonged to a noble merchant. This is a unique architectural construction made in Gothic-Moorish style. Once can endlessly admire the beauty of the old mansion with its tall windows and carved arches. Yekaterinburg is also home to a huge number of monuments and memorials. Some of them are devoted to important historical events, and some are quite original and even comic.

A monument of war, which is installed on Lunacharsky Street, is made in the memory of the victims who fell during World War II. The eternal flame also recalls the memories of people killed during the war. Every year the historical memorial is attended by hundreds of people from different countries. Speaking of unusual sights, we simply cannot fail to mention the monument devoted to computer keyboard. The monument is an exact copy of the device made in the scale of 30:1. Keys of the unusual sculpture are made of plaster and weight of each of them is about 80 kg. The original monument, the opening of which took place in 2005, has immediately won love of townspeople and visitors who use the 86 keys of the keyboard as benches. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Yekaterinburg is home to many museums, the most famous of which is Museum of History of Architecture and Industrial Machinery of Ural. The museum is located in the territory of the former industrial area. The first factory on the sight was opened yet in 1723. Visitors are welcome to walk through ancient guilds, look into the factory’s office and learn a lot about the industrial past of the city. An excursion to Railway Museum will be no less interesting. Visitors will see several interesting bronze sculptures next to the beautiful old station building. These sculptures are also important exhibits. Uralexpocenter is also the location of interesting cultural events. All fans of art will get many exciting memories after they visit this exhibition facility.