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Sights of Krasnoyarsk

Krasnoyarsk – one of the largest cities of Siberia, the million-plus city, the geographical center of Russia. The city is on two parties of the Yenisei River which divides it into two areas – right-bank and left-bank. And certainly, in both districts of the city is what to look to guests of Krasnoyarsk. If you look at a map of the city, you will see that carrying out straight lines and the equal streets parallel and perpendicular here is characteristic. Historical quarters near Mira Avenue and pedagogical university differ the correct geometry and the identical size.

The historical center of Krasnoyarsk, despite the more than tercentenary history, perfectly remained. It and old wooden houses from logs with a carving on a sun blind, and majestic stone buildings – being at home merchants. Streets here rather narrow, very cozy and beautiful. The downtown is insignificant – it can be bypassed on foot in 2– 3 hours, and the specific geometry of the city won't allow you to get lost and suffer a question how to reach this or that interesting place.

In Krasnoyarsk there a lot of so-called city sculptures, and local sight – the known plumber "the uncle Jascha and the trainee" – is recognized in 2005 by the most amusing monument of Russia. The most interesting that the uncle Yasha has a real prototype. There is a nice monument to the cabinet maker "master Mebelev", and in the center on a stone blocks since 2007 the polutoratonny 10 -ruble note which and call – "Our ten" lies.

And fountains in the city about 150, and the biggest of them – the cascade fountain "Rivers of Siberia" located in the downtown, on Theatre Square. Here the wide ladder in which center on granite eminences the figures representing 7 rivers of Siberia are established goes down to Yenisei Embankment. And the Valentin and Valentina fountain – the real place of pilgrimage of couples in love and newlyweds.

There is in the city a bench of lovers on the embankment. The volume openwork back of a bench is executed in the form of two hearts, and made so that sitting on it always appear nearby. At any time years round a bench it is possible to see the scattered petals of roses.

In Krasnoyarsk unprecedented number of parks and vacation spots, but the most known of them – the Guard mountain on which Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Chapel is located. It is remarkable that in its clear weather is visible from all points of the city. This very beautiful place represented on the 10 -ruble note of release of 1997. And on the mountain the platform with which the amazing panorama of the city opens is located, and daily exactly at noon the gun here shoots, announcing arrival of new day. One of city legends of Krasnoyarsk says that the Guard mountain actually is the huge pyramid covered with earth created by the mysterious Siberian people in immemorial times.

The reserve "Columns" is a rare park on beauty, the real sight of Krasnoyarsk. Here – unusual rocks in a form, both the zoo, and a set of the most interesting foot tracks. The park is included in the list of the objects presented to consideration in the list of UNESCO, and is the favourite vacation spot of citizens in days off and holidays.

In a neighborhood of the city there is a lot of all interesting, for example, Krasnoyarsk park of flora and "Roy Ruchey'" fauna, in fact the only zoo in Siberia in which animals and birds from Africa live.

It is impossible to forget about one more sight of the city – the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station, one of the largest in Russia, it is located in the suburbs.