Arkhangelsk squares: list, history and modernity, names, museums, attractions, interesting stories and urban legends

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:40

Arkhangelsk is the true cradle of shipbuilding in our country. Everything in the city is somehow connected with the sea and shipping. The city was founded in the time of Ivan the Terrible. Further, Peter the Great paid attention to Arkhangelsk and chose it as the sea gate of the state. The location of the city at the mouth of a full-flowing river contributed to the development of trade relations with foreign countries. Today the city of Arkhangelsk is immortalized on a banknote of five hundred rubles. Severe winters and short, warm summers with their white nights form the city's unique microclimate. The sea, forest and diamonds are the main treasures of Arkhangelsk. Although, in addition to natural attractions, there are interesting places to visit in the city, especially squares:

• Main Square.
• Peace Square.
• Terekhin Square.
• Bridgeheadarea.
• Peoples' Friendship Square.
• Ice arena.
• Main marketplace.

How to get there?

The city of Arkhangelsk can be reached by plane, train and car.

The fastest route is through the sky. Planes fly from Moscow and the northern capital, Anapa, Sochi and a number of other cities in the country.

The railway station is located near the square of the 60th anniversary of October in Arkhangelsk. Trains arrive at the station from Adler, Gomel, Minsk and other settlements. Trains also depart from the capital of our country. The journey takes twenty hours.

The road from Moscow to Arkhangelsk by car passes through such ancient cities as Sergiev Posad, Yaroslavl and others. You will have to spend fifteen to twenty hours behind the wheel.

Central Square

Lenin Square in Arkhangelsk is the central square. It is located between Trinity Avenue, Voskresenskaya and Svoboda streets. Within ten years, from 1963 to 1973, the main square of Arkhangelsk was laid on the site of the demolished old buildings. It is surrounded by famous buildings:

• Regional Assembly of Deputies of the Arkhangelsk Region.
• Museum of Artistic Culture of the Russian North.
• Regional Local Lore Museum of the Arkhangelsk Region.
• Northern Maritime Museum. It is located in the city center. The museum is located in the pre-existing seaport, between several marinas. He wascreated by sailors in the 70s of the previous century. Later, the museum received state status. The unique objects of the cultural institution tell about the entire history of the development of the northern territories since the time of Peter I.
• Shop "Dom Knigi".
• Located on Lenin Square and the Center for Municipal Services of Arkhangelsk, located in the city hall.
• Arkhangelsk City Council of Deputies.

In pre-revolutionary times, the following architectural objects were located on Lenin Square in Arkhangelsk:

• Trinity Cathedral.
• Resurrection Church.
• Governor's House.
• building of the City Duma.

Unfortunately, all these buildings were either destroyed or reconstructed at the beginning of the last century. The main architectural landmark of the square was the tower of a twenty-four-story building, more than a hundred meters high. There was a fountain in the very center of the square in the last century. On the one hand, it looked like an anchor, and on the other hand, it looked like a compass. Opposite the fountain was the Obelisk of the North. In 1988, a monument to Lenin V. I. was erected on Lenin Square in Arkhangelsk. The construction replaced the fountain, which was moved to the drama theater. In 2009, an unnecessary fountain was dismantled and left in disrepair on Trade Union Square in Arkhangelsk.

Art Museum of the Russian North

The Art Center was established in the 60s of the previous century. It was based on a collection of works of art of local loreMuseum of the area, consisting mainly of unique objects of local painters and portraitists. The museum fund also includes many valuable objects of ancient Russian art and works of Russian artists, donated to the city by the Imperial Academy of Arts at the beginning of the last century, and the Russian Museum after the revolutionary events. Then the collection was replenished with objects of Russian art from the Solvychegodsk Museum. Soon, the fund of the city museum began to number about 1,500 valuable and unique creations. Today, the collection of the art center has more than thirty thousand exhibits created from the 14th century to the present day.

The Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Arkhangelsk, unlike other cultural centers of our country, whose collections are based on gifts from domestic sponsors, raised its fund thanks to vigorous activity in the 60-80s of the previous century.

Today, the museum houses collections of ancient, northern icon-paintings and wooden sculptures dating back to the 14th-18th centuries. As well as a huge collection of exhibits of the folk art of the North, including the national costumes of the northern peoples, woven fabrics, embroidered items, household items decorated using the technique of wood and metal carving, as well as ceramic crafts. The collection of domestic art of the 18th - early 20th centuries includes the works of almost all the widespread Russian artists. The museum owns the best collection in our country of objects with unique Kholmogory bone carvings. The exhibits are often exhibited in other museums in the country and abroad.

MuseumThe artistic culture of the Russian North is not so much a repository of folk art values as the center of the cultural life of the city of Arkhangelsk.

Local History Museum

The beginning of the history of the local history museum of the city was laid at the end of the 19th century, when its first collections were collected. This event was preceded by an order to organize permanent exhibitions of valuable products and samples of industry in the form of museums in all cities.

Museums were supposed to promote active competition between the inhabitants of cities, because each region tried to provide the most unique tools. Also, cultural institutions were supposed to acquaint all members of the royal family and travelers around the country with the peculiarities of a particular region, demonstrating household and industrial items that characterize the main natural resources and occupations of the inhabitants of the country's cities.

Today, the local history museum of Arkhangelsk is a major scientific and educational institution, a modern exhibition and methodological center with a large-scale bookstore and library, which has its own professional restoration workshop. The museum has more than two hundred thousand units of objects, and is the largest book collection in the Arkhangelsk region.

A feature of the local history museum is the placement of rarities, which are the main treasures of the museum and unique expositions, including international ones. The Arkhangelsk Museum of Local Lore contains objects of unique artistic value forthe entire state.

Among natural science collections, slabs with traces of Vendian fauna and a collection of minerals dating back more than 550 million years are of great value.

The local history museum of Arkhangelsk has many partners who provide it with gratuitous intellectual and material support. These are scientists, scientific researchers, leading figures of art and science, teachers, ecologists. The sponsors of the local history museum of Arkhangelsk are the leading companies of our country from various industries operating in the region.

The local history museum of Arkhangelsk celebrates its 180th anniversary as the largest museum and tourist center in the region, where the largest natural-scientific, historical and cultural exhibition is being formed. Traditional forms of work in the museum are actively combined with the use of modern technologies, multimedia and interactive exhibitions. At the present stage, the main goals of the museum are to preserve the historical attachment of the model of the museum of the local region, to activate the potential of resources (intellectual, financial) to solve the main problems of the development of the region and the city, and to promote Arkhangelsk as the center of the history of Pomorye and the gateway of our country to the Arctic.

Legends of the Traveling Fountain

The fountain in the form of a compass with an astrolabe crowning it was installed in 1981 and timed to coincide with the City Day. The fountain became popular among the inhabitants of the city, but did not stand for long, after eight years a huge sculpture of Lenin took its place. It is worth noting that this is the last statue of the leader installed in the USSR. The sculpture was immediately dubbed "King Kong". The fountain has moved to the Drama Theatre.

There is a legend that the sculpture of Lenin replaced the fountain in order to devastate Arkhangelsk Square from the townspeople constantly walking here. Another legend says that the fountain was made at the Severodvinsk "Zvezdochka", and scrap metal from nuclear submarines, saturated with radiation, was used for its casting. The radioactivity version of the fountain is one of the city's most popular stories.

After another twenty years, the fountain moved again, from the theater to Trade Union Square. There, the building was placed behind a fence, away from the residents and guests of the city, at the foot of the cathedral. Most likely, after such a long downtime, the fountain will be disposed of.

Peace Square

In addition to the Central Square, tourists who come to Arkhangelsk must definitely visit the square, which symbolizes the victory in the Second World War. Where is Peace Square in Arkhangelsk?

It is located on the banks of the Northern Dvina River. The area is limited by the streets of the Northern Convoys and Pyotr Noritsyn, intersected by the Embankment of the Northern Dvina. On Peace Square in Arkhangelsk, a parade is held annually in honor of the memory of the Second World War. For residents and guests of the city, it is a symbol of Victory. There are the main monuments of the city. This is the Eternal Flame and the Victory Monument. These are the most significant and visited objects of the Peace Square in Arkhangelsk, a photo of the Eternal Flame is presented below.

On the square every winter there is a demonstration of competitive works "Ice Creamerssong". This competition is a continuation of centuries-old folk traditions. On the territory of the square near the building of the cinema "Mir" a monument was erected in the form of a nineteen-meter stele made of concrete monolith, dedicated to the soldiers who fell during the Second World War. The shape of the building symbolizes the banner. the passage in which the eternal flame is visible. The facade of the monument faces the Northern Dvina, so the stele is perfectly visible from the river. Below in the photo is Peace Square in Arkhangelsk and a view of the embankment.

Three metal sculptures are fixed on the granite pedestal of the monument - a woman, a soldier and a sailor.

Terekhin Square

There are a lot of beautiful squares in Arkhangelsk. One of them is named after a sailor, a participant in the active struggle for the power of the Soviets - A. A. Terekhin. In 1917, he was elected head of the Svyatogor icebreaker committee. During the revolutionary events of 1917, the crew of the ship, headed by the commander, switched to the other side of power. Later, the icebreaker was sunk by sailors at the time of the impending threat of a military invasion by the invaders. After the capture of the city by the invaders, most of the crew members of the icebreaker were arrested, Terekhin A. A. himself was shot in 1919.

Trade Union Square

Even at the beginning of the last century, Arkhangelsk was literally buried in temples. Until the 20s of the last century, an ensemble of churches stretched from Bishops Street to Solombalsky Bridge, along the Northern Dvina River, the center of which wasMikhailo-Arkhangelsky Monastery and Trinity Cathedral. Then Trade Union Square appeared there.

The most ancient church in Arkhangelsk was the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael Monastery. In the 20s of the last century the monastery was closed, and later the temple was completely dismantled. At the beginning of the current century, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia blessed the construction of a new cathedral. For more than ten years, the construction of the Cathedral in the name of St. Archangel Michael.

It is worth noting that many residents of the city protested against the construction of a cathedral on Trade Union Square, as there was a monument to "Valiant Defenders of the Soviet North in 1918-1920". In November 2005, the monument was moved to the site in front of the Sports Palace.

In the same year, the mayor of the city supported the renaming of Trade Union Square into the Cathedral Square of Arkhangelsk.

Stories and legends about the destruction of temples

A significant place in the history of Arkhangelsk is occupied by legends about the destruction of temples in the USSR. The destruction of religious buildings is one of the gravest sins. Punishment for such an act will be mandatory. There were quite a few such cases in Arkhangelsk. For example, the old residents of Arkhangelsk tell terrible stories that when the Trinity Cathedral was being dismantled, the domes could not be dismantled for a long time, and during the destruction of the shrine, groans, screams, and weeping were heard.

It is worth noting that there are many legends about the restoration of the shrine. They describe the divine status of the place where they are reborn"God's powers" The special status is confirmed by a sign from above. So, for example, there is a legend about the St. Nicholas Church and the bell ringing that was heard during the construction of the temple. The ringing of bells is a confirmation of the holiness of the place.

Evgeny Kokovin Square

In recent years, initiatives to rename the streets and squares of Arkhangelsk have become systemic. However, these innovations do not please the residents of the city.

The curator of the Literary Museum of Arkhangelsk, Boris Yegorov, sent a letter to the mayor's office from members of the Union of Writers of the Russian Federation with a request to rename the Bridge Square of Arkhangelsk to the Evgeny Kokovin Square. The issue is currently under review.

Peoples' Friendship Square

In Arkhangelsk, representatives of various peoples and confessions live next to each other. The main associations were included in the Council of Nationalities, organized in the city. Representatives of the Council participate in annual forums, a celebration associated with the city's birthday, and other events, as well as give concerts and meet with young people.

In Arkhangelsk, religious institutions of various confessions are already being built and are planned to be erected. The construction of the Orthodox Mikhailo-Arkhangelsky Cathedral has recently been completed in the city, and there are plans to build several churches, a synagogue, and two mosques.

In the city in recent years, fortunately, there are no serious conflicts on the basis of interfaith hostility. Although representatives of different religions have their own interests and plans. Members of the national-cultural autonomy of Germany wish to makea regular place of worship is the Lutheran church, which houses a hall for organizing concerts with an organ. The diaspora of Poland seeks the foundation of a Catholic church in Arkhangelsk. It should also be said about the Old Orthodox Pomeranian Church, which is interested in building a temple on the territory of the main city of Pomorie.

Representatives of all faiths are in favor of decorating Friendship of Peoples Square in Arkhangelsk with the symbols of the peoples living here.

Relatively recently, a new highway was built in Arkhangelsk, connecting Peoples' Friendship Square with the embankment.

Ice area

The area with the "Titan Arena" in Arkhangelsk is located in the city center, at the intersection of the main highways. This is the first entertainment complex of the European format in Arkhangelsk. The interior design of the shopping center was made by an English team of architects. About 250 thousand people live in the zone, which is fifteen minutes away from the complex by car, which is 60% of the population of Arkhangelsk. "Titan Arena" is located in the center of residential areas, near high-rise new buildings. There is a public transport stop next to the mall.

Describe the main characteristics of the "Titan Arena" in Arkhangelsk:

• This is the first project in the city to feature domestic and international chains.
• The area of the mall is 60,000 square meters.
• The rental area is 31 thousand square meters.
• Parking capacity for 650car spaces.
• Opened four years ago (2014).

Trading gallery stores will include more than one hundred well-known brands of quality products. Supermarkets are the main tenants.

The ice arena has become the center of gravity of the Titan Arena in Arkhangelsk. There is also a cinema, a children's entertainment center and an open area with cafes and restaurants.

Trading area

Maxi entertainment center on the square in Arkhangelsk is located on the bank of a large river. This is one of the most popular shopping centers in the entire area among the population.

Let's describe the main characteristics of the shopping center "Maxi" in Arkhangelsk:

• Three floors with shops located on them.
• Location of the largest grocery hypermarket "Maxi".
• Availability of a family activity park.
• Accommodation for adult and children's beauty studio.
• Presence of the Palestra sports club.
• Availability of free parking for one thousand two hundred places.

The facade of the Maxi shopping center, more than three hundred meters long, overlooks the main thoroughfare of the city, connecting the main part of Arkhangelsk and residential areas in the east. Convenient access to the center from the main city highway provides an increase in the area of the roadway near the mall.

The total area of the Maxi complex building in Arkhangelsk is 65,000 square meters. On the ground floor there are: a large grocery store, a household store for the home, a perfumerysupermarket and shopping gallery of famous brands. On the next floor - the main tenants of the shopping segment. The children's goods store is located on the top floor of the mall.

On three floors of the shopping center "Maxi" there are: the grocery hypermarket "Maxi" of the same name, as well as more than 80 stores of the most famous international brands of clothing and footwear. The catering sector of the Maxi shopping and entertainment center in Arkhangelsk includes various cafes and restaurants.

Among the mall's entertainment facilities is the city's largest family park and sports club. The mall hosts various family events.

This is not the only popular place on the Market Square. Here you can find many other shopping centers and entertainment venues, as well as small boutiques and cozy cafes. For the convenience of pedestrians, specialized traffic lights, crossings and public transport stops are being created.

About 150,000 citizens live within a ten-minute drive from the square. The location of the square makes it equally accessible to all residents; twelve public transport routes pass nearby. For the convenience of owners of private cars, parking for 1200 cars is equipped near shopping centers.