Every city has monuments that are its calling card. There are also in Tomsk. There are about forty of them here. Each of them is unique and inimitable. If you do not have the opportunity to travel to different cities and explore the sights, it is enough to come to Tomsk. You won’t spend a lot of money on a trip, but you will get a lot of pleasant emotions and useful information.
Monuments of Tomsk - what are they? Where are located? When was the very first monument of the city opened? How can I get to Tomsk?
Ancient Siberian city
Its name comes from the Tom River, which flows into one of the largest rivers in Russia - the Ob. The city begins its history from the beginning of the 17th century. By order of Boris Godunov, a fortress was built on the banks of the Tom River to protect Russian lands from nomadic raids.
A distinctive feature of the city can be called wooden architecture. It seems that the spirit of Russian Siberian antiquity is embodied in skillfully carved windows of houses, doors, arbors. But the pride of the townspeople is the numerous monuments andsculptures in the parks. Not only residents of Tomsk know about them, but also residents of other cities.
Curious facts
One of the oldest monuments of the city are stone idols, which are located in the University Grove. The weight of one sculpture is about 300 kilograms. Students of the city consider them their patrons.
The initiator of the erection of a monument to the traveler Grigory Potanin was the Queen of Great Britain - Elizabeth II.
It took about 30 tons of bronze for the pedestal "Motherland gives weapons to her son". Granite was delivered from Karelia.
Many monuments of Tomsk are associated with funny traditions. For example, freshmen must kiss the boots of the statue of the revolutionary Sergei Kirov when they are initiated into students.
Women who dream of having children are tying ribbons at the "Pregnant Woman" monument.
The most unusual monuments of the city of Tomsk
At the main station, near the hotel "Tomsk", there are slippers on a pedestal. They are there at any time of the year, despite the snow and rain, nothing is done to them. All because it is a monument. Near it is an inscription: "Make yourself at home." If you have a desire to try on these slippers, this can be done without difficulty, because their size is thirty-two centimeters.
An unusual monument to the ruble. It is made from wood. Height about two meters, weight more than 200 kilograms. Located on the Novosobornaya square of the city.
For your child to get an answer to the question of where babies come from, come toTomsk. Near the maternity hospital, located on Lenin Square, house 65, there is a monument to a baby who is born from a fork of cabbage. It is worth bringing an inquisitive why-herself here, and all questions about the birth of children will disappear by themselves.
Medical students love to study the monument to a pregnant woman. It is made of iron frames, so the baby is very clearly visible. Its location corresponds to the real one. Many women come here before giving birth. There is a sign that if you stroke the belly of the sculpture, then the birth will be quick and safe. It is located on Lenin Avenue, near the Medical University.
In Tomsk, ordinary working people who work for the good of the city are very fond of. No wonder they built several monuments here: to an electrician, a janitor, a miner.
Chekhov (Tomsk) - a monument beloved by the townspeople
One of the most favorite places among Tomsk residents and guests of the city. The monument to the great Russian classic Anton Pavlovich Chekhov can be called one of the visiting cards of the city. Located on the banks of the Tom River, next to the restaurant "Slavyansky Bazaar". The writer is depicted in an unusual, caricature form. There is a legend that Anton Chekhov came to Tomsk and did not like the city.
Apparently, therefore, the monument is located in one of the most picturesque places in the city. Hundreds of citizens and tourists come here every day and arrange photo shoots in an embrace with the writer. Various literary events are very often held here.
Reviews of tourists
Monuments of Tomsk are worthycareful study. You should definitely come here to walk through the streets of the city, admiring the creations of human hands and admiring the ingenuity of the creators. It's good here at any time of the year. You walk around the city and literally feed on its positive mood, solar energy. It seems that literally everything around it radiates: residents, houses, monuments of Tomsk, the addresses of which you learned from this article.
The city where happiness lives
Tomichi are hospitable and smiling people. And how could it be otherwise, if happiness lives in this city? There is a reminder of this on Shevchenko Street. An overstuffed wolf with a huge belly sits on a pedestal; you can easily recognize the hero of the cartoon "Once upon a time there was a dog" in it. Numerous tourists claim that if you stand next to it or touch it, then happiness and good luck will not go anywhere from you. Let's hope that a large number of the most unusual monuments will be created in the city.
