Novokuznetsk
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Oleg Korolenko Kuznetsk Metallurgists Arena (Kuznetsk Metallurgists Palace of Sports)
Novokuznetsk, Stroiteley Ave, 24
The Oleg Korolenko Kuznetsk Metallurgists Arena in Novokuznetsk was opened with its first match on October 1, 1984, which was attended by 12,000 spectators. After the 2020–2022 renovation, a multimedia cube for displaying information appeared at the arena, and food courts, cafes, restaurants, and souvenir shops began operating. The building houses six sports halls, 34 locker rooms, a 40-seat restaurant, and a cafeteria. The design of the indoor arena was developed by the Kuzbassgrazhdanproekt institute with the participation of Novokuznetsk architects, and the first director was Roman Ilyich Atlasov, who gave the facility the name "Kuznetsk Metallurgical Sports Palace."
Aluminshchik Palace of Culture
Novokuznetsk, Lenina St, 41
The Palace of Culture "Aluminshchik" in Novokuznetsk was laid in 1950, and its left and right wings were completed in 1957 and 1958, respectively. During the 2018 renovation, the building's original facade color was restored and the roof was completely replaced, while preserving the stuccowork by Kirill Filippov and the sculptures that architect Luzhbin defended. The ceiling painting of the auditorium was created by artists A. Kolesnikov, V. Litvyakov, and B. A. Lobanov. Outstanding artists of the USSR performed on the stage of the main hall, which seats 750 spectators, and today the ensembles "Kuznetsk Gems," "Ulybka," the circus studio "Bim-Bom," and the song theater "Kapel" practice here. In 2008, the palace was nominated for the "Seven Wonders of Novokuznetsk" competition.
Zapsibovsky (Dozovsky) Bridge
Novokuznetsk, Zapsibovsky Bridge
The Zapsibovsky (Dozovsky) Bridge is a combined road-rail crossing over the Tom River in Novokuznetsk. Opened on January 8, 1963, it has a length of 486 meters and is designed for 100 years of operation. During the design phase, engineers Yuri Bogush and Anatoly Kobenko were the first in the USSR to apply a multi-span continuous system with preliminary metal stress, although through seams temporarily remained in the structure after the beams were installed. During repairs in May 2024, it was discovered that the number of removed roadway layers exceeded the design values by 10 cm due to the use of various materials in the 1960s that are not permissible under current standards.
Former Uyezd School Building (Branch of the Novokuznetsk Local Lore Museum)
Novokuznetsk, Narodnaya St, 7a
The branch of the Novokuznetsk Local Lore Museum is located in the former district school at 7a Narodnaya Street. The building with a hipped roof and pediments on the western and eastern facades has 18 windows on the central facade and was restored after the fire of 1884 with funds from merchant S. E. Popov. The museum offers general and thematic excursions, lectures, celebrations, game activities, and master classes, with one of the excursions dedicated to the history of the educational institution. Visitors learn about the teaching system, the disciplines studied, the social composition of students, and the fact that priest E. Tyumentsev, who married Dostoevsky, taught here.
Kuznetsk Fortress
Novokuznetsk, Kreposnoy Passage, 1
The Museum "Kuznetsk Fortress" was founded on December 28, 1991, and its first director was Andrey Yuryevich Ogurtsov, a candidate of historical sciences. The predecessor of the fortress, the Kuznetsk Ostrog, was founded in April 1618, although its exact location has not been established. In 1809, two stone sorties were built in the fortress ramparts, and a one-story brick soldier's barracks from 1806–1808 had 16 windows along its long facade. Since July 1998, the celebration of the City Day of Novokuznetsk has been solemnly opened annually on the territory of the fortress.
Fyodor Dostoevsky Literary and Memorial Museum
Novokuznetsk, Dostoevskogo St, 29
The Literary and Memorial Museum of F. M. Dostoevsky in Novokuznetsk is located in a memorial house — a one-story log building from the first half of the 19th century with a four-sided hipped roof. The museum, opened on May 17, 1980, as a branch of the local history museum, is dedicated to the period when the writer lived for about two weeks in the house on Police Street after his wedding, which Maria Isayeva rented from the tailor M. D. Dmitriev. The house bears the name of its last pre-revolutionary owner, Nikolai Stepanovich Baikalov, the manager of the gold mines of the Balyksinskaya system. For the 400th anniversary of Novokuznetsk and the 200th anniversary of Dostoevsky in 2017–2021, the exposition "Kuznetsk Guide" was modernized by authors N. V. Karavayeva, E. D. Trukhan, and E. V. Shestakova, and on February 6, 2026, the museum held a festive program for the 169th anniversary of the writer's wedding.
Heroes Boulevard Memorial Complex
Novokuznetsk, Oktyabrskiy Ave, Geroev Blvd
The Heroes Boulevard Memorial Complex in Novokuznetsk was conceived in the mid-1960s, and its construction, which took about 10 years, was carried out at one's own risk under the guise of improving Tsiolkovsky Street. The central element of the composition is the square "Wreath of Glory" stele made of scarce copper, weighing about 60 tons, which rises above the Eternal Flame on four columns. In the middle of the memorial there is a pool symbolizing tears of sorrow. Nowadays, the Heroes Boulevard remains the center of city celebrations on Victory Day.
Novokuznetsk Drama Theatre
Novokuznetsk, Metallurgov Ave, 28
The Novokuznetsk Drama Theater, established by the Ministry of Culture and National Policy of Kuzbass, traces its history back to the Leningrad theater "Krasny Fakel," which arrived at the construction site of Kuznetsk in August 1931. In the 1930s, the troupe of the Stalinsky Theater numbered 60 people and had its own symphony orchestra, and in 1964, the company successfully performed in Moscow with the "Siberian Trilogy" and Shakespeare productions. Above the Grand Stage of the theater, there are 40 counterweight lifts, each 16 meters long, and in the foyer and vestibule, there are two mirrors with a total area of 60 square meters, manufactured at the Novosibirsk plant. From February 4 to 8, 1973, 16 concerts by Vladimir Vysotsky were held here to a full house.
Novokuznetsk Local Lore Museum
Novokuznetsk, Pionersky Ave, 24
The Novokuznetsk Local Lore Museum was founded on November 7, 1927, based on the private collections of local historians Dmitry Yaroslavtsev and Georgy Blynsky, who donated his house with the exhibition to the city. The museum building, constructed in the second half of the 19th century, originally belonged to the priest Evgeny Tyumentsev, who married Dostoevsky to Isaeva, and in 1918–1920, the metallurgist M. K. Kurako lived here. The area of the main building is 1100 square meters, while the branch on Narodnaya Street occupies 507 square meters. The museum entrance is decorated with ancient cannons from the Kuznetsk Fortress, and the exhibition houses a fragment of a commemorative wooden cross from 1717, which, according to legend, was made by Peter I; over its entire history, the institution has been visited by about 5 million people.
Novokuznetsk Yuri Gagarin Culture and Recreation Park
Novokuznetsk, Spartak St, 5
Novokuznetsk Yuri Gagarin Park of Culture and Recreation is located in the Central district of the city and covers about 20 hectares, bordering the Metallurgov Garden. Its territory houses the A.A. Fedorov Planetarium, an amusement zone, and the "Lukomorye" complex for people with disabilities. Among the attractions that appeared between 1991 and 2002 were "Orbit" and "Little Sun", while the most expensive entertainment was considered to be the "Flying Saucer" for 70 rubles. In 2002, a new Ferris wheel called "Circular View" began operating in the park.
Novokuznetsk Planetarium
Novokuznetsk, Metallurgov Ave, 16a
The Novokuznetsk Planetarium named after Albert Andreevich Fyodorov was solemnly opened on May 5, 1970, in Gagarin Park. A bust of Yuri Gagarin, unveiled on April 10, 1981, by sculptor V. I. Dudnik and architect Yu. M. Zhuravkov, is installed at the entrance to the building. The planetarium's star hall is designed for 68 seats and is equipped with a full-dome Carl Zeiss system of five digital projectors, while interactive exhibits have been placed in the foyer since 2014. Next to the planetarium is a 10-meter observatory built in 1972, which previously housed the largest telescope in the country, but as of 2019, it is closed for modernization.
Novokuznetsk Art Museum
Novokuznetsk, Kirova St, 62
The Novokuznetsk Art Museum was opened in a building designed by the Kuzbassgrazhdanproekt Institute and constructed by the Yuzhkuzbassuglestroy Trust, which was put into operation on June 29, 1981, with an "excellent" rating. As early as October 1957, the third city art exhibition was held in the gallery halls, featuring 513 works by forty authors. According to a 1962 report by the Ministry of Culture commission, the museum's collection tripled in less than a year, amounting to 541 pieces, and later staff supplemented it with items from the private collections of L. M. Rosenfeld, Yu. E. Rubinstein, and the Nevzorov family. In 2010, the institution successfully passed a fund inspection by the Siberian branch of Rosokhrankultura, formalizing the storage of works made of precious metals.
Odigitrievskaya Church (Novokuznetsk)
Novokuznetsk, Kuznetsky District, Narodnaya Street, near No. 1
The Odigitrievskaya Church in Novokuznetsk is the first stone structure in the city, consecrated in 1780 by Archpriest Efimiy Vikulovsky. Until 1835, it served as the main church of the Kuznetsk district, and in 1857, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky and Maria Dmitrievna Isayeva were married here. On the southern facade, there is a fresco of the Odigitria Mother of God, which is atypical for Siberian Baroque, and its expressiveness is not created by volumetric-plastic details. The construction of the stone temple began in 1773 on the bank of the Kartassky stream, and its foundation was consecrated in May 1775.
Oktyabrsky Avenue
Novokuznetsk, Oktyabrskiy Ave
Oktyabrsky Avenue in Novokuznetsk emerged on the site of a two-kilometer wasteland that was regularly flooded by the Tom River until 1957. In 1961, after the dam was built, construction of the first microdistrict "New Republic" began here, where the city's first panel tower houses appeared. On January 6, 1978, the first trolleybus in the city passed along the avenue, and in 1967, the "Siberia" cinema with 1240 seats was opened. The continuation of the avenue is the Kondomskoye Highway, which connects the city with the Sintering Plant, and at the intersection with Bardina and Kirov Streets, the House of Services and the city's largest hotel "Novokuznetskaya" were built.
V.V. Mayakovsky Square
Novokuznetsk, V.V. Mayakovskogo Sq
V. V. Mayakovsky Square in Novokuznetsk is formed by an ensemble for which architect Nikolai Brovkin and sculptor Boris Plenkin received a republican prize and the Repin Prize. The monument to the poet, recognized as a cultural heritage site of regional significance, was moved closer to Ordzhonikidze Street and installed on a pedestal in 1978, increasing the total height of the monument. In the center of the square is one of the largest round flowerbeds in the city, where cannas, marigolds, and cinerarias are planted, and in 1979 a trolleybus line ran through the square along Metallurgov Avenue. The poet himself was never in Novokuznetsk, but he dedicated the poem "Khrenov's Story about Kuznetskstroy and the People of Kuznetsk" to the city.
Bardina Avenue
Novokuznetsk, Bardina Ave
Bardina Avenue in Novokuznetsk was named after Academician Ivan Pavlovich Bardin in 1960. In the square at the intersection with Kirov Street, there is a monument called "Black Tulip" dedicated to those who died in local wars, as well as a monument to the miner Egor Drozdetsky, the only resident of Novokuznetsk with a monument erected during his lifetime. Near house number 36, there is a sculptural composition called "Friendship Sausage" featuring bronze kittens and puppies. Memorial plaques for Gennady Kurbatov and Gennady Yegorovich Yegorov have been installed on the buildings of the First City Hospital and the Medical and Physical Culture Dispensary. The Household Services Building at 42 Bardina Avenue is the largest facility for household services in Siberia, with an area of over 16,000 square meters, where more than one and a half thousand people worked at the time of its opening.
Kurako Avenue
Новокузнецк, проспект Курако
Kurako Avenue in Novokuznetsk connects the Central and Kuibyshevsky districts, dividing them into even and odd sides. In the early 1950s, the even side began to be developed according to a project by Moscow architects, and in 1933, the first all-welded metal bridge in the USSR appeared here, becoming the first tram bridge in Siberia. A memorial plaque for engineer Alexey Filippovich Poryadin is installed on building No. 3, and at the intersection with Kirova Street stands a church in the name of Saints Peter and Fevronia, consecrated in 2017. A monument to Kutuzov is also installed on the avenue — a sculpture 3.2 meters high on a granite pedestal with a surrounding bronze high relief.
Metallurgov Avenue
Novokuznetsk, Metallurgov Avenue, from Privokzalnaya Square
Metallurgov Avenue in Novokuznetsk starts from the Railway Station Square and is known for the fact that in 1933 the first tram line in Siberia was laid here, connecting the station with the Kuznetsk Metallurgical Plant (KMK). In 1935, the avenue was named Molotovsky in honor of Vyacheslav Molotov, and during those years Manchurian walnut trees were planted on it, which still surprise local residents with their harvest. The avenue has bus and trolleybus service, and in 2019 the excursion route "Forward to the Past!" was opened, connecting its main attractions.
Aluminium Workers Garden
Новокузнецк, улица Ленина, Сад Алюминщиков
The Garden of Aluminum Workers, also known as the NKAZ Park, is the central park of the Kuznetsky district of Novokuznetsk and one of the oldest park complexes in the city. It is located on Lenin Street between the "Revolution Fighters' Square" stop and the "Aluminum Worker" Palace of Culture on the site of the former cemetery of the Assumption Church, which was closed in 1937. In 1939, the city council decided to create a recreation area here, although for a long time tombstones and old monuments were still being found on the territory. In memory of the deceased buried in this cemetery, the Chapel of the Dormition of the Mother of God was erected.
Skaz Theatre
Novokuznetsk, Metallurgov Avenue, 18
The "Skaz" Theater in Novokuznetsk was founded on February 8, 1942, when the premiere of the play "The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats" took place with actors from the evacuated Novosibirsk "Krasny Fakel" theater. In 2003, the production "Petrushka and the Frog Princess" received the Audience Choice Award at the International KUKART-VI Festival in St. Petersburg. Since 1966, the theater has been located in the former assembly hall of the Siberian Metallurgical Institute, where, after the 2014 restoration, 63 windows were replaced while preserving the contour of the openings. The building also retains the restored stained glass windows from the 1980s by artist N. S. Statnykh, which were originally created for the "Kommunar" cinema.
Nativity of Christ Cathedral (Novokuznetsk)
Novokuznetsk, Zyryanovskaya Street, 97a
The Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in Novokuznetsk was built as a memorial to the miners of Kuzbass, and the decision to construct it was made after the accident at the Zyrjanovskaya mine in 1997. The church was opened to parishioners on August 23, 2012, and on August 25, 2013, on Miner's Day, it was consecrated by Patriarch Kirill, who on August 21, 2013, granted the church the status of a cathedral. The authors of the project are architect T. V. Bzhevskaya and chief designer V. S. Beloborodov, and among the shrines of the church is a reliquary containing a particle of the relics of the holy new martyrs of Jasenovac. The central dome of the cathedral has a diameter of 18 meters, a height of 28 meters, and weighs 40 tons, while its cladding was installed at the height of a five-story building.
Sotsgorod (Novokuznetsk)
Novokuznetsk, Khitarova Street
The Park of Soviet Sculpture in Novokuznetsk is located between Enthusiastov Avenue and Khitarov Street and was opened in October 2013 as part of the "Sotsgorod - City of Dreams" project. On its territory, retro benches with forged cast-iron legs are installed, and at the time of opening, four sculptures were presented in the park: "Lenin," "Pioneers," "Pavka Korchagin," and "Children." A delegation of German cultural scholars studying the legacy of architect Ernst May was present at the park's opening. Enthusiastov Avenue, adjacent to the park, was the first residential and landscaped central street of the city.
Transfiguration Cathedral (Novokuznetsk)
Novokuznetsk, Vodopadnaya Street, 18
The Transfiguration Cathedral in Novokuznetsk, laid in 1792 with the blessing of Varlaam, Archbishop of Tobolsk and Siberia, was built by a team of craftsmen led by the Irkutsk master D. Pochekunin. For a long time, its forty-meter bell tower made the temple the tallest structure in the Kuznetsk Uyezd and one of the tallest in Siberia. The cathedral stood on a high river terrace of the Tom River, and its view opened up when approaching the city, and as the main church of the 14th deanery, it united 20 parishes. In 1907, the building was thoroughly renovated after damage from the 1898 earthquake, with the crosses, onion domes, and iconostasis being gilded.
Kirova Street
Novokuznetsk, Kirova Street, from Kurako Avenue to Levy Bereg
Kirova Street in Novokuznetsk stretches from Kurako Avenue to the Left Bank, and its "new" part was completed by the city's 50th anniversary in 1981. In Zhukov Square, an Alley of Memory with 60 linden trees was planted for the 60th anniversary of the Victory, and in 2022, a 17-meter stele titled "City of Labor Valor" by sculptor Denis Stritovich was unveiled there. In 2014, an Art Square with the art object "Melting Clocks" appeared near the circus building, and graffiti portraits of Ivan Bardin and Vladimir Mashkov are placed on the facades of houses No. 28 and No. 15. House No. 3 was intended for party nomenclature, factory elite, and shock workers, while the department store at Kirova, 20 occupied retail halls with an area of 2700 square meters.
Lenin Street
Novokuznetsk, Lenina Street, from Sovetskaya Square
Lenin Street in Novokuznetsk starts from Sovetskaya Square, where the "District" shopping center was opened in June 2014. Near the administration building of the Kuznetsky District, there is the "Knight" sculpture, which was moved from the Kuznetsk Fortress museum-reserve. After the 2020 reconstruction, Kalinin Square is decorated with two towers, a suspension bridge, and new lighting. The Lenin monument located on this street has had the status of a local cultural heritage site since 2007. To the left of the street, after the intersection with Koneva Street, is the Novokuznetsk Liquor and Vodka Plant.
Ordzhonikidze Street
Novokuznetsk, Ordzhonikidze Street, from Pobed Square
Ordzhonikidze Street in Novokuznetsk, formerly Radialnaya, was renamed in 1935 and began operating in 1939. Its length is about 2.4 kilometers; it runs from Pobeda Square to Kuznetskstroevsky Avenue, crossing the Abu River via a 40-meter-long bridge built in 1971. In the late 1940s, administrative buildings were erected here, including the Giproruda and Sibgipromez institutes, as well as the Montazhny Technical College. At the intersection with Pokryshkin Street is the Helikon jazz club, which acquired its own building in 1996.
Tsiolkovsky Street
Новокузнецк, улица Циолковского
Tsiolkovsky Street in Novokuznetsk was named after the Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky by a decision of the city council on February 6, 1962. In 1973, a tram line with tracks on reinforced concrete sleepers was built here, and at the intersection with Kutuzov Street there is the House of Political Education, which is now occupied by KSPI of KemSU. The same street is home to the Zenit atelier, Rostelecom, Lyceum No. 34, and a four-story building of the Children's House of Culture. Near the street, on Heroes Boulevard, the Eternal Flame was opened on May 9, 1975.
Archangel Michael Temple (Novokuznetsk)
Novokuznetsk, Transportnaya Street, 10
The new stone building of the Michael the Archangel Church in Novokuznetsk was consecrated on November 21, 1976, after which a bishop's liturgy with a procession of the cross was performed. The church part is combined with the refectory into a single volume, illuminated by two rows of windows on the northern and southern facades. In 1980, Bishop Gedeon consecrated the baptismal church in honor of the Nativity of John the Baptist, and in 1992 the construction of a one-story house for the watchman, a laundry, and a bookshop was completed. Instead of a picket fence, the territory was surrounded by a massive brick wall, and the factory that fulfilled orders for bridge spans for the BAM produced the materials for replacing the ceilings.
St. John Chrysostom Church (Novokuznetsk)
Novokuznetsk, Razvedchikov Street, 3
The Church of St. John Chrysostom in Novokuznetsk at 3 Razvedchikov Street became the first Catholic church in Kuzbass after the parish was officially registered in 1993. The consecration of the building took place on October 14, 2007, by Bishops Joseph Werth and Stefan Meniok, the Exarch of Donetsk-Kharkiv of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The interior of the church is characterized by asceticism and differs from the decoration of an Orthodox church, while the iconostasis was painted by artists from Novokuznetsk. Since 2022, the rector has been Father Krzysztof Korolczuk, and since 2024, the parish has been led by Father Ilya Astapov.
N. V. Gogol Central City Library (Novokuznetsk)
Novokuznetsk, Spartaka Street, 11
The Central City Library named after N. V. Gogol in Novokuznetsk was opened to readers on October 20, 1972, in a specially constructed three-story building with an area of 4098 square meters. Its rare collection houses more than 2000 books from the 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as facsimile, gift, and miniature editions. The institution became a laureate of the "Window to Russia" award in the "Library of the Year" category for 2001, and in 2017, a Russian language reference service opened within it.
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