Samara
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Stalin's Bunker
Samara, Frunze St, 167
Stalin Bunker located at Frunze Street, 167 in Samara is a unique historical site. Built during World War II in 1942, it served as shelter for city leadership which was considered an alternate capital of the country. Today, the bunker is open to visitors and operates as a civil defense museum. The depth of the object is about 37 meters equivalent to the height of a twelve-story building. Currently, the building that housed the bunker accommodates Samara State Institute of Culture.
Eversky Convent
Samara, Volzhskiy Ave, 1
Iversky Convent in Samara was founded in 1860 on the site of a previously existing women's community. Here is venerated the Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God. The monastery complex includes several churches and 17 buildings surrounded by a stone fence. Various craft workshops operated within the convent: gold embroidery, white sewing, weaving, carpet-making, binding and icon painting.
Victory Monument
Samara, Slavy Sq
The Monument to Glory in Samara is located on Victory Square and dedicated to the workers of the city's aviation industry who demonstrated labor heroism during World War II. It is one of the key symbols of the city, installed on a high pedestal at the foot of a steep slope overlooking the Volga River. The central figure of the monument depicts a worker with outstretched wings symbolizing spiritual strength and aspiration for victory.
Samara Cosmonautics Museum and Exhibition Center
Samara, Lenina Ave, 21
Samara Cosmonautical Museum and Exhibition Center is located in Samara at Lenina Avenue, 21. It was opened in April 2007 to celebrate the anniversary of Samara's space engineering industry. The main attraction is a unique vertically installed Soyuz rocket carrier, the only one in Europe in assembled form. The museum is considered young for the region and attracts fans of cosmonautics and technical history.
Square Kuybysheva
Samara, Kuybysheva Sq
Kuybyshev Square in Samara - the central and largest square in Europe. It emerged in 1853 under the name Nikolskaya, later renamed to Sobornaya due to the construction there in 1894 of the cathedral Christ the Savior. In 1930 the cathedral was demolished and the square named after revolutionary Valerian Kuibyshev. Today mass events, concerts and parades take place here.
Samara Embankment
Samara, Maksima Gorkogo St
Samara Embankment is a landmark attraction in Samara located along Maxim Gorky Street. Its banks were significantly renovated in the 1930s and a major reconstruction was completed in 2018. The walking area with more than four kilometers of cast-iron parapet is considered unique among Volga cities. Originally intended for piers, warehouses and markets, over time it has developed into a picturesque embankment that has become a popular city recreation spot.
Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after D.D. Shostakovich
Samara, Kuybysheva Sq, 1
Samarsky Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after D.D. Shostakovich opened in 1931 with the premiere of the opera "Boris Godunov". During the Great Patriotic War, artists from the Bolshoi Theatre performed here. The building was designed by architect N. Trotsk in 1932 in the style of neoclassicism. Over its long history, the theater has presented over 500 performances, including world and national premieres.
Samara Regional Art Museum
Samara, Kuybysheva St, 92
Samarsky oblastnoj khudozhestvennyj muzey raspolozhen na ulice Kuibysheva, 92. On byl osnovan 7 maya 1897 goda, a ego sobranie sostavlyaet bolee 16 tysjach jeksponatov, predstavlyayushchih russkoe iskusstvo XVII-XX vekov, zapadnoevropejskuyu zhivopis i vostochnye tradicii. Osobuyu cennost sostavlyayut okolo 80 rabot russkogo avangarda, postupivshih v kollektsiyu v 1919 godu. Muzej jest odnim iz najbolshejshikh hudozhestvennih uchrezhdenij rossijskoj provintsii.
Holy Heart of Jesus Church
Samara, Frunze St, 157a
The Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus in Samara is located at Frunze Street, 157a. It is a neo-Gothic building in the shape of a cross designed by architect Alexander Shcherbachev based on a Polish architect Tomasz Bogdanowicz's project in 1902. The consecration took place in 1906. After being closed in the 1930s, the church was reopened for the Catholic community in 1991 and re-consecrated in 1996. The height of the towers is 47 meters.
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