City sights
Voronezh is located on the banks of the Voronezh water reservoir of the Voronezh River, 8.5 km away from where it falls into the River Don, 486 km away from Moscow.
The first mentioning of Voronezh dates back to 1177, but it is commonly believed that the city was founded in 1585-1586.
It flourished at the end of the 17th century, when Peter the First arrived here to build a navy (1695).
There were frequent fires in the city in the 18th century, which destroyed many monuments of the Peter’s time. Nevertheless, there are still quite a few sights to see. Over 300 of Voronezh monuments of cultural heritage are protected by the state.
It is also worth mentioning that Voronezh has been hosting the Russian National Festival of Japanese Animation since 2000.
Voronezh sights are connected with famous people, with the cultural life of the city, with the Great Patriotic War.
The Peter’s palace with a citadel as well as an armoury have survived until nowadays since Peter’s time. There are monuments to Ivan Nikitin, Aleksey Koltsov, Ivan Bunin, Andrey Platonov - all of them Voronezh natives, and one to Peter the First. You can also find some unusual monuments, for example, to the cartoon character of the Kitten from Lizukova Street, one to Beam the Dog, the character of Troepolsky’s story about a faithful dog White Beam the Black Ear.
To commemorate the defeat of the Nazi troops on the outskirts of Voronezh on Victory Square was erected a memorial complex consisting of a monument, eternal flame, a column with a first rank order of the Great Patriotic War. At the intersection of the 45th Strelkovoi Divizii Street and Transportnaya Street you can see the ruins of a rotunda of the Regional hospital, which was bombed during World War Two. At the intersection of Moskovski Prospect and Kholzunova Street is located the monument of Glory – a memorial complex over a mass grass of the soldiers of the Soviet Army, who perished fighting for Voronezh in 1942-1943.
The first mentioning of Voronezh dates back to 1177, but it is commonly believed that the city was founded in 1585-1586.
It flourished at the end of the 17th century, when Peter the First arrived here to build a navy (1695).
There were frequent fires in the city in the 18th century, which destroyed many monuments of the Peter’s time. Nevertheless, there are still quite a few sights to see. Over 300 of Voronezh monuments of cultural heritage are protected by the state.
It is also worth mentioning that Voronezh has been hosting the Russian National Festival of Japanese Animation since 2000.
Voronezh sights are connected with famous people, with the cultural life of the city, with the Great Patriotic War.
The Peter’s palace with a citadel as well as an armoury have survived until nowadays since Peter’s time. There are monuments to Ivan Nikitin, Aleksey Koltsov, Ivan Bunin, Andrey Platonov - all of them Voronezh natives, and one to Peter the First. You can also find some unusual monuments, for example, to the cartoon character of the Kitten from Lizukova Street, one to Beam the Dog, the character of Troepolsky’s story about a faithful dog White Beam the Black Ear.
To commemorate the defeat of the Nazi troops on the outskirts of Voronezh on Victory Square was erected a memorial complex consisting of a monument, eternal flame, a column with a first rank order of the Great Patriotic War. At the intersection of the 45th Strelkovoi Divizii Street and Transportnaya Street you can see the ruins of a rotunda of the Regional hospital, which was bombed during World War Two. At the intersection of Moskovski Prospect and Kholzunova Street is located the monument of Glory – a memorial complex over a mass grass of the soldiers of the Soviet Army, who perished fighting for Voronezh in 1942-1943.
