Attractons of the Donetsk.

Attractions of Donetsk

Coat of arms Donbas

Palma Mertsalova - forged from the rail at the end of the XIX century blacksmith Alexei Ivanovich Mertsalov with a helper, Philip Fedorovich Shkarin palm image, awarded at the Paris International Industrial Exhibition in 1900, the Grand Prix. It is depicted on the coat of arms of Donetsk region. There is a project to establish copies of the Mertsalov Palm tree in the capitals of the leading states of the world.

Terrikons (an artificial mound of empty rocks extracted from underground mining of coal deposits) is one of the symbols of the Donbass, on the territory of Donetsk itself is about hundreds of books. It is an avid place for young people, but if you want to visit them, remember that their peaks have weak radiation.

The park of forged figures is a collection of sculptural compositions forged from metal. Later, in honor of the park, the annual international festival of blacksmithing was also named, which is now held in Donetsk. The works made at this event remain a gift to the city.

A rotating soccer ball with a diameter of more than 2.7 meters is located in the park zone of the Donbass Arena stadium. This landmark - almost the most important in the entire park near the stadium, and in the days of football matches, queues are formed from the fans to be photographed. The ball, made of polished granite, rotates around the axis on a water cushion and weighs 30 tons.

The Tsar Cannon in Donetsk is a copy of the legendary Moscow Tsar of the Cannon - the largest gun in the world. A copy of the Kremlin Tsar Cannon was cast especially for the capital of Donbass at the Izhstal plant in Izhevsk in 2001.

"Good Shubin" is the underground spirit of a coal mine. According to tradition, he warns miners about landslides.

This merry sculpture is mounted in the upper landing of the staircase at the main entrance to the building of the Donetsk Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics. Himself healed "is taken from the film" The Feast of St. Jorgen "- this is the moment when the comedian orders:" Heal, club! ", And he breaks the crutch on the knee.

Museum of History and Development of the Donetsk Railway. It is located at Donetsk station. It presents samples of rare railway equipment, unique old documents and photographs .

An old steam locomotive.)

The children's railway of the city of Donetsk. The trains run along the route 2,1 km long between the Pionerskaya and Shakhterskaya stations. Conductors and machinists work for children, under the supervision of real adult railway workers. The road is located in the Music Park.

Lukomorye is a sandy spit to the east of the village Bezymenny in the Donetsk region, as well as the Gulf of the Azov Sea located behind it. The first mention of the Lukomorye region is found in ancient Russian annals. It would seem that the sand spit can not be a historical place. Nevertheless, this place and the oak that once grew on the shore was described by the poet Alexander Pushkin in the prologue to Ruslan and Lyudmila. In addition, it is believed that this place served as an impetus to write "Tales of a Fisherman and a Fish", which began with the words "Once upon a time there was an old man with an old woman at the blue sea". A. Pushkin really was here when he went through these regions in exile to the Caucasus.

The music park in Donetsk is divided into three music zones, where the best works of world classical music, including the outstanding composer Sergei Prokofiev, sound. Music is distributed from 300 speakers, hung on poles in the park. In the park, a huge number of exotic flowers were planted, their total number is 27,000, more than 450 trees, over 400 shrubs, and a Japanese garden are planted.

The Beatles monument in Donetsk is the first Beatles monument in the territory of the CIS. Two-meter figures depict musicians during the concert. The sculptor looked through the whole anthology of the Beatles performances, in order to achieve the closest resemblance to the Liverpool four. The participants in the clothing and hairstyles group correspond to the years 1963-1964, except for John Lennon, who is depicted wearing spectacles, with a haircut from 1967-1968. John Lennon stands with his hand thrown forward, throwing the guitar behind his back - as in the video clip for the song "Hello Goodbye", when he parodied Elvis Presley. Ringo Starr sits with a slant to the side, "in his style." The monument is accompanied by a musical arrangement - the Beatles are playing beside him.