Sights of Novosibirsk: monuments of architecture and other interesting objects

So historically, the sights of Novosibirsk are mainly associated with the Soviet era. The largest city of Siberia is by no means the oldest on its expanses. The history of the city barely passed for the second century. Earlier on this place there were settlements of a rural type, but the actual date of the founding of Novosibirsk should be considered 1893. The town was founded on the Trans-Siberian Railway, which was being built at that time, and came to the Ob River in this place . The construction of a bridge across one of the great Siberian rivers was a rather complicated engineering task. But in the process of solving it, a settlement of builders and engineers was formed, which later became the city of Novonikolaevsky.

Architectural sights of Novosibirsk

Rapidly growing the city began in the Soviet era, in the era of industrialization. A great role in its development was played by the Great Patriotic War, when industrial enterprises from the European part of the country were evacuated here. These circumstances affected the appearance of the city. The main attractions of Novosibirsk turned out to be concentrated in its central part. From the pre-revolutionary era only a few expressive buildings were preserved. This is primarily the building of the Commercial Club (now the drama theater "Red Torch" is located here ), the Novosibirsk Regional Museum of Local Lore, housed in the old merchant trade building, and the red-brick Cathedral in the name of Alexander Nevsky in neo-Byzantine style. But the main architectural sights of Novosibirsk are a legacy of the Soviet era. Rapid development and construction of the city was at a time when the architecture was dominated by the ideas of constructivism. They largely shaped the modern face of the city. A vivid example of this style is the building of the Novosibirsk-Main railway station on Garin-Mikhailovskiy Square.

An unconditional masterpiece, included in many architectural textbooks and monographs, is the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater. Listing the sights of Novosibirsk, the first place should be put it. This is the largest theater building in Russia, under its dome, the Moscow Bolshoi Theater could easily accommodate. The history of its construction is complex and dramatic. In 1937, the leaders of the construction were declared "enemies of the people" and shot. And the matter was that they had to solve engineering problems of unique complexity, often having no analogues in world practice. And in the planned time the building was impossible to build. Its construction continued even during the war.

Novosibirsk. Attractions of the city, not related to architecture

To such, first of all, is the Novosibirsk Zoo located in the Zaeltsovsky district . It was founded in the distant 1933 and today it is one of the largest in Russia. It contains many rare and unique species of animals listed in the International Red Book.