Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 6.1 km
Ascend 68 m
Descend 55 m

Experience Rostov-on-Don in Russia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Rostov-on-Don

Sight 1: Доходный дом П. И. Крамера

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The Kramer Mansion is a building in Rostov-on-Don, at 114 Pushkinskaya Street. The mansion was built in the 1910 years for the Rostov philanthropist Pavel Ivanovich Kramer. In 1997 the mansion was listed as being of local interest. Since the 2000s, the mansion has housed the restaurant of the Rostov Public Assembly.

Wikipedia: Kramer Mansion (EN)

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: М. М. Жванецкому

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Mikhail Mikhaylovich Zhvanetsky was a Soviet writer, satirist and performer of Jewish origin, best known for his shows targeting different aspects of the Soviet and post-Soviet everyday life.

Wikipedia: Mikhail Zhvanetsky (EN)

550 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Доходный дом А. М. Штрома

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The apartment building of A. M. Shtrom is a cultural heritage site of regional significance at 89 Bolshaya Sadovaya Street in Rostov-on-Don. It was built at the beginning of the XX century in the historical part of the city by the architect L. F. Eberg.

Wikipedia: Доходный дом А. М. Штрома (RU)

277 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Матвей Платов

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Матвей Платов

Count Matvei or Matvey Ivanovich Platov was a Russian general who commanded the Don Cossacks in the Napoleonic wars and founded Novocherkassk as the new capital of the Don Host Province.

Wikipedia: Matvei Platov (EN)

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Александр Суворов

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Александр Суворов

Count Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky, Prince of Italy, was a Russian general and military theorist in the service of the Russian Empire.

Wikipedia: Alexander Suvorov (EN)

66 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Театр кукол

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The Rostov State Puppet Theater is a puppet theater founded in Rostov-on-Don in 1935. The building is located at 46 Universitetsky Lane.

Wikipedia: Rostov State Puppet Theatre (EN), Website

225 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Михаил Ломоносов

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Михаил Ломоносов

Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Venus and the law of conservation of mass in chemical reactions. His spheres of science were natural science, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, history, art, philology, optical devices and others. The founder of modern geology, Lomonosov was also a poet and influenced the formation of the modern Russian literary language.

Wikipedia: Mikhail Lomonosov (EN)

378 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Rostov State Musical Theater

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Rostov State Musical Theater is one of the biggest musical theaters in Southern Russia. It is situated in the city of Rostov-on-Don, one of the oldest cultural centers of Southern Russia. The theater opened in September 1999, and is the successor to the 1919 Rostov Musical Comedy Theater.

Wikipedia: Rostov State Musical Theater (EN), Website

407 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Елизавета Романова

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The monument to Elizaveta Petrovna is one of the monuments in the city of Rostov-on-Don. Dedicated to the Russian Empress and the founder of the city. It is located in Pokrovsky Square, erected in 2007 according to the project of Sergey Oleshnya.

Wikipedia: Памятник Елизавете Петровне (Ростов-на-Дону) (RU)

45 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Покровский сквер

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Покровский сквер Липунов Г.А. / CC0 1.0

Pokrovsky Square is one of the squares in Rostov-on-Don, located in the city center. Until 2003, it was called Kirovsky.

Wikipedia: Покровский сквер (RU)

34 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: Church of the Intercession

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Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin ― one of the oldest churches in Rostov-on-Don. The original building was situated approximately at the corner of Bolshaya Sadovaya street. Over time, it has somewhat shifted towards Bogatyanovsky Lane.

Wikipedia: Church of the Intercession, Rostov-on-Don (EN)

374 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Дом братьев Мартын

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The Martyn Brothers House, also known as the Red Cottage, is a building in Rostov-on-Don, located at the intersection of Bolshaya Sadovaya Street and Fortress Lane. The building was built by architect Nikolai Sokolov in 1893, in the centre of the former Fortress of Saint Dimitry of Rostov. The first owner of the building was a British citizen, Ivan Romanovich Martyn. The Martyn Brothers' House has the status of an object of cultural heritage of federal significance. The building currently houses the Sholokhov Centre, part of the National Sholokhov Museum-Reserve, and functions as an exhibition space and a venue for cultural and educational projects.

Wikipedia: Martyn Brothers House (EN)

358 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Дом Трудолюбия

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Дом Трудолюбия

The House of Diligence is a building built in Rostov-on-Don at the expense of a merchant, hereditary honorary citizen of the city, head of the City Duma Pyotr Romanovich Maksimov.

Wikipedia: Дом трудолюбия (Ростов-на-Дону) (RU)

1003 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 14: Alexander Column

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The Alexander Column is a monument erected 1894 in Nakhichevan-on-Don in Alexandrovsky Park.

Wikipedia: Alexander Column (Rostov-on-Don) (EN)

407 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Особняк Хатранова

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Khatranov's mansion is an old house in Rostov-on-Don. The building belongs to the historical and cultural monuments of regional significance. The mansion was built in the 1890s according to the project of civil engineer Arsen Oganesovich Ter-Akopov.

Wikipedia: Особняк Хатранова (Ростов-на-Дону) (RU)

315 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Частное мужское реальное училище С. Я. Ягубьянца

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The building of the private men's real school of S. Y. Yagubyants is a cultural heritage site of regional significance on 1st Mayskaya Street, 34 in Rostov-on-Don.

Wikipedia: Частное мужское реальное училище С. Я. Ягубьянца (RU)

474 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 17: 18+

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Theatre 18+ is a non-state theatre opened in Rostov-on-Don in January 2013.

Wikipedia: Theatre 18+ (EN), Website

71 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Особняк Егора Красильникова

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The Krasilnikov Mansion is a building in Rostov-on-Don dating from the last quarter of the 19th century. It was built in the eclectic style for the merchant Yegor Krasilnikov. The building is located at the intersection of 1st Mayskaya Street and the 18th Line. It currently houses an antenatal clinic. The Krasilnikov Mansion has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.

Wikipedia: Krasilnikov Mansion (EN)

236 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: 16thLINE art-gallery

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16thLINE art-gallery / Gallery 16th Line is a gallery of contemporary art in Rostov-on-Don. The first Rostov art gallery to enter the European contemporary art market.

Wikipedia: 16thLINE art-gallery (RU), Website

587 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 20: Surb Arutyun Church

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The Church of the Resurrection is an Armenian Apostolic church in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Wikipedia: Church of the Resurrection, Rostov-on-Don (EN)

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