Sights in Northern European Russia
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Saint Sofia's Cathedral and Bell Tower
Saint Sofia's Cathedral and Bell Tower
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Pochta Deda Moroza
In the cute log-built Pochta Deda Moroza
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Amusement Park
There's a summertime amusement park next to the ferry terminal.
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Dmitri Prilytskogo Church
Dmitri Prilytskogo Church has pretty star-spangled domes.
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Museum Pomore
The little Museum Pomore has a nominal tourist information counter.
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Gallery M
Gallery M has changing local art exhibitions and a bar.
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Fine Arts Museum
The 1927 Fine Arts Museum hosts temporary exhibitions of varying quality.
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St Nicholas Cathedral
The city's fine churches, include the 1840 neoclassical St Nicholas Cathedral.
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Church of the Saviour on the Waters
The gleaming gold-domed Church of the Saviour on the Waters was built in 2002 from public donations.
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Nikolaya Church
The splendid 1669 Nikolaya Church has oversized domes that almost seem to grow together
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AA Borisov Museum
AA Borisov’s works are shown at the AA Borisov Museum, an unmarked brick house.
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Gostiny Dvor Exhibition Rooms
The Gostiny Dvor Exhibition Rooms usually house at least a couple of worthwhile historical, art or other displays.
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Afghanistan Hall
The moving Afghanistan Hall, commemorates locals who died in the war in that country. Many of them were teenagers.
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Fine Arts Museum
The Fine Arts Museum features medieval icons, folk art and works inspired by the Kalevala.
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Regional Craft Centre
The Regional Craft Centre shows Kola Peninsula art including Apatity-style canvases 'painted' with mineral powders.
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Dormition Cathedral
In the fine 1658 Dormition Cathedral climb the disproportionately tall bell tower for terrific views.
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Severnaya Dvina Embankment
The Severnaya Dvina Embankment is where the city began and it makes for a pleasant stroll at any time of year if the weather is half-decent.
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State Historical, Architectural & Art Museum-Reserve
The State Historical, Architectural & Art Museum-Reserve is headquartered in a pale-pink, 18th-century riverside mansion.
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Ascension Church
The 1648 Ascension Church sports a riot of small gables, arches and domes, while within there’s a glorious iconostasis.
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Ek Plotnikov
Best for its period interior furnishings is that of EK Plotnikov whose paintings feature prominently at the Fine Arts Museum.
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SG Pisakhov
For imaginative presentation visit the home of SG Pisakhov whose passion for the Arctic scenery of Novaya Zemlya was shared by AA Borisov.
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Polar-Alpine Botanical Gardens
The lovely Polar-Alpine Botanical Gardens has hothouses which nurture tropical plants and a 2km summer-only trail climbs to the alpine tundra.
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Bell Tower
Climbing St Sofia’s separate 78.5m, gold-topped bell tower offers novel, photogenic views down upon the cathedral’s grand onion domes.
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Kazan Church
Buses 1, 12, 16 or 105 (R12) from pr Lenina run through Kukisvumchorr (‘25km’) known for its ‘miraculous’ Kazan Church.
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History Museum
The 1970s History Museum has exhibits on Russian Arctic expeditions, unique drawings of Novaya Zemlya and details of 5000-year-old Sami rock carvings.
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