Sights in Novosibirsk
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State Art Museum
The State Art Museum has an extensive collection including icons, Siberian art, Braque-esque works by Nikolai Gritsyuk and numerous distinctive mountainscapes by celebrated spiritual Russian painter Nikolai Rerikh.
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Chapel of St Nicholas
The pretty little Chapel of St Nicholas was said to mark the geographical centre of Russia when it ws built in 1915. Demolished in the 1930s, it was rebuilt in 1993 for Novosibirsk’s centenary.
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Cathedral of the Ascension
The gold-domed 1914 Cathedral of the Ascension has a wonderful, colourful interior with a soaring central space that’s unexpected from its fairly squat exterior appearance.
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pl Lenina
Despite its daunting scale, the 'capital of Siberia' has a manageably simple centre focused on pl Lenina. The city's main axis, Krasny pr, runs through this square linking most points of interest.
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Lenin statue
In front of the Opera and Ballet Theatre, wearing a flapping coat, the dashing Lenin statue is flanked by waving partisans vainly trying to direct the chaotic traffic.
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Local Studies Museum
In an elegant mansion, the Local Studies Museum has Altai shaman coats, cutaway pioneer houses and some splendid religious artefacts.
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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
The 1898 Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a red-brick Byzantine-style building with gilded domes and colourful new murals.
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