One of the main monuments of the city is devoted to its founders – Vasiliy Tatischev and Wilhelm de Gennin. They have offered to give the industrial complex and the fortress surrounding it the name Yekaterinburg. Historical Public Garden is the oldest part of the city. Many years ago the oldest factory of Yekaterinburg was located on that area. Large number of monuments has been installed after World War II. The most famous ones are Soviet Army Square, Regional Officers House and Museum of Ural Military Region History. Besides military exhibits that are kept in the halls of the museum tourists traditionally like the museum’s inner yard. Here you can see the examples of equipment that has been used by the Soviet Army during the years of the war.
Many monuments in Yekaterinburg are connected with unusual and sometimes even comic stories. Their names speak for themselves – the monument of Afonya plumbing specialist, the monument of the Invisible man and the Time Capsule. The monument named “Klava” and devoted to a computer keyboard has been opened in the city not long ago. Among other places of interest we should definitely mention several ancient churches (Saint Catherine Chapel and Svyato-Troistky Cathedral) that were built in 18-19 centuries. In Yekaterinburg you will find numerous exhibitions and museums. Your cultural program will be different and unforgettable every day, and every excursion will bring you only positive and memorable emotions.
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