Ascension Military Cathedral, Russia

The fortress and the Armenian settlement Nahichevan located near it turned into the city in 1811 upon the order of Emperor Alexander I. Originally, the city was formed as a trade one, so the majority of the local population earned a living mainly on trading. Due to the trade, the economy was rapidly developing and cobbled streets and stone houses were built in the city. The Bolshaya Sadovaya Street became the center of developing Rostov, which ports Turkish, Greek and many other foreign ships entered. The first hospital, the largest state bank in Russia, the government building and the wonderful city garden were built exactly on this street.

Then, water pipelines, a telephone, a railway and even a tram appeared in Rostov. Despite the fact that the city was mainly merchant, its industrial sector was quickly developing too. At the beginning of the 20th century, about a hundred industrial enterprises worked here. Today, Rostov is still an industrial city, the population of which is over a million people. There are many prestigious educational institutions, research centers, libraries, tobacco factories, and car plants.
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