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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (32) Temple of the Christ of the Rescuer is absolutely new temple, which have constructed in 2006. It is in the city centre near to the Central Plaza. The temple is constructed on the donations of the citizens and various organizations.
Central Plaza was repaired too. Now here are two singing fountains and benches, where you can have a rest. On the Plaza plays music.
This is very popular place among the tourists and city dwellers. Address: Central Plaza
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Heritage of the Soviet past!
The most ridiculous monument under the name - Mother a native Land. Among the Kaliningrad people - Father a native Land. Look on a photo and will understand why:) Directions: Not far from the central Plaza, opposite to shop "Beacon"
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Тhe Cathedral was repaired. Now it looks so (look photos).
Inside the cathedral there is a small historical museum. Some years back here have established an organ. Now in a cathedral pass concerts and various representations.
Near a cathedral there is a park with interesting sculptures. Address: The Island
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The best Kaliningrad has on offer is a railway trip for less than 80RR to the city of Svetlogorsk. To see: nice old German Houses surrounded by green and a nice location next to the beach side.
Walk straight on through the main street, where shasliks and dorum is for sale together with stalls that provide you with fresh fruit and vegatables, beers ice creams or souvenirs.
In the end turn left and walk down the huge stairs to the promenade / boulevard where you will find on sunny days happy Russians getting a tan, taking a refreshing dive in the calm sea or playing beach volleyball. Water bikes can be rented and many beach bars have their wooden picknique tables out side with parasols. For a night in the 5 star hotel Grand Place one pays between 100.00 and 400.00 Euros.
A cable line can bring you back uptown or just take the stairs. Address: Central Station, end of the Lenininski ProspektDirections: As you have the Station in your back, turn right, walk along a few bars and see just before a white 'shopping gallery' a second entrance to the station, walk in here, buy your tickets to Svetlogorsk and board the train at Platform 2.
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The Cathedral is situated on an island ("Kneiphof") and was damaged in WW2. In the meanwhile it is repaired with German money and looks from outside as it looked until 1945. on other VT pages you may see the renovated church. This was done with German money, of course.
It has to be added that the main damages of Koenigsberg in the last phase of WW 2 happened in the centre, Koenigsberg after the war did not look like Dresden, Hamburg or Berlin, the outer regions of the city remained almost completely intact as practically all smaller towns and villages in the region. The shocking picture of today results from half a century neglect and slow destruction. Not even in the old DDR ("German Democratic Republic" until 1989) one could find regions in such a state. So not only communism can be blamed for it. Leave a Comment
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Have you ever felt like a sardine in a can?
Ever thought how it would be to cross the ocean under water? I would not decide to do that. The museum submarine B-413, moored on the Pregola River, invites to her small and uncomfortable interior. Definitely worth visiting. The nearby Museum of the World Ocean is nice, too. Leave a Comment
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The Königstor ("Kings Gate") is one of several surviving German city gates. There used to be small turrets on every corner, but after the war, when the city was occupied by the Soviet Union, some people thought it great fun to shoot them off. Also the heads were beaten off the three statues. Very mature behaviour indeed, but then communism never created people with high moral standards in the first place. Still, even in this shape it's an attractive sight. Some restoration would be nice though. Leave a Comment
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Amber (in Russian “Jantar”) was for millenia an important source of income for those who ruled at the Amber coast of the Baltic Sea – amber from here came as far as to the Pharaonic Egypt, ancient Greece (named “Elektron” in classical Greek) and Rome. And the only place in the world where a real mining for amber is going on is at the coast near Palmnicken (Jantarniy in Russian) and even much of the amber which is sold to the tourists in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia is originating from here.
But if you are lucky you may even find (mostly small) pieces of amber at the beaches here or in Lithuania and Poland, especially after heavy storms.
The Amber museum is in the Dohnaturm. Leave a Comment
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Royal gate - оne of seven kept оld city gates of Kaliningrad.
In 2005 the Royal gate were a symbol of celebrating of the 750 anniversary of Kaliningrad. Since the same year a gate are branch of the Museum of the World ocean. In them the exposition, devoted to visiting Кёнигсбе
88;га Great Peter's I embassy is located.
As well as other gates of Konigsberg , the Royal gate have been built in gothic style, but in the Royal gate style is expressed most brightly. A material of a gate - a brick. The author of the project of a gate - general Ernest Ludwig.
The first circle of a gate is decorated by three portals, the second - three niches in which bas-reliefs of king of Czechia Ottokar II (at the left) are established, king of Prussia Fridrch I (in the middle) and duke of Prussia Albrecht I (on the right). Under figures their patrimonial arms are placed. Above niches the arms of the Prussian grounds. Address: Crossing of street Frunze and the Lithuanian shaft
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Philosopher Immanuel Kant lived all his life in Königsberg. The city's most famous son was buried just outside the cathedral. The current mausoleum dates from the 1920's. It's presence here was probably the reason why the Dom (as the Germans call the cathedral) was not demolished by the communists, unlike the castle. For some reason communists believe that Kant was a source of inspiration for Karl Marx (which is probably bollocks, by the way).
Unfortunately Soviet troops, while pillaging and looking for gold and alcohol, opened the grave and threw Kant's remains in the river, which of course were never found again. Leave a Comment
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