Voronezh is one of the ancient Russian cities. It is located on the banks of the river of the same name, just ten kilometers from its confluence with the Don. The city is a major transport hub: it is located at the intersection of important railways and highways. Despite its provincial nature, it has a unique historical appearance and rich cultural potential, which attracts many tourists to its walls.
Voronezh has many cultural attractions that speak volumes about the rich history of this city. The center of his Orthodox life is the Cathedral of the Annunciation. This is the third largest temple in the country and one of the tallest Orthodox churches on the planet. Its construction was completed in 2009. It was erected on the site of a wooden church built in the 17th century. Not far from the cathedral you can see a rather unusual structure - the world's only monument to the DNA molecule. He came to the city more than forty years ago from Zelenograd near Moscow, where the local authorities did not like him. The residents of Voronezh exchanged the stele for several tons of metal and placed it in the center of the city. Take a walk along the embankment of the Voronezh reservoir, in the middle of which, near the Vogresovsky bridge, a model of a cannon ship called "Mercury" rises on a concrete support. This is one of those ships that were built at the local shipyard under Peter the Great. Voronezh is the birthplace of the Russian navy. On Revolutsii Avenue, you can see a monument to Peter. The emperor stands on a pedestal of red granite, with his left hand pointing forward, and with his right hand resting on an anchor, which symbolizes the birth of the navy. Around the statue, there is a cozy park where locals like to spend summer evenings. Behind the monument is Petrovsky Passage - one of the most popular entertainment centers in Voronezh. Be sure to go to Lizyukova Street, where the airfield of the old airfield used to be. Now there is a monument "Voronezh - the homeland of the Airborne Forces". It was at this place that the first airborne assault force of the Soviet Union, consisting of twelve paratroopers, successfully landed in 1930. Now a stele in the form of a huge parachute reminds of this. Not far from it there is a monument to the kitten Vasily - the hero of the famous cartoon "Kitten from Lizyukov Street". Voronezh residents are proud of their such an optimistic attraction. The guests of the city also liked the cat Vasily. They do not get tired of clicking the shutters of their cameras near the metal palm tree on which he sits with a crow, and at the entrance to the local puppet theater there is a monument to White Bim Black Ear, the hero of the book of the same name by the writer Gabriel Troepolsky, a native of Voronezh. This is one of those monuments that make passers-by stop and feel simultaneously excitement, tenderness and anxiety. Visit the house-museum of the famous animal trainer and founder of the legendary dynasty of circus performers Anatoly Durov. It is located in the historical part of Voronezh, where the Arsenal Museum and the Alekseevsky Monastery are also located.
