Mestechko was opened a few kilometers from Yekaterinburg by the Russian businessman Gavriil (in the people of Ganja) in the middle of the 19th century, although he was golden in the ground find fruitful, it was not with the iron ore is also not particularly work out . Mount businessman abandoned mine, but his name is forever stuck in place, once again flashed in the history of the Russian state later as graves for the remains of the royal family in 1918. . Since then, Ganina Yama began to be known as a holy place and casual was chosen Archbishop of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Eminence Vikenty to build seven churches that became to visit thousands of believers .
Getting
If you drive a car, you have two options:
- From Yekaterinburg Serov leave on tract (the same road to Nizhny Tagil, Nevyansk, etc.), drive four kilometers to the signpost "Monastery For the Royal Passion-Bearers". Continue to follow the signs.
- The path from the Sort side. You reach the micro district "7 keys", then by the children's city hospital № 9 along the highway to the outskirts of the village of Shuvaqish and then you leave for the road to Koptyakov.
You can also get there by train. You need Shuvakish station. Then go to the territory of the "Steel Industry Company", then turn left, walk along the fence to the old Koptyakovskaya road.
Regular buses run from the Northern Bus Station in Yekaterinburg to the monastery on Ganina Yama. You can also use a special shuttle bus that departs from the tram ring on the Seven keys, which can be reached by trams 7, 10, 13, 24 (final: 7 keys).
Temples and holy places of Ganina Yama
First of all, you need to look at the Poklonniy Krest, from which the active erection of temples began here. The monument stands on the spot where the remains of the Tsar and his family were found, now in the center of the monastery. The number of built in a surprisingly short period of time - only 3 years, the temples - 7, in accordance with the number of killed imperial persons, while the objects of religious and historical significance on the territory of the monastery are more 13.
Ganina Yama is a unique temple complex, of course, a temple in honor of the Holy Royal Passion-bearers, in which the cruciform cross is kept (Cross-Reliquary).
In addition to the First Temple in the ensemble includes the Church in honor of the Iberian Icon of the Mother of God Church in the name of St. Sergius of Radonezh Church in the name of St. Seraphim of Sarov, the Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God "Reigning", Church of the Holy Righteous Job Long-suffering, the Temple in the name of St. Nicholas, the World of the Lycian Wonder-Worker. Historical value and related buildings Tracts:. Governor house, refectory for pilgrims, the main tower, the monastery museum and church shop
Ganin Yama Tour Ganina Yama
excursion usually lasts about 4 hours, the cost depends on the number of curious in the group, starts from 1000 rubles. Individually or in pairs to visit with a guide Ganin Pit will cost 6000 rubles.
| The Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Ganin Yama |
| Monastery on the site of the destruction of the remains of the royal family of Romanovs, Ganin Yama |
| Poklonnaya cross, Ganina Yama |
| Monument to Tsar's Children, Ganina Yama |
| Gallery around the mine, Ganina Yama |