Museum-diorama "The Battle of Kursk. Belgorod direction "

Belgorod, ul. Popova, d. 2

 Sights of Belgorod The most visited museum of Belgorod, without a doubt, is considered a museum-diorama "Kursk battle. Belgorod direction ". The "Hall of Military Glory", included in the complex, was opened in 1985, on the day of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Great Victory.

Smolensk Cathedral of Belgorod

Ave. Civil, 50, Belgorod

 Sights of Belgorod Belgorod is famous for ancient temples, one of the most significant among them is the Smolensk Cathedral, built in 1703. According to the legend, the construction of the Orthodox church began in honor of the sign received from the icon of the Holy Virgin of Smolensk.

Monument to Ravnoapostolnomu Prince Vladimir

Ave. Vatutina, 6, Belgorod

 Sights of Belgorod On the Kharkov mountain of Belgorod is the largest monument in the city and at the same time its business card. The monument dedicated to Vladimir the Great is 22.5 meters high, of which 7.5 meters is the sculpture itself, and the remaining 15 meters is the pedestal.

Sundial

ul. 50th anniversary of the Belgorod region, Belgorod

 Sights of Belgorod One of the brightest ornaments of Belgorod is a sundial installed on Narodniy Boulevard in the central part of the city. A huge dial with a golden arrow is visible from afar, tourists consider it a rule to take a picture against the backdrop of a local sight.

The modern Belgorod, whose population is barely more than 350,000 people, will surprise tourists with an abundance of sights. "City of the first salute", dividing this title with Eagle, has an interesting history, reflected in an incredible number of monuments. By the way, the local people celebrate the day of the city on August 5 - the day when a salute was given in Moscow in honor of the liberation of Orel and Belgorod in 1943.

In 2007, Belgorod was the first among other Russian settlements to receive the title "City of Military glory. "

Until now, it is for sure not known when the city was formed on the border with Ukraine. Most scholars agree that Belgorod was originally a fortress, founded in 1596 by the decree of Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich. It is believed that the name of the city in the south of Russia was given by the Cretaceous, or White Mountain, where the outpost appeared. But there are other theories, for example, that the settlement on these lands existed another 1000 years ago.

"White City", in addition to two administrative districts, includes several villages, if you look at the agglomeration from a bird's eye view, it will remind the rectangle.

Belgorod is today a dynamically developing border center with a large number of architectural masterpieces, iconic monuments. The ancient temples and the new high-rise buildings - this part of Russia is impressive in contrasts. About the history of the city will be able to tell museums, the buildings erected in the 19-20 centuries and, of course, the very atmosphere of the Belogorodchina. There are only monuments here - new sculptural compositions appear on the streets of Belgorod almost every year

One of the theories suggests that the city on white hills was built with the light hand of Prince Vladimir in the 10th century. Therefore, in 1995 there were folk festivities in honor of the 1000th anniversary of Belgorod, although, paradox: residents celebrated the 400th anniversary in 1993.

Funny monument to a janitor with a cat, incorruptible traffic cop with a striped rod in his hands, grandmother knitting a stocking, hung up bags of shuttles, volleyball players - tourists have something to look at. "Kamenotes", "Gymnast", "Local Lore", "Girl", "Memoirs", "Teacher my first" - it is worthwhile to make a route in advance, planning a visit to Belgorod, so as not to miss all the fun.