Mamayev Kurgan
ul. them. Marshal Chuikova, 47 Mamaev Kurgan is a hill in the very center of Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), where the Monument-Ensemble "Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" is located.
The location of the memorial is not accidental - for the height of 102, 0 fierce battles were fought, since the whole city was shot through at the top.
Old Sarepta Museum-Reserve
Volgograd, ul. Izolnaya, 10 The Old Sarepta Museum-Reserve is a unique architectural ensemble of the colony of the Gernguters (Moravian brothers) of the second half of the 18th and 19th centuries. It was the only colony of Hernguters in Russia. The museum complex includes 26 buildings, of which 23 are federal monuments.
Panorama Museum "Stalingrad Battle"
ul. Marshala Chuikova, 47, Volgograd Museum-panorama "The Battle of Stalingrad" is one of the main sights of Volgograd. The memorial complex of unusual shape at the first level includes a museum, a storage facility, on the second - a circular panorama.
Tsaritsyna fire tower
ul. Kommunisticheskaya, 5, Volgograd The fire tower opens a wonderful view from the windows of the hotel "Volgograd". The former "fire" of red brick serves as an ideal viewing platform, from the 30-meter height you can see most of the city's streets and hydroelectric stations
High-speed tram
Volgograd Metrotram, or an underground tram, - the opening of a unique transport network for Russia. The authoritative magazine Forbes included metrotram in Volgograd in the list of the most interesting tram routes on the planet
Central Embankment of Volgograd
embankment. 62nd Army, Volgograd The Central Embankment of Volgograd received its name in honor of the 62nd Army standing on the defense of the northern part of the city during the Stalingrad Battle. Three churches were located on this territory, but with the improvement of the shore line the buildings were demolished.
Former Tsaritsyn, and then Stalingrad, the city on the Volga is recognized as one of the longest Russian and European cities. It stretched along the watery surface for 90 km, so it is not surprising that many of the sights of Volgograd are concentrated on its embankment.
Unique river landscapes are opened to the eyes of tourists thanks to the decision of the Soviet authorities to preserve the linear planning, clearing the coastal zone from industrial facilities. In the northeast the city is closed by the Volga Hydroelectric Power Station, in the south-west direction by the Volga-Don Canal, the completion of which was made by Volgograd by the port of five seas in 1952.
Hero City Volgograd has witnessed many fateful events for the history of the country. The feat of fighters and residents of Volgograd, who did not submit to the invaders, will tell the vast majority of monuments. Like a phoenix, rising from the ruins left after the 200-day battle of Stalingrad, Volgograd turned into an industrial center, the beauty of which attract tourists from all corners of the globe.