Kaliningrad Landmarks third surviving old German areas Kaliningrad Amalienau was at the time it expensive suburb with the most pathos villas. Now it is here that you need to go to admire the heritage of the pre-war past of the city in all its glory: the mansions of Amalienau are the most picturesque.

The Brandenburg Gate in Kaliningrad

Brandenburg Gate in Kaliningrad are the only gates of the city, which to this day fulfill their main function. They are sometimes called Berlin. The first Brandenburg Gate in Kaliningrad, then still Konigsberg, appeared in 1657. .

Kaliningrad Art Gallery - this is one of those surprises that await the most curious travelers there , where they do not expect to find them at all. We are accustomed to the fact that contemporary art museums in the capital, or a couple of other country's largest cities.

Hippos and crocodiles, lions and elephants, pink flamingos and black cranes ... Where to see all this diversity of wildlife? Of course, in the zoo. There is a remarkable zoo in Kaliningrad that has been leading its history since 1896.

Kaliningrad History and Art Museum

The Kaliningrad Regional Museum of History and Arts is to go: its funds kept a lot of interesting things, that, given the complicated history of Kaliningrad, it is not surprising. Founded Kaliningrad-Konigsberg knights of the Teutonic Order in the middle of the 13th century.

Kaliningrad Regional History and Art Museum

The Kaliningrad Regional Museum of History and Arts is to go: its funds kept a lot of interesting things, that, given the complicated history of Kaliningrad, it is not surprising. The Kaliningrad-Koenigsberg knights of the Teutonic Order were founded in the middle of the 13th century.

The Cathedral in Kaliningrad

The museum complex of the Cathedral is perhaps one of the main sights of Kaliningrad. This is where most tourists try to get to. The cathedral in Kaliningrad is a kind of visiting card of the city.

Koenigsberg Castle in Kaliningrad

Ruins of Koenigsberg Castle still excite the imagination. And this feeling was not destroyed either by the fact that the castle was almost completely destroyed (first during the war, then by the Soviet authorities), or that the Amber room was not found during excavations.

Kirkh of the Holy Family

neo-Gothic Lutheran Church of the Holy Family in Kaliningrad was built in 1907 and designed by F. Heitmann, which was built under the direction of District Amalienau. In 1980, the church was rebuilt from a very unattractive condition, and in the same year the regional philharmonic society was opened in it.

Royal Gates

There are a total of 7 city gates in Kaliningrad. One of the most interesting can be called Royal. The modern Royal gates were built in the 19th century on the site of the ancient Gumbinnenski Gate.

Krestovozdvizhensky Cathedral (Kreuzkirkha)

Krestovozdvizhensky Cathedral on the October Island in Kaliningrad is an Orthodox church, which you can not tell by its appearance. Earlier, the church bore the name of the crucifixion of the Cross (Kreuzkirchy) and until the end of the Second World War was a Lutheran evangelical.

Maraunenhof

Maraunenhof is a German quarter in the Leningrad district of Kaliningrad, the construction of which began in 1910. They built here mostly private mansions of suburban type or in the spirit of Art Nouveau. Today the local streets bear the glorious names of the great Russian writers.

Museum "Blindage" in Kaliningrad

The Museum "Dugout" is actually wrong to call it: this building is in fact - not a dugout, but a bomb shelter. But this name in Kaliningrad has developed many years ago, has got accustomed, has become fixed and is still used in this form.

Museum of the World Ocean

The Museum of the World Ocean in Kaliningrad is an excellent museum complex, very interesting for both children and adults. It will not be an exaggeration to say that this is probably the best museum in Kaliningrad and a 100% compulsory visit to the city's landmark.

Museum "Sculpture Park" in Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad "Sculpture Park" is a park, that is an exposition under the open sky and, accordingly, an exposition of a sculpture. In combination, this gives an opportunity to see two interesting things: an exhibition of modern art and a very beautiful and large park-arboretum.

Museum "Fort No. 5" in Kaliningrad

Around Kaliningrad there are many monuments of war - there were heavy and long battles during the last war, and in general the history of the city is not peaceful: it is too convenient for this strategic point, therefore, fought for it a lot.

The Friedland Gate Museum in Kaliningrad

The Museum of the Friedland Gate in Kaliningrad is one of those museums where it is very pleasant to come. Not because the collection is great or unique, but simply because it seems that it was created very diligently - carefully, accurately, with love and with attention to detail.

Amber Museum

Alatyr lying on the seabed, tears of the sea goddess, singing stone. Amber since ancient times attracted people with its mysteriousness. And the truth is, where in the stone, which is found on the bottom of the sea, the wings of butterflies and flies? He burns in the fire, and does not sink in the water, but melts in an airless space under the influence of heat?

Monument to Munchausen

Monument Munchausen can be called one of the most unusual sights of Kaliningrad. It is loved not only by tourists, but also by local people. Schoolchildren, students and even newlyweds are photographed "in the image". Finding a sculpture is easy - in the Central Park, next to the Queen's Queen Louise.

Ratshoff

Ratshof, which is popularly known as "vagonki" - is one of the three more or less preserved old German districts of Kaliningrad. It is easy to calculate such areas by paving stones in the streets, old houses, sometimes even wooden ones, and a nice provincial atmosphere.