Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

st. Stanislavsky, 58, Rostov-on-Don

 Attractions of Rostov-on-Don The main temple of Rostov diocese is located in Stanislavsky street, 58. Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in the port city five seas - a small copy of the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior. As in former times, the Central Market is near it, in the past - the bazaar.

Bolshaya Sadovaya street Rostov-on-Don

ul. Bolshaya Sadovaya, Rostov-on-Don

 Attractions of Rostov-on-Don The main street of Rostov-on-Don began to be built in 1781, although it did not yet have a name. But on the master plan, dated 1811, the chain of buildings has already been designated by Zagorodnaya Street

Margarita Chernova's House

ul. Bolshaya Sadovaya, d. 30, Rostov-on-Don

 Attractions of Rostov-on-Don The amazing two-story mansion that adorns the Great Garden Street was built in 1899 specially for Margarita Chernova , a famous actress of the 19th century. The house, designed by the architect NA Doroshenko, was a gift from a merchant Paramonov, who was in love with the most beautiful woman.

Embankment of the Don River

ul. Beregovaya, Rostov-on-Don

 Attractions of Rostov-on-Don The embankment of Rostov-on-Don is named after Fedor Ushakov. On a fine day, you can enjoy the view of the city from the upper decks of the ships. It is noteworthy that the embankment was erected by convicts and civilian masters in Rostov-on-Don in the mid-19th century

Monument to the water pipeline

the intersection of B. Sadovaya and Kirovsky Prospect, Rostov-on-Don

 Sights of Rostov-on- Don Rostov-on-Don is one of the ten Russian cities where the water supply system first appeared. In memory of this event, in place of the first water column in August 2007, a monument was built, cast from bronze. He is a woman picking up water from the tap.

Rostov Zoo

ul. Zoologicheskaya, 3, Rostov-on-Don

 Attractions of Rostov-on-Don One of the largest zoos in Russia occupies a territory of 90 hectares, today its collection numbers more than 5000 individuals. This is about 400 species of animals, including rare species. Of these, three Asian elephants, pink flamingos and Japanese cranes invariably evoke special interest.

Sculptural composition "Rostovchanka"

ul. Beregovaya, Rostov-on-Don

 Sightseeing Rostov-on-Don Monument "Rostovchanka" welcomes the guests of the megalopolis on the Don and residents of the city on the embankment of the river. Sculptural composition is dedicated to the beautiful half of the southern capital of the country. The author of the monument is the sculptor and artist A.A. Sknarin

Toilet on the Newspaper

trans. Newspaper, 46, Rostov-on-Don

 Attractions of Rostov-on-Don One of the most ambiguous sights of Rostov-on-Don is a public restroom located in the basement in the Newspaper 46. ​​At the beginning of the 20th century, this building housed a cafe called "The Cellar of Poets."

Fountain at Teatralnaya Square

Theater Square, Rostov-on-Don

 Attractions of Rostov-on-Don "Atlanta Fountain" on the main square of Rostov- and Don - another creation of Eugene Vucetic. The composition appeared in the Proletarian district in 1936 after the construction of the Gorky Theater was completed.

Church Surb Khach

ul. Bagramyan, 1, Rostov-on-Don

 Attractions of Rostov-on-Don The name of the Armenian church of Surb Khach can be translated as "holy cross". A unique temple is the oldest stone building, preserved in Rostov-on-Don. Its construction took place in 1786-1792. At the end of the 18th century, the first printing house in the southern part of Russia was opened in the Surb Khach monastery

The history of the southern capital of Russia began back in the days of Peter the Great, when settlements for retired soldiers were being built in the territory where Rostov-on- . But the settlement itself - Temernitskaya customs house - was founded in 1749 by the letter of Elizabeth Petrovna. On the right bank of the Don in 1760 already existed Rostov fortress, named so in honor of Metropolitan Dimitry of Rostov.

"Combined Capital of Russia", "Rostov-papa", "Gates of the Caucasus", "Merchant City", "Azov Liverpool", "Rost-Angeles" - a port of five seas has a large number of unofficial names.

The unique location determines the high rate of development of Rostov-on-Don. In 2013, the number of "Rostov-papa" is over 1. 103 million people, which automatically gives the southern city the tenth place in the rating of Russian megacities in terms of the number of people living in them. The Rostov agglomeration is recognized as the third largest in the country (2, 16 million).

Rostov-on-Don has the title of "City of Military Glory", given to him in 2008.

On the territory of 348, 5 square. km, which is occupied by the southern city, housed a huge number of attractions. And in 2008 in Rostov-on-Don there was a star alley on Voroshilovsky Prospekt.

Multinational Rostov-on-Don in the future should turn into a "Greater Rostov", a huge agglomeration that includes, in addition to the administrative center of the region, also satellite cities. Already today the ninth and tenth districts of the southern capital are being built.

Among the places of recreation you can note "Levberdon", the left bank of the Don with recreational areas, a botanical garden, the Park. Nikolay Ostrovsky with children's railway, the Green island and other significant parks for Rostovites.