Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater
Ufa, Lenina, 5/1The Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater is associated with at least three outstanding personalities of different epochs: writer Sergei Aksakov, singer Fyodor Shalyapin and dancer Rudolf Nuriev. The memory of each of them is carefully stored in the theater.
Lyalya-Tulip
Ufa, Komarova, 5The mosque-madrasah "Lialya-Tulip" is located in the northern part of Ufa, at the entrance to Chernikovka. But two tall white minarets of the mosque, crowned with red buds of tulips, are visible from different points of the city. The height of minarets "Lala-Tulip" is 53 meters.
Memorial House-Museum. ST Aksakova
Ufa, Rasuleva, d. 4Despite the modest size and relatively small collection of exhibits, the Memorial House-Museum named after. ST Aksakova never experiences a shortage of tourists. Here come to get to know better the life and work of the Russian writer of the 19th century. Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov.
Friendship Monument
Ufa, embankment of the Belaya RiverThe Friendship Monument is a symbol of peaceful coexistence of Russian and Bashkir peoples throughout the centuries. The first stone of the sculpture was laid in honor of the 400th anniversary of the voluntary entry of Bashkiria into Russia. The construction of the monument continued from 1957 to 1965.
Museum of Archeology and Ethnography in Ufa
Ufa, K. Marksa, d. 6The Museum of Archeology and Ethnography in Ufa will be interesting to visit all the tourists who have the will of fate in the capital of Bashkortostan. To date, the museum has four permanent expositions. Let's start with the one called "Archeology of the South Urals."
Museum of Intellectus in Ufa
ul. Stepan Kuvykina, Building 11, 3rd FloorPlay on the bottle, paint with a pantograph or spirograph, see the sound and the reverse side of the moon, touch the boiling water and do not burn yourself, launch a rocket ... All this for children and not only offers the museum of entertaining sciences "Intellectus". It opened in Ufa only six months ago, but it already caused a stir and now it is always crowded.
National Museum of the Republic of Bashkortostan
Ufa, Sovetskaya, house 14Any excursion around Ufa will be incomplete if you do not look into the National Museum of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Of all the museums that are in the Bashkir capital today, the National Museum of the Republic of Bashkortostan is considered to be the largest in terms of the number of exhibits.
Monument to Salavat Yulaev
Ufa, the area of. Salavata YulayevaPerhaps, most often on postcards and magnets bought by guests of Ufa to commemorate a visit to the capital of Bashkortostan, a monument to Salavat Yulaev is depicted. And this is not surprising: the national hero of Bashkiria, immortalized in stone, is the visiting card of the city.
Republican Museum of Military Glory
Ufa, Komarova, d. 7The Republican Museum of Combat Glory is a special museum in Ufa. It was built in 2000, in honor of the 55th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Today the fund of the museum is 10 thousand exhibits, dedicated to the events of 1941-1945.
Ufa-Arena
Ufa, Lenin street, 114Ufa is a city with strong hockey traditions. Therefore, despite the fact that "Ufa-Arena" is a universal sports ground, its main purpose is the base of the hockey club "Salavat Yulaev".
The Art Museum named after MV Nesterov
Ufa, Gogol, d. 27The Bashkir State Art Museum named after MV Nesterov is one of the most visited museums in Ufa. In its fund now there are more than 12 thousand exhibits - paintings and objects of decorative and applied art since the 12th century.
Guests of Ufa, arriving by train or traveling to the city by taxi from the airport, meet a monument to the national hero Salavat Yulaev. Established on the precipice of the river, the proud rider aspires forward, symbolizing the freedom of the Bashkir people. This monument, by the way, is considered the largest equestrian statue in Europe.
Neighborhood of two peoples - Russian and Bashkir - is manifested in everything. Plates in two languages are found everywhere, in national transport and on the street. The symbol of this neighborhood is the Friendship Monument. For hundreds of years of joint history, the people have learned tolerance. Orthodox churches and mosques coexist in Ufa, and religious people often celebrate religious holidays together, irrespective of their religion.
As a souvenir from Ufa is best to carry the famous Bashkir honey with its medicinal properties. The honey from the Burzyan district is more valued than others, and honey is also brought from there. As a presentation, grab the balms infused on herbs. In shops you can find non-alcoholic options.
Architecture of Ufa
The main architectural feature of the Bashkir capital is a very small number of stone buildings of the pre-revolutionary era. Almost all cultural monuments are wooden, mostly they are in a depressing state, and their number decreases every year. Therefore, for a walk, for example, along the October Revolution Street, be sure to arm yourself with a camera. It is possible that on the next visit you will no longer be lucky to see the buildings you have recorded live.
The city center is a mix of old buildings, Soviet-built, and modern architecture of glass and concrete. Sometimes a new building grows on the ancient "roots", a typical example is the TRK Gallery-ART.
In the northern part of Ufa - Chernikovka - preserved many beautiful buildings of the Soviet era. In the spirit of Stalin's Empire style, famous eight-storey buildings, the S. Ordzhonikidze Palace of Culture and almost the entire Pervomayskaya Street were built.
Ufa does not open immediately to any visitor. It can not be called a tourist city, mostly come here on business. But the traveler, and the traveler-lover will find employment to his liking. Visit the National Museum or the Republican Museum of Military Glory, evaluate the severity of the lines of the Lyalya-Tulip mosque, poboleyte at the races at the Akbuzat racetrack, go on an excursion to the abandoned village Novo-Alexandrovka (Ufa safe analogue of Chernobyl). To understand Ufa, it takes several days to see it from different angles.