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| Website | GPS: 47° 6' 55.84"N, 39° 25' 15.87"E | On the map | Nearest TS |
Interesting memorials of Russian military engineering and Don Cossacks siege seat in XVII and the Azov campaigns of Peter the Great. Alexis gate of the Azov fortress initially were built of wood, then in 1801-1805 rebuilt in stone. Finally restored in XX century. Nowadays this walking place offers as well a wonderful view of the delta of the Don river.
| Address: | 346780, Rostov region, Azov |
| Where to buy: | 346780, Rostov region, Azov, Lermontova street, 6 |
| Wiki | Website | GPS: 47°41'51.6"N, 42°11'10.4"E | On the map | Nearest TS |
The history of the Khazar Khanate is one of the key themes of the medieval history of Eastern Europe. Khazar Khanate existed about 300 years - since the second half of VII century until the mid-tenth century. It was the first feudal state in Eastern Europe. Ruined castle is now known archaeological monument.
| Address: | 347320, Rostov region, Tsimlyansk |
| Where to buy: | 347320, Rostov region, Tsimlyansk, Chekhova street, 15 |
| Wiki | Website | GPS: 54° 42' 49.44" N, 20° 32' 10.33" E | On the map | Nearest TS |
King's Gate (German Königstor) - one of seven survived city gates in Kaliningrad. There are exhibitions devoted to the emergence and development of the city-fortress Kenigsberg and Kenigsberg visit by outstanding people. Built in pseudo-Gothic style and resemble a small castle.
| Address: | Kaliningrad region, Kaliningrad, Frunze street and Lithuanian Wall |
| Where to buy: | Kaliningrad region, Kaliningrad, Frunze 112 |
| Wiki | Website | GPS: 54° 43' 12.92" N, 20° 31' 26.11" E | On the map | Nearest TS |
Russia's only museum of еру one mineral. Located in a defensive tower "Don" and is part of the former inner fortifications of Konigsberg. The museum contains unique pieces of Baltic gem, as well as more than 2,000 products from it, including fragments of the restored Amber Room.
| Address: | Kaliningrad region, Kaliningrad, Marshal Vasilevsky square, 1 |
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| Wiki | Website | GPS: 54° 42' 18.62" N, 20° 29' 49.19" E | On the map | Nearest TS |
Castle Friedrichsburg - the fortress, which has existed in Konigsberg. The only surviving element of the castle - its gates, which are now one of the city's attractions. In 1697 Peter the Great visited the castle, where he studied military and defence science.
| Address: | 236039, Kaliningrad region, Kaliningrad, Portovaya street, 39 |
| Where to buy: | 236039, Kaliningrad region, Kaliningrad, Portovaya street, 39а |
| Wiki | GPS: 54° 45' 7.78" N, 20° 26' 37.37" E | On the map | Nearest TS |
Fort № 5 - a military fortification in Kaliningrad, also known as a german "Konigsberg's Night Featherbed". Now it is a War Memorial for the memory of Soviet soldiers who died during his assault. On the shaft there are a lot of weapons, for example famous Soviet Katjusha. You can also see the torpedoes, depth charges and a deck guns.
| Address: | Kaliningrad region, Kaliningrad |
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