Поющие фонтаны в Сочи, или Чаша Олимпийского огня, действительно представляют собой зрелищное и масштабное сооружение. Вот ключевая информация, которая может быть полезна при планировании визита. Вечером фонтан превращается в красочное представление с танцующими струями воды и музыкальным сопровождением. Лучшие места для наблюдения — у самого фонта
Monument to Archangel Michael (Sochi)
- Category
- Author:
- Views:72
- Edited8 August 2024, 01:20
- Coordinates:
Photos
Description
A seven-meter bronze sculpture of Archangel Michael, the head of the Heavenly Host and patron of Sochi, is installed on Kurortny Prospekt in the Central District of the city. The sculpture is located on the esplanade. The monument is a pedestal made of red granite, a twenty-meter reinforced concrete column and a bronze statue of Archangel Michael. The figure of the saint dominates the main street of the resort, soaring almost thirty meters into the air. The monument was designed by architect Sergei Sukhorukov and sculptor Vladimir Zelenko, and cast at the Belarusian enterprise Otmennoye Litie. The opening of the monument took place on May 10, 2006.
Religious significance
Archangel Michael is one of the four angels guarding the four cardinal directions. He is revered as the conqueror of evil spirits, and believers turn to him with requests for healing. Michael is considered the patron saint of Sochi, Arkhangelsk, Ufa and Kyiv.
Historical significance
The monument was erected near the burial site of Russian soldiers who died defending the Fort Alexandria fortress, the citadel of modern Sochi.
Additional information
In addition to the monument, the city of Sochi also houses the Cathedral of Michael the Archangel. The installation of the monument began in 2005 based on a project developed by architect Alexander Rukavishnikov and sculptor Alexander Burdin.
Visual perception
It is difficult not to notice the beautiful and majestic column with the sculpture of Michael the Archangel, it is located on the esplanade of Kurortny Prospekt. The figure of the Archangel holds a sword and a cross, symbolizing protection and patronage.
Comments
Login to write a comment
Every movie lover knows where the cult film “The Diamond Arm” was filmed. Leonid Gaidai’s comedy about a meek economist and cunning smugglers became one of the most popular Soviet films. The filming locations in Sochi are marked with sculptural compositions and memorial plaques. The filming took place in Sochi, and the sculptural composition is ins
The Central Embankment of Sochi is a long pedestrian street along the Black Sea coast, located along Primorskaya Street. It is considered the main street of the city and is known as the Promenade, after a similar embankment in Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera. The total length of the embankment is 2 km, from the Marine Station to Pushkin Avenue.
The USSR Mega Museum, also known as the "USSR MEGA Museum", is a unique museum that offers visitors an immersive experience of the Soviet era. Opened in 2017 on the territory of the Olympic Park in Sochi, it moved to a more spacious building on Nagatinskaya Street, 7/3 in the Central Microdistrict in 2021. The museum occupies about 600 square meter
The Sochi Art Museum named after Dmitry Zhilinsky is a cultural and educational institution located in the Central District of Sochi. The museum building was constructed according to the design of academician of architecture I. V. Zholtovsky in 1936. Initially, it was intended for the Commissioner of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of t
Riviera Park is one of the oldest and most famous resort parks in the Central District of Sochi. It was founded in 1898 by Vasily Alekseevich Khludov, a descendant of a merchant dynasty, and has since become one of the city's main attractions. The park is located on an area of 14.27 hectares and includes a unique dendrological collection with mor
Feat in the Name of Life is an architectural ensemble dedicated to the medical staff of the city hospital of Sochi, who treated more than half a million wounded during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Located in the Central District of Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, at the beginning of Kurortny Prospekt, next to the main entrance to the Riv
The N. A. Ostrovsky Literary Memorial Museum is a cultural and educational institution in the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It was opened on May 1, 1937, in memory of the famous Soviet writer Nikolai Ostrovsky. The museum occupies an area of 1,018 m², of which 550 m² are exhibition halls. The museum's collection contains more than 37,000
The Museum of the History of the City-Resort of Sochi (until 1980 – Local History Museum) was created in 1920 and is one of the oldest cultural institutions in Sochi. The basis for the creation of the museum was the collection of the Sochi branch of the Caucasian Mountain Club, which existed in the Sochi settlement from 1902 to 1917. The members of
Cheese Stone, named for its porous structure, reminiscent of cheese. The origin of these ancient monoliths is attributed to an earthquake that occurred 80 thousand years ago. This place is considered a place of power, where powerful energy is felt. The ancient Ubykh peoples who inhabited the territory of Sochi considered this place sacred and worsh