Interesting places #abandoned - Page 5

The village of Sula, located in the southeast of Tatarstan near Bugulma, was founded in 1740 by the famous scientist Pyotr Rychkov. His son, Vasily Rychkov, is known for having granted free villages to peasants even before the abolition of serfdom. It was with the funds of Vasily Petrovich that the Church of the Epiphany of the Lord (Bogoyavlenskay

French Hill, located in the vicinity of the city of Miass in the Chelyabinsk region, is a unique place reminiscent of the ruins of an ancient castle. The name of this place is interesting, and its history is even more intriguing. Mount French rises near the Miass River, reaching a height of 445 meters above sea level. When approaching this place,

The ruins of a former factory, destroyed by an explosion about a century ago, are preserved in the forests in the vicinity of Mount Egozy near Kyshtym. This plant was built in 11 months during the First World War and was intended to produce dynamite. The construction of the plant was carried out at the expense and risk of the Kyshtym Mining Plants

In the center of the protected Buzuluksky Bor there is a children's health camp "Pobeda". Penetrating through the dense thickets of the forest, you hardly expect to stumble upon traces of civilization. However, the forest suddenly gives way, and a real pioneer camp opens up before you. But there is one “but” - this camp is abandoned and no one need

The Deevsky mansion, located in Znamenka, Belebeevsky district of Bashkiria, is a beautiful two-story estate built at the beginning of the 20th century by the Russian landowner Nikolai Vasilyevich Deev. This majestic red brick home embodies a classic style and is impressive in scale and architectural beauty. On the first floor of the mansion there

The wooden church of the Archangel Michael the Archangel in the village of Krasno is one of the few surviving churches in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Built in 1800 from oak, it stands on the left bank of the Pripyat River and is a kind of symbol of survival surrounded by radiation pollution. The village of Krasno, once part of the Chernobyl regi

The village of Krasno (Krasne in Ukrainian) is located 6 kilometers directly from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. This is a very short distance, but the village and the station are separated by the huge lake “Starik” (a tributary of the Pripyat River). To get to Krasno, we need to drive about 30 kilometers along a terrible and broken road throug

Yanov is a railway station located on the Chernigov - Ovruch route of the South-Western Railway near the city of Pripyat in Ukraine. The station was put into operation back in 1925 and played a key role in the formation of the city of Pripyat. Before the tragic events at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Yanov station actively served passenge

Lazurny is an indoor swimming pool in the abandoned city of Pripyat, which has become one of the symbols of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. Located in the Exclusion Zone of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Sportivnaya Street, Lazurny was an important sports facility in the city. Having suffered from the accident, the Lazurny pool s

The Yubileiny Community House in the ghost town of Pripyat, Ukraine, is one of the characteristic buildings left behind after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Initially, it was a public institution that provided various types of services, such as equipment repair, tailoring and other household services. Currently, the Yubileiny Community House is a

The recreation center "Izumrudnoe", also known as the pioneer camp, is located on the shore of the cooling pond of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, near the village of Lelev, among a beautiful pine grove. Before the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, this place was a popular holiday destination for military personnel, their families f

St. Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, is not only the cultural capital of Russia, but also a major scientific and technological center that played a key role in the scientific and engineering development of the USSR and Russia. There are many research and production associations located here, which not only in the past, but also currently actively wo

Beria's bunker in Samara is a historical structure whose history and significance remain largely a mystery. Construction of the bunker began in the late 1930s and was aimed at providing protection for important buildings and officials during the war. It was initially planned that, if necessary, government structures, members of the General Staff an

Baths "Alexandrovskie" is a historical building located in the 376th quarter of Orenburg at the intersection of Vodyana (now M. Gorky Street) and Bezakovskaya (now Burzyantseva Street) streets. This area was formed after the abolition of the Orenburg fortress in 1861. Construction of the Alexander Baths began in 1864 on the initiative of Governor

On the banks of the Ural River, in the city of Orenburg, on January 28, 1899, the first city electric station was put into operation. The station building, built in neo-Romantic Art Nouveau, impresses with its architectural style, reminiscent of a palatial character, and decoration in the Gothic and Romantic styles. The main building of the statio

The house of the merchant Chukin in the village of Askuly in the Samara region has an interesting history, although the exact details of the fate of its owner remain unknown due to different versions of history. Perhaps the merchant Chukin disappeared in the Gulag or was dispossessed and forced to leave for Kazakhstan. It is interesting that the C

The city water tower, also known as the "vodokachka", is an abandoned cultural heritage site in the city of Ufa. It was built at the highest point of New Ufa to supply the city with water through a pipeline. This is the only surviving object of the first city water supply and water intake of the Ufa province. Located at an altitude of 150 meters (

Krestovaya Polyana is a unique place, lost among the Zhiguli Mountains, which attracts attention with its picturesque nature and rich history. Located between the villages of Gavrilova Polyana and Shiryaevo, it is surrounded on all sides by mountains covered with dense deciduous forest and overlooks the Volga. It received the name “Cross Glade” due

The chapel-tomb of A. N. Lyupov stands on the site of the tragic death of staff captain Alexei Nikolaevich Lyupov, who was killed on the night of September 25, 1911 on the banks of the Volga near the village of Ermakovo. The chapel was built on the initiative of his brother Semyon Nikolaevich Lyupov, who set himself the task of consecrating the pla

The Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Krasnaya Reka, Ulyanovsk region, is a significant historical site that adorns the surrounding area with its majestic appearance. Centuries-old traditions and events are associated with its appearance. The first church in Red River was built after 1762 and dedicated to the

The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Tankeyevka is a significant object of historical and cultural heritage. Its history goes back several centuries, starting in 1756, when an Orthodox parish was founded in the village of Tankeyevka. In 1859, at the expense of landowner D.N. Bludov, according to the design of the architect K. Ton, a brick chur

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