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The Family Center "Kazan" (known locally as "the Bowl") is the main wedding palace (ZAGS) of Kazan and the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, built in the shape of a giant kazan — a traditional cast cauldron. It stands on the right bank of the Kazanka River, near the northern end of the Kremlin dam in t
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Nos-Gora (also known by its Turkic name, Kurmain) is a ridge-shaped hill on the right bank of the Sakmara River in Saraktashsky District, Orenburg Oblast, Russia, near the village of Kondurovka. A cliff section exposed on the mountain is regarded as the stratotype of the Sakmarian Stage of the Permi
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Krasikovskaya Hydroelectric Power Station is a small hydroelectric plant on the Tok River near the village of Krasikovo in Krasnogvardeysky District, Orenburg Oblast, Russia, built by local collective farms in 1952-1953. The decision to build it was made in 1952 at a joint meeting of three collecti
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The Family Center "Kazan" (known locally as "the Bowl") is the main wedding palace (ZAGS) of Kazan and the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, built in the shape of a giant kazan — a traditional cast cauldron. It stands on the right bank of the Kazanka River, near the northern end of the Kremlin dam in t
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The Cheese Stone is a large sandstone boulder with a porous surface resembling a wheel of cheese, on the eastern slope of Mount Bytkha above the Shakaliny Rocks in the Khostinsky District of Sochi, Russia. The stone lies within the "Stone Chaos" tract, one of the most striking natural landmarks in t
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Totsky Range is a military range in the Totsky District of Orenburg Oblast, Russia, known as the site of the Soviet Union's only full-scale military exercise to use a real nuclear weapon. On 14 September 1954, a 40-kiloton atomic bomb was dropped here — more than twice as powerful as the bomb that d
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The memorial at Totsky Range, in Russia's Orenburg Oblast, is a stele with bells that ring in memory of everyone affected by radiation there. It was erected in 1994 at the epicenter of the atomic bomb blast that shook the site on 14 September 1954, during the "Snezhok" ("Snowball") military exercise
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Muransky Pine Forest is a pine forest on the right bank of the Volga in Shigonsky District, Samara Oblast, Russia, near the villages of Shigony and Muranka. Its specially protected part covers about 12,000 hectares. The forest has survived since the last ice age, roughly fifty thousand years ago, a
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The ancient stone gazebo-rotunda, located in the center of Orenburg city in Lenin Square, on Lenin Street, is a 19th-century architectural monument. It was created during the governorship of Peter Kirillovich Essen (1817-1830) and was originally situated in the Zaural Grove of the city. In the 1890s
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Открыт 8 ноября 2016 года. Ранее - Димитриевская церковь
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The Museum of the History of Orenburg is a significant cultural center that represents the rich local history heritage of the city and its environs. Located in a historic building of the 19th century, the museum has become a symbol of the preservation and transmission of historical memory. The main
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The Orenburg Assumption Convent is a historical Orthodox convent located in the city of Orenburg. It was founded in 1872 and closed in 1923, but was reestablished in 2013. The full name of the convent is the Orenburg Holy Assumption Women's Monastery of the Orenburg Diocese of the Russian Orthodox
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The Caravanserai in Orenburg is a historical and architectural complex at 6 Parkovy Prospekt, built between 1837 and 1846 to a design by architect Alexander Bryullov, to house the office of the commander of the Bashkir-Meshcheryak army, a hostel, and schools for Bashkirs and Mishars. History Th
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Главная водонапорная башня ЖД станции Оренбург,была построена в начале 20 века. Как раз тогда ЖД Москва - Ташкент добралась до Оренбурга.Сегодна башня не используется,но железнодорожники содержат её в идеальном состоянии... Подробнее смотрите в моей группе ТАИНСТВЕННЫЕ МЕСТА ОРЕНБУРЖЬЯ !
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In the historical part of Orenburg, a unique heritage is preserved - the estate of lawyer Yevsey Gorodissky, which has become the object of many urban legends. The brick mansion, known as the "House with Lions", was erected in 1906 on Neplyuevskaya Street, now known as Leninskaya Street, in the hist
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Mount Colonel is a small hill located in the west of the Orenburg region, not far from the city of Orsk, near the bed of the Or River. The hill rises above the surrounding area to a height of about 60 meters (its absolute height is 220 meters), and its maximum length from south to north is about 3 k
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The ancient stone gazebo-rotunda, located in the center of Orenburg city in Lenin Square, on Lenin Street, is a 19th-century architectural monument. It was created during the governorship of Peter Kirillovich Essen (1817-1830) and was originally situated in the Zaural Grove of the city. In the 1890s
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Открыт 8 ноября 2016 года. Ранее - Димитриевская церковь
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St. Nicholas Cathedral, located on Chkalova Street in the center of Orenburg, is one of the most visited churches in the region and a significant object of the metropolis and diocese. This stone cathedral was founded in 1883 by Cossacks of the Orenburg village at the expense of parishioners and cons
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The Museum of the History of Orenburg is a significant cultural center that represents the rich local history heritage of the city and its environs. Located in a historic building of the 19th century, the museum has become a symbol of the preservation and transmission of historical memory. The main
