Sights of Kostroma: modern and historical

Kostroma is a beautiful city located on both banks of the Volga. There are only three districts in it: Zavolzhsky, Central and Factory, where fewer than 200 thousand people live. The main place of work for most of them is the river port.

The main sights of Kostroma are its architectural and historical monuments. One of them is a drama theater. It was built in 1863, and here Ostrovsky's plays were staged for the first time in Russia. That is why the theater, which still operates, bears the name of this great classic.

The list, which includes all the sights of Kostroma, continues the fire tower. It does not look like a traditional fire building, because it has six columns and a portico. Tourists, first entered the city, often take her for an ancient temple.

Attractions Kostroma multi-style and diverse. Not the last place among them is the Romanov Museum, built in the Russian style. The building is remarkable for its architecture, but, in addition, the materials stored in it are unique. Here you can get acquainted in detail with the documents of the Romanov era. Also in the museum there are exhibits dedicated to the formation of the city, its inhabitants and achievements.

Sights of Kostroma continues Holy Trinity male Ipatievsky monastery. He is recognized as a masterpiece of Orthodox construction. The building, according to legend, was built in the eighth century, but still retained its beauty. However, the monastery and its history are not the only Kostroma sights that are relevant to Orthodoxy. The attention of tourists is attracted by the Church of the Resurrection standing on the embankment of the Volga on Debre. 12 domes of the building, and the facade, decorated with mythical animals, since the 18th century protect Kostroma from temptations and sins. There is no such church nowhere else.

Historical and modern, ancient and very young - this is how the city of Kostroma appears before tourists. A map of the city with attractions will help its guests navigate its streets. It is recommended to visit the river port, art museum-reserve, historical-architectural museum. And the children will be most interested in traveling to the Snow Maiden. And in order to stay with a fairy tale heroine, it is not necessary to come here in the winter. Ostrovsky created the famous literary image here. Therefore, the townspeople opened a whole farmstead, where the Snow Maiden meets children all year round and fulfills their wishes.

Sights of Kostroma and the region - it's a sad basset on one of the squares of the city and a free lodge of the merchant Chernov, this is the Ostrovsky gazebo, which he had no idea, and a wonderful modern embankment. And they are people living in the city.

A few words about the inhabitants of Kostroma and their activities

• Only in Kostroma produce parts for engines YMZ, KAMAZ, MMZ, AMZ, RM D65, UMP, VAZ and others.
• It is here that the most popular boats are created in Russia.
• The city produces rubber products, electronic components for automotive systems, road and earthmoving machinery.

Kostroma is a city with a great history and a respectable modernity.