Photo walk around the autumn academic campus. Sights of Novosibirsk Novosibirsk Art Museum
If you imagine something shaggy, wearing glasses, flying with its thoughts in distant worlds and talking about quadratic functions, then you will understand how I imagine the average academician.
This is, of course, hyperbole... When I got here, I was shocked that there are so many people in the world with whom it is easy and simple for me. Then it became clear that Academician simply does not think about how he looks - probably, from the constant work of his mind, he forgets to cover his soul with the armor of glamor or a mask of emotions and simply lives and perceives... Something like that.
“Akademgorodok is, in fact, a forest”- this was said by one of the academic comedians. Here you can take a minibus from one point to another in 10 minutes, or in the same time you can walk straight through a dense pine forest and pick mushrooms along the way. In some places in the forest, lanterns are burning - it’s fabulously beautiful.
The academy is divided into districts. They are distinguished by vegetation and mental sociality.
VZ is taiga and prestige. Lavrentiev Street with the main part of the institutes and the University is located here. Houses and dormitories are located in a forest, squirrels come into the rooms through the windows and exhibitionists look in, to whom they are already accustomed. For a new person's brain, this is something amazing. This is a combination of wild nature and modern buildings... Hmm, perhaps this is the red thread of the Academy - the connection of the soul and the advancement of the mind.
Sleeping area Shch
It looks like a different city - there are fewer trees and many high-rise buildings. “Shch” is so called because when this area was built, the first to be completed were the “panel-panel” houses in which the builders lived. Apartments here are cheaper, but living is also more casual.
There is also a Gateway
The Shlyuzovites indignantly say that the Akademivtsi consider only the Upper Zone and Scha to be Akademgorodok.
From the history of Akademgorodok
The Academy was conceived as a scientific incubator town in 1957 by scientists led by Academician Lavrentiev. Because it’s impossible to concentrate on science when you are constantly distracted by civilization... The idea reached the Khrushchev government, and in those days everything was done quickly. Two years later, the first residential buildings, scientific institutes, and a university were ready. Now there are 25 institutes in the Academy.
In general, scientists have come up with and realized for themselves a kind of paradise. Life comparable to a hippie commune, freedom of mind and self-expression, scarce products freely available and immersion in nature...
Then the USSR collapsed and everything became bad. Salaries ran out, scientists began to leave abroad. Around the same time - in the late nineties - foreign customers found out that Gorodok was full of programmers whose quality of work was high and the price was minimal. It was then that the town dubbed itself “Silicon Taiga”, similar to “Silicon Valley” in California. Intel and Schlumberger, HP and Microsoft, Samsung and LG opened their development centers here.
Interesting places in Akademgorodok Novosibirsk
Ob Sea- from the Upper Zone, walk through the forest for about 10 minutes. On the sea there is a water park, yacht clubs, beaches - including a nudist one... but the most beautiful thing is the sea itself, sand and air.
Botanical Garden- there are about 500 species of plants, there is an arboretum and a bonsai garden.
Museum of Steam Locomotives of the 20th Century- you can walk through the carriages in which Kolchak traveled.
Geological Museum with its collection of meteorites (100 kg), rare and artificial minerals and everything interesting for those who understand something about it.
Museum of the Sun, Hippodrome, Morskoy Avenue(you can just walk for hours), grass next to the university, which is nice to sit on with a guitar or a book...
What are they for you?
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In the literature of the fantasy genre, one often comes across the same image that has become a cliche: the City of Wizards or the City of Sages. Mysterious groves in which there are inconspicuous but clearly magical buildings, winding streets leading to an unknown destination, schoolchildren with eyes glowing from the wonders they have comprehended, and the feeling that some kind of Cthulhu here is a much more real danger than a robber with a knife.
Academy Town is a typical City of the Sages, and walking through it, you feel as if you were on the island of Rock from Ursula Le Guin’s “A Wizard of Earthsea” or to NUINA from the Soviet film “The Sorcerers.” But I ask Harry Potter fans not to worry - there is too little pathos in Academy Town.
The year of birth of Akademgorodok is considered to be 1957, when it was decided to create the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and organize a large center for fundamental research in the east of the country. Academician Lavrentiev was elected the first chairman of the SB RAS, who developed the concept of the Academic Town as a comprehensive association of multidisciplinary scientific centers. Initially, the SB RAS included 10 institutes, for which the Akademgorodok, or, officially, the Sovetsky district of Novosibirsk, was built. The emergence of Akademgorodok turned Novosibirsk into perhaps the largest (at least on a par with Moscow and St. Petersburg) scientific center in Russia.
One list of his research institutes is impressive:
Institute of Thermophysics named after. S. S. Kutateladze
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry named after. A. V. Nikolaeva
Institute of Catalysis named after. G. K. Boreskova
Institute of Organic Chemistry named after. N. N. Vorozhtsova
Institute of Nuclear Physics named after. G. I. Budkera
Institute of Informatics Systems named after. A. P. Ershova
Institute of Computing Technologies
Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics
Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine
Institute of Cytology and Genetics
Institute of Mathematics named after S. L. Soboleva
Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy named after. A. A. Trofimuk
Institute of Automation and Electrometry
Institute of Semiconductor Physics
Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion
Institute of Hydrodynamics named after. M. A. Lavrentieva
Institute of Archeology and Ethnography
Institute of Economics and Organization of Industrial Production
Institute of Philosophy and Law SB RAS
Institute of History
Institute of Laser Physics
Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry
Research Institute of Circulatory Pathology named after. E. N. Meshalkina
They say that many of these research institutes now have branches of Western computer companies - Intel, Microsoft, etc. - for which Academy Town is sometimes called “Silicon Taiga” (by analogy with Silicon Valley in California). And in general, the local research institutes do not give the impression of dying - even the humanitarian and non-practical Research Institute of Archeology and Ethnography.
The emblem of the SB RAS is "Sigma", the unofficial symbol of Akademgorodok. From here.
In general, academic town is not a proper name, and it is written with a capital letter without explanation only in Novosibirsk. Their own Academic Towns appeared later in Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk and for some reason in Kyiv. But the prototype of all of them was this academic town.
The current Academy Town is essentially a conglomerate of various research institutes and buildings of the Novosibirsk University with adjacent comfortable residential areas. When you’re driving around the city in a minibus, requests to stop sound something like this: “I’m at Yadernaya, please!”, “Drop me off at Organicheskaya!”, “I care about Hydrodynamics!” In fact, the full names of the stops are: Institute of Nuclear Physics, Institute of Organic Chemistry, but naturally, the brightest parts of the names come into use. The streets of Akademgorodok are absolutely dominated by intelligent people: NSU students, teachers, scientists, engineers. And this atmosphere is very atypical for Russia:
-What are we photographing?
-Uh... Yes, I’m checking the lens.
- Don’t be afraid, it’s better to go into the lobby and take a photo there!
(The dialogue took place near the Research Institute of Ethnography, which is not involved in anything secret, but still indicative).
For the traveler, Akademgorodok is also interesting as an “ideal city” of the Khrushchev era, which has survived to this day in almost its original urban form. And the ideal city of those times was a “city in the forest.” In Academy Town this idea was implemented brilliantly: this is what it looks like from the air:
From here.
And indeed, the city was built right in the forest. Khrushchev's five-story buildings turned out to be ideal houses here, since they are the same height as the trees. When you look along the street, you only see trees along its sides:
Quite a city street on the outskirts of Akademgorodok:
And if you look across, you see residential buildings behind the trees.
The main street of Akademgorodok is Lavrentiev Avenue, which turns into Morskoy Avenue. In general, the street names here are beautiful and not socialist - after all, this is part of Novosibirsk, and all Lenina, Kirova, Ordzhonikidze and Oktyabrsky remained in the city.
I suggest taking a short walk along the avenue. This, of course, is not the whole of Academy Town, but a very indicative part of it. Let's start from Koptyuga Avenue:
In the background, judging by the abbreviation, is the Research Institute of Cytology and Genetics.
Opposite is another research institute, the name of which I did not remember, but right next to it is the Institute of Nuclear Physics, the largest in Academic Town, and even in the entire RAS in general.
The INP is located on Lavrentiev Avenue, at its intersection with Koptyuga Avenue. A little further is the administration of the Sovetsky district, which looks terribly out of place in the City of Sages.
Research Institute of Hydrodynamics. Behind it there is a turn to the open-air museum, which is discussed separately. The backyard of this research institute is filled with impressive mechanisms and containers. The building itself is considered the oldest in Akademgorodok - it was put into operation in 1959.
The former cafe "Under Integral" (now a bank) is approximately the same as the Leningrad cafe "Saigon", that is, the place where the underground gathered in the 60s. The memorial plaque says that Alexander Galich performed here at the Bard-68 festival, and here he incurred disfavor.
The architecture of Academgorodok is simply Khrushchev-esque. But these buildings are appropriate here. The “no frills” boxes, surrounded by pine trees and in the general atmosphere here, look great. In some ways, the minimalist appearance of Akademgorodok is the result of the romanticism of the Khrushchev era. Academician Lavrentiev said:
“We don’t have any outstanding buildings; they were all built according to standard or repeated designs. We weren’t particularly concerned about the appearance - we relied not on unique buildings, but on unique people with unique ideas.”
But you can breathe life, beauty and comfort even into Khrushchev buildings. It is nice here:
One can only imagine how comfortable it must be here in summer and early autumn.
There are also several buildings from the Brezhnev period: House of Scientists of the SB RAS
House of Culture on Ilyich Street:
Which leads to Novosibirsk State University. The student atmosphere of Academic Town is also pleasing to the eye and ear. Listening to conversations, you hear not swear words, but scientific terminology. There are also many obvious informalities here.
But perhaps the most interesting (not counting the atmosphere and culture of the City of the Sages) attraction of Akademgorodok is located 4 kilometers from the city, behind the Institute of Hydrodynamics - the Ethnographic Open Air Museum. It was assumed that archaeological and ethnographic monuments of each historical region of Siberia would be presented here.
Belonging to the Research Institute of Ethnography, the museum has been “in the process of creation” for about 30 years, so visiting it is only possible with a guided tour. I was unlucky - I ended up at a locked gate. However, even through the gate we managed to see the main treasure of this museum: the Church of the Savior-Zashiverskaya.
Firstly, this is the second oldest wooden church in Siberia, built in 1700 (older only is the Kazan Church in the Taltsy Museum near Irkutsk - but this is not a full-fledged temple, but the gate chapel of a fort, cut down in 1675). But even more amazing is the history of this church.
...In 1635, in the lower reaches of the Dog River (as Indigirka was then called), the Zashiversky fort was founded, which became the main Russian settlement in the Far Northeast. About a hundred years later, the fort completely died out from an epidemic of black smallpox. According to legend, local residents found a treasure under the ice of Indigirka and took it to the governor. A local shaman warned that the treasure was cursed and should be drowned in an ice hole. The voivode answered something like “Yes, I’d rather drown you there!”, and distributed the treasure to the inhabitants of the prison. The curse came true, most of the Zashivers died, the minority left the cursed place. The aborigines stole the huts and walls of the fort for firewood, but the church survived, but was forgotten for 200 years. Before the Revolution, only priests from a neighboring parish 300 miles from Zashiversk remembered its existence, who visited the church 1-2 times a year and performed services there for foreigners. Only in the 1970s, with the advent of helicopters, did people learn about the church again. And it was decided to move this unique monument of wooden architecture of Siberia closer to the Research Institute of Ethnography.
The church in the photo is original, although with the replacement of some logs that had rotted over 200 years of oblivion. Even in the Druzhba Museum near Yakutsk, with its rich open-air exhibition, there is only a copy of THIS church.
I personally still find it hard to believe that I saw her.
Other exhibits also photographed through the fence: megaliths from Mountain Siberia
Fortified towers of the Yuilsky (Kazymsky) fort from the lower reaches of the Ob:
If you want to be more lucky and be able to explore the museum in more detail and touch the 300-year-old logs of the Zashiverskaya Church with your own hands, keep in mind:
By the way, in Akademgorodok, in the museum of the Research Institute of Ethnography, the legendary Altai princess is also kept - a perfectly preserved mummy of a young woman from the mid-1st millennium BC, found in 1993 on the Ukok plateau.
And not far from here there is the Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Power Station and the Ob Sea - a large reservoir. Khan Kuchum suffered his last defeat in these parts, and the Tatar-chat living in the Novosibirsk region preserved the tradition of making dugout boats... But this, as they say, is a completely different story.
This is where I will finish my story about Novosibirsk.
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Attractionsin Akademgorodok
NSU is one of the leading universities in Russia, focused on training highly qualified specialists in priority areas of development of science and technology. NSU is the winner of the first competition among universities to assign them the status of “National Research University”. The specialized educational and scientific center of physico-mathematical and chemical-biological profile is a structural unit Novosibirsk State University, created in 1988 in accordance with the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR dated October 21, 1988 No. 1241 on the basis of the Novosibirsk Physics and Music School.
Meshalkin Institute- the leading federal cardiac surgery institution in the Trans-Urals. The Institute’s clinic is the largest and well-equipped full-profile cardiology/cardiac surgery clinic in the region of Siberia and the Far East. It performs all types of interventions on the heart and blood vessels, performs all types of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using the most advanced world-class technologies.
Technopark - Scientific and Technological Park of Novosibirsk Akademgorodok (Akadempark) is currently the largest and most successful integrated scientific and technological park in Russia. This is the place where scientific developments are translated into industrial technologies.
The main goal of the Academy Park is to ensure the accelerated development of high-tech sectors of the economy, and their transformation into one of the main driving forces of economic growth in the region.
The local goal of Academpark is to create at least 20 successful innovative businesses from scratch per year.
In the Novosibirsk region, on the Ob River, the Ob Sea is located. Of course, in fact, this is the Novosibirsk reservoir, but from the shore it is the sea that produces the effect. The reservoir was formed by the dam of the Novosibirsk hydroelectric power station, which was built in 1957-1959. The Ob Sea is a place of active recreation (beaches) and annual sailing competitions for the Russian Cup and the Ob Sea Cup. If you like active recreation, you can rent catamarans and jet skis, and here you can also ride a banana boat or a circle boat. Every year, competitions and festivals of sand figures are held on the Central Beach of Akademgorodok.
Central Siberian Botanical Garden Novosibirsk conducts individual excursions. The richest collections of the Novosibirsk Botanical Garden Museum, historical photographs, the largest herbarium in Russia, numbering 550,000 types of leaves, a seed library that has collected 1,220 varieties - there really is something to see here. In total, the botanical garden contains about 5,000 different species of plants; the forest park area does not leave any visitor indifferent. The bright and colorful compositions of the “Bonsai Park”, “Rocky Garden”, “Waltz of the Flowers” and “Garden of Continuous Flowering” impress thousands of tourists and city residents who create their own unique design solutions in their own garden plots.
Sights of the city of Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater*- the largest theater building in Russia, a monument of federal significance, a symbol of the city. Founded in 1945. The largest theater building in Russia and the USSR was built in -1941, is a complex and unique architectural complex, and has the status of cultural heritage of the Russian Federation. The theater is located on the main square of Novosibirsk. After reconstruction in 2005, the Novosibirsk Theater is the most modernly equipped in Russia. You can view the poster and purchase tickets at the official website.
Railway station "Novosibirsk-Glavny"— the calling card of the city. The station square is named after the famous writer Garin-Mikhailovsky. The first station buildings appeared in 1894. After improvements, reconstructions and rebuilding, the building, reminiscent of a green steam locomotive rushing to the East, took shape in 1939.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral*- an Orthodox church in Novosibirsk, located at the beginning of Krasny Prospekt and Sovetskaya Street, at the address st. Sovetskaya, 1a. The cathedral is one of the first stone buildings on the territory of Novonikolaevsk, built in the neo-Byzantine style. Construction took place in 1897-1899. The temple was built as a monument to the organizer of the Great Siberian Road, Emperor Alexander III. In view of this, the royal family attached great importance to the construction, which provided a plot of land free of charge, allocated additional funds, and donated icons and church utensils. Nowadays, divine services are held daily in the cathedral, and the parishioners actively conduct missionary and charitable activities. The main street of Novosibirsk, Krasny Prospekt, begins near the cathedral.
Novosibirsk State Museum of Local Lore* — one of the leading museums in Novosibirsk. The building was built in 1911 as the City Commerce Building. Museum founded in 1920 as the Central Folk Museum of Novonikolaevsk. The museum collections include 147 thousand units of the main fund and 71 thousand units of auxiliary funds, including a number of unique ones:
a complete mammoth skeleton found near the village of Vakhrushevo, Kochenevsky district, Novosibirsk region,
collections of household and religious objects of the Siberian peoples, collected by expeditions of the 1920s and 30s.
Hundred-apartment building*— — a residential building built according to the design of the famous architect A. D. Kryachkov, an architectural monument of federal significance. Construction was completed in 1937. At the International Exhibition of Arts and Technology in Paris on December 11, 1937, the project of the One Hundred Apartment House (together with Kryachkov’s projects of the Houses of Soviets in Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk) was awarded a 1st degree diploma, a gold medal and a grand prix. In 2008, a monument to A.D. Kryachkov was erected on the square in front of the house. Vladimir Vysotsky came to visit N. Gritsyuk at the One Hundred Apartment House.
House of V.I. Lenin (Novosibirsk State Philharmonic)*- built in 1925 in memory of the leader of the October Revolution of 1917 in less than 6 months. To implement this project, postcards were issued depicting the original version of the building, which people called “bricks” (the cost of one postcard was 10 kopecks - the cost of one brick at that time). The postcards were snapped up by people in no time. Today the Lenin House houses the chamber hall of the Novosibirsk Philharmonic.
Novosibirsk State Philharmonic*- the largest concert organization in the country, founded on January 1, 1937. Every month Novosibirsk Philharmonic holds about 60 concerts at various venues in the city, such as: State Concert Hall. A. M. Kats, Chamber Hall of the Philharmonic (Lenin House), House of Scientists of Akademgorodok, Palace of Culture named after. Gorky, Palace of Culture named after. Chkalov, DC "Energia" and others. Every year the Philharmonic performs more than 2,000 concerts in the city and region. Artistic director - Vladimir Kaluzhsky. On September 11, 2013, the State Concert Hall was opened. Arnold Mikhailovich Katz. The hall is named in honor of Arnold Mikhailovich Katz (09/18/1924 - 01/22/2007), laureate of the State Prize of Russia, People's Artist of the USSR, professor, honorary resident of Novosibirsk.
Commercial Assembly Building (reconstructed into the Red Torch Theater)*- an architectural monument, originally built in 1914 according to the design of A. D. Kryachkov in modernized forms of Russian classicism. Now one of leading theaters city of Novosibirsk, operating since 1932.
Novosibirsk metro bridge*— a seven-span covered metro bridge across the Ob River, connecting the Studencheskaya and Rechnoy Vokzal stations on the Leninskaya Line of the Novosibirsk Metro. The total length is 2145 m (of which the river part is 896 m). The longest covered metro bridge in the world. Train traffic was opened along with five stations of the first launch section on January 7, 1986.
The exhibition includes illustrations of ethnic traditions of depicting the Sun and the Solar system, images of gods and symbols of the Sun in rock paintings of ancient peoples, original products by masters of applied arts dedicated to solar themes. Indian and Nepalese solar traditions, as well as ancient Russian and Indian ones, are widely represented.
Novosibirsk Zoo*- one of the largest zoos in Russia. It covers an area of 63 hectares and contains about 11,000 individuals of 756 species. More than 350 species are listed in the International Red Book. About 180 species are included in the Red Book of Russia and Regional Red Books. An international stud book is maintained for 77 species. IN Novosibirsk Zoo They breed cats and mustelids, so they have one of the best collections of representatives of these families in the world. The zoo staff participates in 67 international programs for the conservation of rare and endangered species of animals. It is a member of 3 international unions: EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquariums), EARAZA (Eurasian Regional Association of Zoos and Aquariums), WAZA (International Association of Zoos and Aquariums). Participates in the international computer program ISIS.
Water park (“Aquaworld”). Novosibirsk residents have been waiting for the appearance of a water park in the city for many years. Almost all the townspeople who visited Aquamir agree: the water park really turned out to be large-scale and impressive. According to developers and investors, it is the largest in the country: on an area of 40 thousand square meters there are water slides and attractions, swimming pools, waterfalls, spa and massage rooms, thermal baths, cafes and bars.
Novosibirsk is one of the few cities in Russia that has its ownplanetarium. But in fact, there are even two of them here - Big and Small. The Small Planetarium celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2012, and in the same year it received its name, since another planetarium opened in the city, rightly called the Large. It became the largest institution of this type beyond the Urals. Over the several years of its existence, the Big Planetarium has gained popularity not only in Novosibirsk, but also far beyond its borders. Equipped with the latest technology, it allows you to make a visit here not only very exciting, but also educational for both children and adults.
Novosibirsk is an important cultural and industrial center of the region, the third largest city in Russia. There are not many historical attractions here; the city was founded in 1893. But it is quite an interesting place from the point of view of industrial tourism. Visitors are impressed by the majestic bridges across the Ob, powerful industrial enterprises, a giant hydroelectric power station and the artificial “Sea of Ob”.
Those wishing to stroll around the city should definitely visit Lenin Square with its unusual monuments, the Museum of Railway Equipment and at least one of the local theaters, and those interested in science have a direct road to the famous Academy Town - the heart of advanced thought and progressive technologies.
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What to see and where to go in Novosibirsk?
The most interesting and beautiful places for walks. Photos and brief description.
1. Opera and Ballet Theater
The theater building is located on the main square of the city. It was built in 1931-41 and today, after reconstruction in 2005, it is considered the largest and most modernly equipped stage in Russia. The structure consists of several parts: impressive concert and auditorium halls, a lobby, a stage block, rehearsal rooms, a scenery warehouse and an administrative block.
2. Novosibirsk Zoo
One of the largest zoos in the country. It contains more than 11 thousand individuals (756 species in total), about half of which are listed in the Red Book. The menagerie takes part in dozens of international programs for the protection and conservation of the planet’s fauna, and is also a member of authoritative unions such as WAZA and EARAZA. The zoo was founded in 1947. It receives up to 1.5 million visitors annually.
3. Novosibirsk Akademgorodok
Akademgorodok is one of the districts of Novosibirsk, located approximately 20 km from the main part of the city. Since 1959, prominent scientists have lived here and all kinds of scientific institutes have been built. Novosibirsk State University is also located here. In post-Soviet times, divisions of large international companies were opened on the territory of Academgorodok, which attracted a flow of private investment.
4. Lenin Square
The central square of the city, where the main attractions are located: the Museum of Local Lore, a musical theater, a square, the chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, as well as numerous monuments. These monuments deserve special attention: there is the Iron Throne, the Music Box in memory of V. A. Lensky, monuments in honor of the first cinema and tram, and the Veterans Hospital stele.
5. Monument of Glory
The monument was erected in 1967 in honor of the inhabitants of Siberia - participants in the Great Patriotic War. It is a memorial complex consisting of the Eternal Flame, the figure of a woman-mother and several ten-meter pylons, on which scenes of the main stages of the Second World War are carved in chronological order. Immediately behind the complex, the Walk of Fame begins, consisting of 100 fir trees.
6. Red Torch Theater
Since 1932, the theater stage has been located in a historical building of the early 20th century, built in the style of Russian classicism with modern elements. Before the Revolution, it belonged to the local Commercial Club. The building has undergone several reconstructions (the last one was carried out in 2007), thanks to which it is in excellent condition. "Red Torch" is considered one of the leading theaters in Novosibirsk.
7. Globus Theater
A youth stage where works of various genres are staged. It was founded in 1930 and since then has been famous for the diversity of its repertoire and the presence of various directing schools, which attracts a fairly wide audience to its performances. "Globus" is located in a building built in 1984, shaped like a sailing ship. Until 1993 it was called “Theater of Young Spectators”.
8. Pobeda Cinema
The cinema occupies a neoclassical monumental building built in the 1920s for the Palace of Labor complex designed by S. A. Shestov. Over the past time, the building has been reconstructed four times, but the historical appearance has not been damaged: the main facade is still decorated with an impressive portico with columns, and the original wooden finishing elements have been carefully preserved in the interior.
9. Cathedral in the name of Alexander Nevsky
An Orthodox church in the neo-Byzantine style, built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Despite such a late construction, it is one of the first stone structures in the city. The cathedral is made of red brick, its walls and facade are framed by slender rows of arched windows, the roof is topped with symmetrical hemispherical domes. In the 1930s, after the temple was closed, attempts were made to blow it up, but the building survived.
10. Chapel of St. Nicholas
The small church is one of the symbols of Novosibirsk. It was erected in 1914 in honor of the start of construction of the railway bridge across the Ob River, as well as in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. In 1930 the building was demolished. In the 1990s, its restoration began according to the project of P. A. Chernobrovtsev. In 2002, Patriarch Alexy II presented the city with an icon of St. Nicholas, which was placed in the chapel.
11. Ascension Cathedral
Cathedral church of Novosibirsk, founded in 1913. The first building of the cathedral was wooden. Only in the 1970-80s was it reconstructed, gradually replacing all the structures with stone ones. The structure was completely ready by 1988 - the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus'. The cathedral houses several valuable icons and relics of prominent Orthodox saints: Nicholas the Wonderworker, Seraphim of Sarov, Ambrose of Optina.
12. Museum of Local Lore
The museum collection is housed in several branches. Since 1986, the main branch has been located in the picturesque building of the City Trade Building, erected in 1910 in the manner of rationalistic modernism. The exhibition is a collection of objects telling about the culture and life of the indigenous peoples of Siberia. It consists of more than 230 thousand copies.
13. Novosibirsk Art Museum
The Novosibirsk Art Gallery consists of a collection of icons, Russian art of the 18th-19th centuries, foreign paintings and paintings by contemporary artists of the 20th century. A separate section is devoted to the works of N.K. Roerich, which the master created in the last decade of his life and bequeathed to the museum after his death. The gallery conducts active research activities. Conferences, round tables and seminars are often held here.
14. Museum of N.K. Roerich
The museum was founded in 2007 with funds from the Siberian Roerich Society and donations from private individuals. His collection is dedicated to the work of the famous artist, as well as the life of his family - his wife Elena and sons Yuri and Svyatoslav. The exhibition consists of reproductions, watercolors, photographs, maps with expedition routes and other items related in one way or another to the Roerichs.
15. Museum of the Sun
A private collection dedicated to images of the solar system and solar gods, who were worshiped by representatives of different civilizations: Indians, inhabitants of the Himalayas, Slavs and other peoples. For Russia, this collection is the only one of its kind. The exhibition consists of approximately 2000 items. About 500 of them are wooden works by the founder of the museum, V. I. Lipenkov.
16. Museum of World Funerary Culture
Another unique collection, the likes of which cannot be found throughout Russia. It is dedicated to funeral traditions. The museum was founded in 2012 by S. B. Yakushin, an entrepreneur, academician and vice-president of the Union of Funeral Organizations and Crematoria. The exhibition consists of mourning costumes, hearses, engravings, sculptures and drawings of funeral themes, as well as photographs, documents and obituaries.
17. Museum of Railway Equipment
An open-air museum where various models of electric locomotives, steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, electric trains, rolling stock and cars, mainly used on the railways of Western Siberia, are exhibited. The total length of the exhibition is about 3 km; at the moment it consists of several dozen exhibits. The museum was founded in 2000 in the area of the Seyatel railway station.
18. Children's railway
A narrow gauge railway with a length of 5.3 km, passing through 2 artificial overpasses and 2 bridges. There are 5 stopping points along the train's route. The tracks first appeared in 2005, when their length was no more than 600 meters. Several real trains run on the railway: “Dream”, “Sibiryak”, “Yunost”, “Fairy Tale”. The travel period is limited - from June 1 to September 30.
19. Big Novosibirsk Planetarium
A modern complex equipped with the latest technology. There are 4 powerful telescopes on its territory. The space theater of the planetarium is designed for 114 spectators; there is also a full-fledged astrophysical center, a film studio, an observatory, a Foucault tower where you can track the daily rotation of the Earth, a park area and a cafe. The planetarium opened in 2012 on Russian Science Day on February 8.
20. Monument to a laboratory mouse
The monument is located on the territory of Akademgorodok. Its opening was timed to coincide with the 120th anniversary of the founding of Novosibirsk. The sculpture is made in the form of a mouse with glasses, located on a granite pedestal. The animal holds knitting needles in its hands, from under which comes lace in the form of a DNA chain. The monument was erected in gratitude to rodents for all their torment experienced within the walls of scientific laboratories.
21. Sculptural composition “Purchase Scene”
The sculptural group decorates the space near the central city market. It was installed in 2011 in honor of the 118th anniversary of Novosibirsk. The author of the project was E. Dobrovolsky. The composition consists of a market woman and a buyer who was distracted by the goods, which the dog immediately took advantage of and pulled out a bunch of sausages from his bag. The monument reminds people that they need to remain vigilant at the bazaar.
22. Traffic light monument
The monument is located in the central part of the city. It is made in the form of figures of a traffic light and a well-fed guard who greets the device. The monument appeared in 2006 in honor of the 70th anniversary of the creation of the traffic police. The idea of creating such an unusual composition came to the mind of Colonel S. Shtelmakh and the director of the local branch of Avtoradio V. Bulankin.
23. Novosibirsk-Glavny Station
The main railway station of the city, first opened in 1893 as part of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The first station buildings were built of wood. A stone structure was built in 1939. In 1999, a major reconstruction of the station was carried out using marble and granite. Passenger and freight trains depart from here in various directions.
24. Hundred-apartment building
A monumental residential building from the 1930s, built according to the design of V. S. Maslennikov and A. D. Kryachkov in the post-constructivism style that was popular at that time. The structure is made in the shape of the letter “P”, it consists of 8 floors, on which there are 100 large residential apartments (some even had servants’ quarters). The house was built for employees of the Executive Committee of the West Siberian Territory.
25. Novosibirsk metro bridge
An indoor pontoon over the Ob River with a total length of more than 2 thousand meters (about 900 meters are above the water), which connects the Rechnoy Vokzal and Studencheskaya metro stations. It consists of 7 spans. The structure was erected in the 1980s. It is considered the longest bridge of this type in the world and a unique technical structure. The construction of the bridge solved many of the city's transport problems at one time.
26. Bugrinsky Bridge
Bridge over the Ob River connecting Oktyabrsky and Kirovsky districts. It was inaugurated in 2014. The construction of the structure was dictated by urgent need, since the existing bridges could not cope with the significantly increased traffic load. The construction was made taking into account modern technologies and design. It immediately became one of the attractions of Novosibirsk.
27. Zaeltsovsky Park
One of the oldest and most picturesque parks in the city, which residents often call the “green pearl”. Until the 1930s, there was a natural forest here, where the city administration decided to establish a recreational area. Gradually, paths were equipped, attractions were built, and the coastal area was developed. Today, the park has a paid beach, sports grounds, a swimming pool, and a tennis court.
28. Central Park
The park appeared in the city in 1925 on the site of an old cemetery. At that time, the name “Cemetery” was firmly attached to it. A planetarium opened here in 1952, and the Novosibirsk Musical Comedy Theater opened in 1959. Today the park houses children's attractions, sports sections and outdoor cafes. The ice skating rink is open in winter. The total area of the recreational zone is more than 10 hectares.
29. Central Siberian Botanical Garden
The garden is located within the territory of Academy Town and, first of all, is a research institution. It occupies a vast area of more than 1 thousand hectares, on which greenhouses, greenhouses, laboratories, warehouses, technical base and other premises are located. Several thousand species of plants grow here, including rare and endangered ones. The team publishes the “Red Book” of Siberia, as well as “Identifiers of Plants”.
30. The Ob River and the “Ob Sea”
The Ob is one of the world's largest waterways, its length is more than 3,600 km. The river passes through many cities in Siberia. Within Novosibirsk, it spills into a large reservoir, which bears the unofficial name “Ob Sea”. The main purpose of a water reservoir is to provide electricity. Also, the shores of the “sea” are a popular recreation area for city residents.
Surely every resident of Novosibirsk has heard about Akademgorodok as the scientific center of our city. University, institutes, scientists, forest, long distance to travel – these are the associations this place evokes among those who don’t live there. Let's mentally walk along the quiet forest paths of this still relatively reserved corner and find out what sights you can see in Akademgorodok.
One of the most prestigious universities in the country is Novosibirsk State University. Next to the academic buildings there is a campus - 12 dormitories for undergraduates, undergraduates and graduate students. A huge number of young people live here, more than half of whom are from out of town.
Despite the fact that studying at the university takes up almost all of the time, students find time to relax. And this time is usually night. The most popular nightclub among students is Bunker (Musa Jalil St., 11, transport stop - “DK Yunost”). From the outside you'll never guess that this is the entrance to the club - that's why it's a Bunker
Quite often, various performers and musical groups, such as Spleen, Papa Roach, Guano Apes, come to the Academy to give concerts. There are two venues for performances here - Crystall Hall, which can also operate as a nightclub (Musa Jalil St., 14, stop also "DK Yunost"):
Not far from the House of Scientists, at st. Zolotodolinskaya, 11, is the Exhibition Center of the SB RAS. If you are interested in what the mysterious scientists are doing in Academy Town, then by visiting the Exhibition of Achievements in the Exhibition Center, you will learn a lot of unusual and interesting things.
For lovers of interesting archaeological finds, there is good news: in Akademgorodok you can examine the remains of the Shadrinsky mammoth. It is located in the foyer of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the SB RAS (Lavrentieva Ave., 17).
Another place you should definitely go to is the art club NII KuDA, which stands for “Research Institute of Culture and Leisure of Akademgorodok.” It is located at st. Tereshkova, 12a. The interior of this art club is designed to resemble an old scientific institution, with various instruments, cones, instruments and other joys of a laboratory assistant. Various musical groups also come here to perform - follow the poster on 251. Here 288 you can see how beautiful and unusual the inside of this establishment is.
In the same building there is the Integral nightclub, the ReForma fitness club, the People’s bar and the Piligrim resto-club. Tereshkova, 12a – a small local “entertainment center” for students.
There are many monuments in such a seemingly small scientific town. For example, not long ago, at the intersection of two avenues - Academician Lavrentyev and Academician Koptyug - a photo exhibition dedicated to the history of Akademgorodok opened. After reading the information and looking at the photographs on the stands, you become imbued with the special spirit of Academy Town, its simplicity, friendly openness to the world - and at the same time, mystery.
There are few park areas in Academ, and they are small. But they are not inferior in beauty to the large parks in the city center:
Morskoy Avenue is one of the most beautiful places for a leisurely walk or bike ride in Academ. Turning left onto Zolotodolinskaya Street, you can go to the Botanical Garden, and going down to the Berdskoye Highway and further into the forest - to the Central Beach of Akademgorodok. Along the way, you can relax and have a snack on the summer veranda Cup of coffee or Clover:
There is also a unique shopping and entertainment center in Akademgorodok. It’s called the Akademgorodok shopping center. Here you can leave the children to jump on the trampoline while the adults go shopping and boutiques inside the shopping center, ride horses, or sit in the summer houses near the fountain. The shopping center building has been preserved since Soviet times, and only now they have begun to restore and modernize it. So there is still time to capture history
The only cinema in the Academy is also located there - the DK Academy. The same old building, which will soon be restored (the restoration project is supposed to be like this: 0)
And finally, another unique feature of Academgorodok, which has already been mentioned in our blog - the Museum of the Sun. The only museum in Russia dedicated to solar topics; and at the time of its opening (1993) it was the only one in the whole world.
Of course, all this does not negate the fact that the main charm of Academy Town is the scientists and the forest. But even if the question “What is interesting to see in Akademgorodok?” asks a person far from science, then what might interest him in the Academy is this unusual combination of civilization and forest - a town immersed in greenery, fresh air, silence, and trees, trees, trees... What do you think?