Krasnoyarsk – The geographical center was identified by Russian scientist Mendeleev in 1906. The center of Russia is not far from the site of the Tunguska meteorite. More than 400 years ago, there stretched the road of Russian explorers. On the territory of this natural sanctuary logging, construction of building and any violation of the natural landscape is prohibited. You can go hunting, fishing and reindeer herding.
Krasnoyarsk is a beautiful city, established by the Russian Cossacks (military servants) in 1628. Its name consists of two words — Krasniy (red, because of the clay reddish soil) and Yar (steep bank). Views of Yenisey River and the nearby Sayan Mountains covered by taiga forest are quite picturesque.
Vasily Surikov Museums are the museums of the one of the greatest Russian painters who was born and lived in Krasnoyarsk until he moved to Moscow to become a member of the National Academy of Arts. The first is a two-story wooden house built in 1830 by the painter's father, Vasiliy Surikov was born and lived for many years in that house, and the second is a later-built one-story house holding many of his works.
Krasnoyarsk Regional Museum is a recently restored monumental building in an ancient Egyptian style. It holds a lot of good exhibitions on the history of the Krasnoyarsk Krai, as well as many archeological artifacts.
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Stolby Nature Reserve is famous among alpinists all over the world. Stolby covers an area of 470km² (181 square miles) with numerous giant granite rock formations up to 100 m in height, many of very extraordinary shapes: Ded (Russian for Grandfather), Babka (Russian forGrandmother), Slon (Russian for Elephant), Peria (Russian for Feathers). The last one is the most dangerous rock, which has already taken dozens of climbers' lives. Stolby is a major rock climbing location, many local climbers intentionally do not use any belaying equipment and call their extreme sport "stolbizm", which is known around the world as free solo climbing.
Karaulnaya Gora (Караульная гора, Russian for 'The Watch Hill') — a large hill with the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Chapel (Часовня Параскевы Пятницы) on its top is a symbol of the city depicted on the 10-ruble banknote.
Flower monuments are located all over the city. Large figures (2–5m) made of flowers can be seen only in the summer. The first figure is a Bear, it stands near the mayoralty building known for its modernist Big Ben-like clock, a family of Giraffes behind the Regional Government building known as the Grey House (Серый дом), a Rooster near the Theater, a family of Elephants.
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The Culture and History Сenter (former Lenin Museum) constantly presents various local and international exhibitions and events, all open to the public and sometimes free: fine art and photography by modern artists, art-house and independent movie festivals, museum nights with performances by young local artists, wax figure exhibitions, moving exhibitions from other cities, etc. The very building of the center itself is an incredibly interesting place to visit due to its original and atmospheric inside architecture.
Krasnoyarsk has a lot of huge trade-and-entertainment centers where you can find cinema theaters, restaurants, cafeterias and numerous large and small shops.
