Vodokanal Museum (Volgograd)
Discussions about the need to create a water supply in Tsaritsyn began in the late 1860s. Initially, it was planned that P.I. Gubonin, who had already built the station building and laid the railway from Tsaritsyn to Gry…
Paradise Garden
The story of the "Paradise Garden" began in 1865, when a park was created on the site of a closed copper smelting plant. The park was maintained by workers and became a place for walks for the youth, workers, and parishi…
Building of the 4th Women's Gymnasium (Volgograd)
The building, constructed in 1862 in Tsaritsyn at the intersection of Dubovskaya and Knyagininskaya streets, was erected by the local merchant Alexander Shlykov's construction cooperative. Thanks to the efforts of the me…
Meat Hall (Volgograd)
The new meat hall was built for traders with funds from the city budget and was solemnly opened on August 4, 1896. The architecture of the building did not excite the citizens; many thought it resembled a barracks. Two w…
Assumption Cathedral of Tsaritsyn (Volgograd)
For two centuries, from 1718 to 1918, the main church of Tsaritsyn was the Assumption Cathedral, built within the Tsaritsyn fortress. Today, a waterfront and a monument to Kholzunov stand in its place. However, as early …
Trading House of Rostov Shipowner Pustovoitov
One of the pre-revolutionary architectural monuments in Rostov-on-Don is the trading house of merchant Pustovoitov, built in 1910. The customer and owner of this building was the well-known philanthropist and shipowner G…
Zemstvo Administration Building (Volgograd)
The Zemstvo dealt with numerous issues in the district, ranging from coordinating the construction of new railways through district lands to combating bark beetles. It oversaw district hospitals and schools funded by zem…
Mishnin House (Volgograd)
The construction of the house at Volgodonskaya Street, 13, dates back to 1880. This is a rare example in the historical environment of Volgograd, as the owner's name is known: Alexander Petrovich Mishnin. The Mishnin fam…
The Shipping River Tsaritsa (Volgograd)
The history of Volgograd is closely linked to the Tsaritsa River. Unfortunately, it was not possible to preserve it in its original form, and now it flows underground in a collector built in the 1970s. Only photographs r…
House at Kliniskaya 39 (Volgograd)
In Volgograd, among the monuments of historical and cultural heritage, several buildings stand out, the condition of which raises serious concern. One such house is the building at Kliniskaya 39, built in the late 19th c…
