Railway Technical School in Penza
The Penza-I station forever connected the surrounding area with the railway, and all the necessary infrastructure for the railway lines was created in this region. The Railway Technical School was built specifically for …
Kaluga Stone Bridge
The oldest stone viaduct in Russia is the Kaluga Stone Bridge, built in 1785 at the request of the first governor of the Kaluga province, Mikhail Nikitich Krechetikov. The bridge was designed by the famous architect Pyot…
Museum 'In the World of Fairy Tales'
The children's museum 'In the World of Fairy Tales' is part of the Smolensk State Museum-Reserve and was opened in December 1992. For many residents of Smolensk, this museum becomes the first in their lives, playing an i…
Penza's 'Hermitage'
If you ask any native resident of Penza what comes to mind with the address Moskovskaya, 72, many will immediately recall the police station. However, in the 19th century, this place was popular among townspeople for rel…
The First Cinema in Penza
The first cinema in Penza opened in 1907 at the site of the modern Denis Davydov Square and was very popular among both locals and visitors to the city.
More than a hundred years ago, there was a large wooden building h…
Real School in Penza
In pre-revolutionary Penza, all prestigious educational institutions were located in the city center. The Noble Institute was on Krasnaya Street, the Serdobolskaya Gymnasium on Moskovskaya, and the Real School was situat…
The First Streetlamps in Penza
In April 1828, the first street lamps appeared in Penza, totaling 14, all located in the city center. Several structures styled after old lamps have survived on Volodarsky Street.
The light from the lamps was very weak,…
Sculpture 'Lady with a Dog' in Penza
Many believe that the sculpture 'Lady with a Dog' on Volodarsky Street is dedicated to the heroine of Chekhov's work, but this is not the case. In fact, the woman with a small terrier represents a collective image symbol…
Land Surveying School in Penza
In pre-revolutionary Penza, there were few educational institutions with a humanitarian focus, and preference was often given to technical schools. One of the prestigious ones was the Land Surveying School, located at 6 …
Akhun Dendrological Park
Akhuny are called the lungs of Penza. On the right bank of the Sura, beautiful oak and pine groves have long thrived. Some of these trees were planted so long ago that they could remember the times of the Russian Empire.…
