Sights of Taganrog: description, history and interesting facts

Historical reference

The mysterious history of the settlement, which is the second largest in the Rostov region, attracts tourists no less than its attractions. Taganrog is a city founded by one of the most prominent rulers of Russia - Peter the Great. This happened in 1698, when the emperor needed a naval base. It was Taganrog, currently a large cultural, historical and industrial center, that became the first Russian port city.

However, researchers have no doubt that the history of this place began long before the founding of the city. Back in the seventh and sixth centuries before Christ, there was a Greek settlement here, traces of which were destroyed by the sea. Information about it can be obtained only from preserved fragments of ceramics, which are still found on the shores of the Azov Sea. Scientists suggest that the settlement ceased to exist due to attacks by nomadic Scythians.

FACT 2. BOGUDONIE

If you turn left from the TRTI building (a strange building in a pseudo-classical style, like our RISHM, only higher) and walk another 300 meters, you will find yourself in perhaps the most exotic place in the Rostov region - the fishing village of Bogudonye.

In the 19th century there were longboat repair shops, net knitting shops, smokehouses, and glaciers. Now - what remains of all this diversity.

It is believed that the area was named after the man who lived here, Bowdon (either a Frenchman or an Englishman). Bowdon became famous for the fact that during his lifetime he ordered himself a tombstone with the date of his death (it is unknown whether it was useful to him). Bogudonye or Bogudonia is located on the site of the old Trinity Fortress, built by decree of Peter I on September 12, 1698. This date is considered to be the official founding day of the city of Taganrog, originally called Trinity on Tagan-Rog.

Soon after the opening, the fortress was razed - in 1712, for 24 years, this part of the Azov region

went to Turkey. When these lands became Russian again, the fortress was restored, but

then they were dismantled again - after Austria (Russia’s ally) concluded a separate peace with the Turks. These were the conditions of this world.

In general, you won’t see the fortress now. Instead, there is an exotic one-story self-development. It’s surprising that the houses of Bogudonia have any addresses - it’s impossible to understand where one street begins and another ends. It’s hard to imagine how people move here in winter, when snow and ice cover the concrete gutters that Bogudonov’s streets essentially are. Passers-by are probably holding onto the walls with their hands, fortunately, the streets there are not wide - from one to two meters.

Local residents like to say that during the war the Germans did not dare to look into these places - like it was dangerous there, there was a partisan detachment there. Even today, visitors walk around the area with caution. “The devil managed to get there right after our victory over the Dutch, and I ran into some clearly sleep-deprived creature who began to stretch her dirty paws towards the camera. I had to cover the camera with my body and turn around behind him. This turned out to be timely, since an impressive-looking dirty hairy fist followed to the place where I was a split second before,” we read from Rostov blogger Boris Panasyuk.

Fortunately, I didn’t meet any dangerous locals on the narrow streets of Bogudonya - one girl was sweeping the roof, and a man was frying something on the grill.

Popular attractions of Taganrog (Russia): stone staircase

It’s worth starting your acquaintance with the city by visiting the most beloved architectural monument by the local population. We are talking about a stone staircase erected in 1823, which is invariably mentioned when the most striking city attractions are listed. Taganrog is a city that is associated with this staircase. Donations from the wealthy merchant Depaldo went towards its construction.

The building is made of Sarmatian stone and is 113 meters long. The bulky structure includes 13 platforms. An interesting fact related to the history of the state is associated with the stairs. The Crimean conquerors many years ago tried to get into the heart of the city by climbing its steps, but Russian troops managed to repel the attack.

Why is the stone staircase worth visiting before other attractions? Taganrog is a city of surprises, one of which awaits those tourists who climb to the top of the stairs. There is an octagonal cabinet equipped with a sundial. Those who want to find out the time with their help will have to solve the riddles that can be seen on the marble slab that acts as a dial.

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Chekhov's house

Chekhov's House is a building that cannot be forgotten when listing the popular attractions of Taganrog (Russia). The Literary Museum is a reminder that it was in this city that a famous writer was born, who gave the world many wonderful works. Chekhov's house is a small brick building with an area of ​​about 30 square meters. Once upon a time, the family of the famous creator lived within its walls; it was here that he was born.

It is known that the house was built in 1850 and turned into a museum in 1924. It is definitely worth a visit while exploring the sights of Taganrog, which are described in this article. Once inside, visitors will be able to admire household items and furniture that the Chekhov family actually owned.

FACT #1. TAGANROG TRAM

If in Rostov you can walk around the center and never see a tram, then in Taganrog this will not happen. Wherever you go, they are everywhere. They rush in clouds of dust and rumble. On November 7, 2012, the Taganrog tram turned 80 years old. By the way, the head of construction and public utilities of the city, Isaiah Tanhilevich, the father of the famous songwriter Mikhail Tanich, had a hand in creating the tram network in Tanganrog.

A lot was written about Taganrog trams in the late 90s - in connection with free travel,

the only one in the region. Taganrog was called that - the city of free trams, free pay phones and Zhirinovsky beer (there was such a beer in the 90s, not

The brewery was closed a long time ago).

In 2012, newspaper articles again appeared about this type of transport - in connection with

free Wi-Fi that suddenly appeared on five trams.

“In a city with great scientific and tourist potential, even while on a tram, a citizen will have free access to any information resources,”

The mayor explained the idea.

Trams with the Internet are new; there are no such brands in Rostov (LM-99). New trams look like foreign bodies against the backdrop of one-story and provincial streets, say, in the area of ​​​​the Taganrog Radio Engineering Institute (TRTI), founded by Beria.

Aliens from some bright future.

Most of the trams in the city are old, which, in the eyes of a layman, are about to fall apart. As it turned out later, this view quite accurately reflects reality - in July 2013, the Taganrog Tram and Trolleybus Administration decided to purchase about 30 decommissioned trams from the Moscow enterprise Mosgortrans. The trams were purchased at the price of scrap metal...

The last mention of the Taganrog tram is dated September 17, 2013. “An unusual tram entered the route in Taganrog. Rather, it can be called a museum of the Great Patriotic War on wheels. The tram is decorated with wartime photographs, and inside there is a camouflage net stretched across the ceiling.”

Alferaki Palace

Alferaki Palace can be found in the very heart of Taganrog. This majestic building was erected in the mid-19th century. Of course, it is also connected with the name of Chekhov, who was repeatedly among the guests of the palace owner Nikolai Alferaki. The architect who developed the project for this building was the famous at that time Andrei Stackenschneider.

Visitors who find themselves in the building of the Alferaki Palace will be amazed by the abundance of antique statues and magnificent paintings, and will be able to admire the walls decorated with Italian paintings. Many of Chekhov’s works tell about the life of the palace in the old days: “My Life”, “The Mask”, “Ionych”.

Pushkinskaya embankment

Of course, not all the interesting places that Taganrog is famous for are listed above. The city's attractions have their own history, and Pushkinskaya Embankment is no exception. This site received its name in honor of the famous poet who visited Taganrog in 1820. Legend has it that it was this place that inspired Pushkin to write a whole piece of the poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila,” which begins with the words “There is a green oak at Lukomorye.”

Having visited the embankment, which is more than a kilometer long, you should definitely admire the sculpture “Romance with a Double Bass”, glorifying the work of the same name by Chekhov. Of course, here you can also see a monument to Pushkin, after whom this place is named.

FACT 7. REFUGE

Beginning in August 1696, in order to develop new lands, a series of personalized royal decrees turned the Azov region into one of the largest places of exile “for eternal life” in Russia. In 1699, the first penal servitude in Russian history was established in the region, and Taganrog became its center. Both officials and clergy, as well as people from the nobility, were sentenced to exile in the Azov region. Captured Turks and Tatars also headed to Taganrog, and with the beginning of the Northern War, Swedes and residents of the Baltic states in large numbers.

In Soviet times, people went to Taganrog voluntarily—intelligentsia from central Russia were fleeing repression. I know several such families.

In the early 2000s, migrants from the north flocked to Taganrog (they were called here

"Yakuts", stress on the third syllable).

“If you happen to be born in an empire, it’s better to live in a remote province by the sea.”

Couldn't have said it better.

It’s good to walk in Taganrog and think, sitting in a cafe, that this is what paradise for undemanding people might look like.

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Monument to Peter the Great

Of course, the residents of the city could not help but pay tribute to the one who founded it. The monument to Peter the Great became a kind of calling card of Taganrog back in 1903. It is known that this building owes its appearance in the city largely to Anton Chekhov, who organized a fundraiser, calling on wealthy Taganrozh residents for help.

The Russian Emperor is depicted in the uniform of an officer of the Preobrazhensky Regiment. In his right hand there is a cane on which he leans. On the left, Peter the Great holds a telescope. Of course, the monument is located facing the sea.

FACT 4. CAPITAL

On Petrovskaya Street there is a house with a memorial plaque. On the board there is an inscription stating that the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic was located here in 1918 during the Civil War. There was one.

That is, formally for some time Taganrog was the capital of this very Ukrainian

republics.

Now this is perceived as a kind of curiosity - what does Ukraine have to do with it? Although according to the census closest to those times (1926), Ukrainians in the city of Taganrog made up 34.6% of the total population, Russians - 55.2%, but in the entire Taganrog district, Ukrainians made up the absolute majority - 71.5%, Russians - only 21, 9.

In 1920−1925, Taganrog was part of the Donetsk province of the Ukrainian SSR, in 1925

was returned to the RSFSR.

In Taganrog they like to remember missed opportunities: “If it weren’t for the Turks, we would have been the capital of the Russian Empire.”

Indeed, Peter I considered Taganrog as a place for the Russian capital, but due to defeat in the war with Turkey, he abandoned this idea in favor of

St. Petersburg. This allegedly became known from a letter from Catherine II to Voltaire. The Empress wrote to the philosopher about Peter's views of Taganrog.

In fact, Taganrog was the “capital” of the Russian Empire from September to November

1825, while Emperor Alexander I was living in the city. Here he actually died.

The house on Grecheskaya Street, where the king lived, has been preserved; there is a monument to the emperor -

the only one in Russia today, installed in 1831.

Alas, at the turn of the 19th - 20th centuries, Taganrog also lost its status as a regional capital.

Although at this time the favorable geographical position brought large

foreign investment. Before the revolution, there were 17 foreign consulates there. With the participation of foreign capital, metallurgical, boiler and tanneries were built.

It turned out that Rostov's geographical position is even more advantageous, and its inhabitants are more cunning.

Interesting notes were left by Taganrog resident Nestor Kukolnik, a famous writer. He describes how the issue of building a railway to the Sea of ​​Azov was resolved. How will it pass - through Rostov or Taganrog?

“Although in the 60s of the 19th century Taganrog was twice the size of Rostov (20 thousand population versus 10), the mayor here was the mediocre tyrant Lavrov, while in Rostov the clever entrepreneur A. Baikov was elected mayor. A. Baikov advocated only for Rostov as the only promising port on the Sea of ​​​​Azov. Further, the trade connection between Rostov and the Sea of ​​Azov had to go through the arms of the Don, which had to be made navigable.

The road to Taganrog in this case turned out to be simply a waste of money and gave nothing.”

Kukolnik proposed to direct the road from Kharkov to Nikitovka, Ilovaiskoye, Matveev Kurgan, Neklinovka and Taganrog, and at the end connect Taganrog with Rostov. This opened up the possibility of developing the Donbass coal deposits. A. Baikov supported his proposal to build a road through Lisichansk - Lugansk - Grushevka to Rostov with 100,000 rubles, which were presented to Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich. The mayor of Taganrog was not the right one to be generous with bribes for a cause he did not understand.

Today the old railway station building in Taganrog has a very neglected appearance. This is a cultural heritage site of regional significance. Accepted under protection by decision of the Small Council of the Rostov Regional Council No. 301 of November 18, 1992.

After reconstruction, they plan to open one of the sections of the International Polytechnic Museum here, for which the Moscow Polytechnic Museum is ready to provide part of its exhibits.

In Taganrog, as I understand it, they like to make plans on a grand scale.

Entertainment

What else can you do when visiting Taganrog, whose attractions and entertainment are famous throughout the country? The city has many cafes and restaurants that tourists who are tired of visiting monuments and museums can visit. For example, the cafe “Freken Bok” is worth a visit, which locals call a monument to Faina Ranevskaya. This establishment is located next to the house where the famous actress spent her first years of life. The interior of the cafe recreates the house of the Kid from the famous cartoon “The Kid and Carlson”. It is not surprising that this particular cartoon was chosen, because Freken Bock was voiced by Ranevskaya.

These are the most interesting places that Taganrog greets tourists, the attractions and entertainment of which are discussed in this article.

What to see in Taganrog

Monument to Peter I

Let's start our walk from the monument to Peter I, the founder of the city.

Peter's gaze is turned to the harbor. On the front side of the pedestal we read the inscription: “To Emperor Peter I, Taganrog 1698-1898.”

The monument was built for the 200th anniversary of Taganrog with donations from citizens. A.P. Chekhov, who chose the master M.M., has a great connection to the monument. Antokolsky and came to an agreement with him. The writer also contributed a significant amount of money for the casting of the bronze monument.

The author of the sculpture of Peter is the famous Russian sculptor M. M. Antokolsky. Cast (under the supervision of a sculptor) in Paris. The location of the monument was chosen at the gates of the city garden on Petrovskaya Street. The grand opening took place on May 14, 1903.

Petrovsky Barracks

Petrovsky Barracks is an architectural landmark of the late 18th century that has survived to this day. This is part of the “combined arms cell” of the Trinity Fortress. An architectural monument of federal significance, it is one of the cultural heritage sites of the Russian Federation.

The formation of the Taganrog regiment began with the transfer of the garrison from the fortress of St. Dmitry of Rostov. The former Trinity Fortress was allocated for the new barracks, into which ten model cells of soldier barracks were organized.

Today, only one barracks building remains on the territory of the Trinity Fortress. Although its original layout has been modified through several modern renovations. There are 16 rectangular windows along the façade of the barracks. Address: 1st Krepostnoy lane, 46.

Palace of Alexander I

The Palace of Alexander I (Grecheskaya St., 40) is one of the oldest buildings, known as the place of death of the sovereign. The building, built in 1816, was the official house of the mayor and served as a place for receiving distinguished guests. Before the emperor, Pushkin and General Raevsky stayed here.

Alexander I came to Taganrog because doctors prescribed his wife, Elizaveta Alekseevna, to stay in the south. By the time the sovereign arrived, the building had been repaired, for which the mayor was allocated 25 thousand rubles.

Palace of Alexander I today

All representatives of the Romanov imperial family who visited Taganrog stayed in this house. After 1930, the building housed communal apartments, and later the Beryozka children's sanatorium.

Monument to Alexander I

This monument is the only one in Russia dedicated to Alexander I. It was erected in the place indicated by Empress Elizaveta Alekseevna herself. The bulk of the funds for the construction of the monument were provided by the Romanov family and the residents of Taganrog contributed their own funds.

It was originally installed in 1831, becoming the first monument in the history of the city. In 1920, the monument was sent for melting down and restored only in 1998, thanks to the surviving plaster model. Installed on Alexander Square.

Monument to Alexander I

The monument was erected in the place indicated by Elizaveta Alekseevna herself. The bulk of the funds for its construction were provided by the Romanov family, but the residents of Taganrog also contributed their own funds. The author of the sculpture is the rector of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts I.P. Martos.

Chekhov's house

The Chekhov's House Museum is a cultural heritage site of federal significance, located at the address: st. Chekhova, 69 (formerly Police Street) and is an outbuilding built in 1850, with an area of ​​30.5 square meters.

Pavel Egorovich Chekhov, together with his wife Evgenia Yakovlevna and sons Alexander and Nikolai, rented this outbuilding from the merchant Gnutov in 1859. Here Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on January 29 (17 according to the old style) 1860.

Russian President Medvedev visited Chekhov's house on the day of the 150th anniversary of the writer's birth. January 29, 2010.

Chekhov's shop

The Chekhov's Shop Museum is located in a house built in the 40s of the 19th century on the street. Aleksandrovskaya, 100, which belonged to the owner of vodka warehouses - I. Moiseev.

The Chekhov family rented this house from 1869 to 1874. The move here was connected with the trading interests of his father, Pavel Yegorovich.

On the ground floor there was a store, on the second floor there were living rooms where the family lived. Today you can buy elite varieties of tea and coffee here.

Anton lived here from 9 to 14 years old. These years left many memories in the writer’s life. Long hours of sitting in a shop, participation in church choir rehearsals, first theatrical impressions and timid steps in dramaturgy.

Above the entrance to the store there was a sign “Tea, sugar, coffee and other colonial goods.” And below is another one - “Drinking and takeaway”. It meant that there was a cellar with wines and vodka next to the shop. A variety of people came here: peasants, bankrupt landowners, monks, policemen, minor officials - the heroes of the writer's future stories.

Everything here looks the same as it looked during Antoshi’s life. The museum was opened in 1977 and tells about the writer’s childhood years, which he spent in this house. After the Chekhovs moved, other people lived in this house, and the signs above the entrance changed.

Chekhov Gymnasium

The men's gymnasium is the oldest educational institution in the South of Russia, founded in 1806 as a Commercial Gymnasium (Oktyabrskaya St., 9). All the Chekhov brothers studied at the gymnasium. Anton Pavlovich spent 11 years at the gymnasium - from 1868 to 1879.

Now this building houses the Literary Museum. Of the preserved interiors, only the classroom with a desk in the gallery where Anton sat, and the punishment cell remained. In the remaining rooms there is an exhibition dedicated to the literary work of the writer, a hall where concerts and theatrical performances are held.

Classroom with Chekhov's desk

Punishment cell in the gymnasium

Mariinskaya Gymnasium

The Mariinsky Gymnasium is the oldest educational institution in the South of Russia, founded in 1861. It is located on the corner of Komsomolsky Lane and Chekhov Street. In August 1861, a women's school was opened here, later renamed the Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium.

Famous students and teachers of the gymnasium:

• Dzerzhinsky, Edmund Iosifovich (1838-1882) - teacher of physics and mathematics at the Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium (1868-1873), father of F.E. Dzerzhinsky;
• Filevsky, Pavel Petrovich (1856-1951) - teacher, historian, pedagogue, first historian of the city of Taganrog;
• Chekhova, Maria Pavlovna (1863-1957) - student, teacher, artist, creator of the A.P. Chekhov House-Museum in Yalta. Sister of A.P. Chekhov;
• Ranevskaya, Faina Georgievna (1896-1984) - student, Soviet theater and film actress, People's Artist of the USSR;
• Blonskaya, Serafima Iasonovna (1870-1947) - student, graduated from high school in 1887 with a gold medal, artist, teacher.

Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium, 1910

Shopping arcades

The architectural ensemble of the mid-19th century - Alexander Trading Rows - is located in the city center. More precisely, on Red Square (until 1923 - Alexander Square), from the side of the park. In 1808, on the site where a swamp previously existed, it was decided to build a city square.

In the "Trading Rows" they sold haberdashery and textiles. Built in the 1810s according to the design of the architect M.I. Campioni. In one of the sections of the rows, Pavel Egorovich Chekhov, the father of the great writer, was trading.

Central City Public Library named after. A.P. Chekhov

The city public library is the oldest library in the south of Russia, opened on May 23, 1876.

Anton Pavlovich visited the library from the first days of its opening and did not deprive it of his care after moving to Moscow. Many books were sent by him in subsequent years and in 1899 he was elected honorary trustee. In 1904, after the death of the writer, the library was named after him. (Photo: view of the library from Petrovskaya Street).

The historical building of the library was built in 1914 according to the design of the Moscow academician of architecture F. Shekhtel. In the 1920s, the library became a center where books from abandoned estates flocked.

During the period of the German occupation of the city (1941-1943), librarians selflessly preserved and saved the collections.

View of the library from the street. Greek. New part of the building

For the 150th anniversary of Chekhov, a large-scale reconstruction of the library was carried out, and a new modern building was built. The project “Automated software and hardware complex based on the Chekhov Central City Public Library” (“Electronic Library”) has been implemented.

Monument to A.P. Chekhov

Russian President Medvedev on the day of the 150th anniversary of Chekhov's birth -01/29/2010. (Photo by RIA Novosti)

The sculpture was installed on Red Square in Taganrog in 1960, during the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the writer’s birth. The work of the sculptor Rukavishnikov and the architect Zakharov. The height of the sculpture is 3 meters.

Theater named after A.P. Chekhov

Taganrog Order of the Badge of Honor Theater named after A.P. Chekhov is one of the oldest in the south of Russia. Beginning in 1827, a troupe of dramatic artists under the direction of entrepreneur Petrovsky laid the foundation for the permanent Taganrog Theater.

The building of the Taganrog Theater was built in 1866 according to the design of the Italian architect K. Landeron. It is one of the best examples of theater buildings of the second half of the 19th century. The small but roomy hall has excellent acoustics.

The construction of the theater was based on the drawings and plans of the famous Milan theater La Scala. The auditorium and stage are its miniature copy.

Name A.P. Chekhov theater was assigned to the theater in 1944. Address: st. Petrovskaya, 90.

Museum of History and Local Lore – Alferaki Palace

Alferaki Palace is an architectural monument of federal significance. Address: st. Frunze, 41. Among the numerous buildings, this palace stands out especially for its splendor. With a huge hall with gilded ceilings, choirs for musicians, huge unique chandeliers. Built in 1848 and originally belonged to the merchants of Alferaki.

Over the years, the following people visited the house:

• M.P. Mussorgsky;
• M.S. Shchepkin;
• S.I. Taneev;
• V. Suk;
• L. Auer;
• P.I. Chaikovsky;
• N.V. Puppeteer;
• N.F. Shcherbina.

A.P. Chekhov also visited the Club of the Commercial Assembly several times, and described it in a number of his works.

On the initiative of Chekhov, a Museum of History and Local Lore was created in the palace building. Alferaki Palace was the center of the city's cultural life. The museum in the palace was opened on June 22, 1898. In the first years of Soviet power, various administrative institutions were located in the palace building.

In 198-1996, restoration work was carried out. The museum's exposition occupies 13 halls. The exhibits are divided into collections and presented in several categories:

• archeology;
• metal;
• weapon;
• ceramics;
• glass;
• fabrics;
• painting;
• sculpture;
• numismatics.

Taganrog Art Museum

The museum was founded in 1898, in the year of the 200th anniversary of Taganrog. The collection numbers more than 6 thousand items. Address: st. Alexandrovskaya 56

The idea of ​​creating an art museum belonged to A.P. Chekhov. At his request, Ilya Repin appealed to the Council of the Academy of Arts with a petition to transfer paintings by Russian painters to the Taganrog City Museum. In 1902, the Academy of Arts allocated 8 paintings to the Taganrog Museum.

Taganrog Art Museum

In 1968, the art collection of the Taganrog Museum of Local Lore was separated into an independent museum, which was called the Taganrog Art Gallery.

Since 1976, the gallery has opened an exhibition in the magnificent Handrin mansion, an architectural monument of the second half of the 19th century. In 2003, the Taganrog Art Gallery was renamed the Taganrog Art Museum.

The museum's holdings contain more than seven thousand exhibits of iconography, painting, graphics, sculpture, and decorative and applied arts. The most valuable part of this collection are paintings by Russian artists of the 18th-20th centuries.

First-class paintings by old Russian masters:

• A. Antropova;
• F. Rokotova;
• G. Semiradsky;
• I. Aivazovsky;
• V. Tropinina;
• I. Shishkina;
• A. Savrasova;
• I. Repin;
• V. Surikova;
• V. Vereshchagina;
• K. Makovsky;
• I. Levitan;
• K. Korovina;
• N. Bogdanov-Belsky and many other great artists.

Museum of Urban Planning

Taganrog. The building of the Museum of Urban Planning and Life. Architect F.O Shekhtel

The Museum "Town Planning and Life of Taganrog" was founded in 1981. It is located in the former mansion of the local landowner Sharonov, built in 1912 according to the design of the architect F. Shekhtel, reminiscent of the Yaroslavl Station building in Moscow.

Moscow. The building of the Yaroslavl station. Architect F.O. Shekhtel

The museum is the only one in Russia dedicated to urban planning and everyday life. It is rightfully considered the most striking landmark of Taganrog and the architectural pearl of the Rostov region. During the Soviet years, the building housed a sericulture station, a children's clinic, and various organizations.

At the top of the central part of the building, the inter-window openings are filled with the composition “The Departure of the Rooks”, made in the manner of the artist N. Roerich.

The lioness masks on the gates are the work of the artist M. A. Vrubel; the same masks can be seen on the mansion of Savva Morozov in Moscow. That is, the mansion in Taganrog is a magnificent example of a synthesis of arts - architecture, painting and sculpture. Museum address: st. Frunze, 80,

Headquarters of General A.I. Denikin

In this building at st. Greek 50/11 from 08.08.1919 to 27.12.1919 was the headquarters of General Anton Ivanovich Denikin. At headquarters there were numerous military missions from the governments of France, England, the USA, Japan, Poland and Romania.

Denikin's Headquarters - st. Greek 50/11

At various times under Soviet power, the Department of Public Education, an orphanage, the House of Pioneers, and a music school named after P.I. were located here. Tchaikovsky, which, after a short break, continued its work during the German occupation of the city.

All Saints Church

The Church of All Saints is the center of the necropolis of the 19th-20th centuries, located in the old part of the city. It was founded in 1810, and in 1824 it was assigned to the Taganrog Cathedral. In 1826, the wife of the then Tsar, Alexander I, donated an impressive sum to the temple - 1000 rubles.

Pavel Afanasyevich Dmitrevsky was appointed the first priest of the church, and the merchant Gerasim Fedorovich Depaldo became the first headman. Thanks to his donation of 10 thousand rubles, the construction of the temple was completed quite quickly. The church was rebuilt in 1837 and this is how we see it today.

In 1860, the church needed major repairs, which was done, plus a refectory and a bell tower were added to the main building. In the dungeon of the All Saints Church (crypt), in the stone pillars supporting the vault, there are several little-known burials.

On one of the marble slabs there is an inscription “Here lies the ashes of Lev Yakovlevich Kulchitsky. Born in 1813 - died in 1873.” Rear Admiral Kulchitsky was the thirteenth mayor of Taganrog.

Not far from the Church of All Saints there is the grave of St. Blessed Paul of Taganrog, deeply loved and revered by the people of Taganrog. Now his holy relics have been transferred to St. Nicholas Church. Address: Lagerny lane, 2, old cemetery.

Cell of the Holy Blessed Elder Pavel of Taganrog

In the center of the city, on Turgenevsky Lane (in those days - Depaldovsky Lane) 82, there is an extraordinary house, half grown into the ground. People called it the Cell of Elder Paul.

St. Blessed Pavel of Taganrog lived here for more than half of his life (1792-1879). The fame of which, by the will of God, spread during his lifetime far beyond the boundaries of the provincial town. People came to Paul for healing of soul and body.

Elder Paul's cell

The house contains various things that belonged to Pavel of Taganrog, including icons, tables, benches, clay pots for candles and other items. In the courtyard there is a well, which, according to legend, was illuminated by the righteous John of Kronstadt.

The water in the well is considered miraculous, since the elder poured water into it, brought from all the springs visited. Many pilgrims come to this place.

St. Nicholas Church

The temple was restored in the early 90s. In 1999, the relics of St. Paul of Taganrog were transferred to the temple, who in 1999 was canonized.

According to legend, the temple is located on the site of the tent of Peter I. On July 27, 1696, together with the Cossacks, he landed on the cape. On the cape, a place was chosen to build a fortress and a harbor for the future first Russian navy.

The temple was a participant in the heroic defense of the city of Taganrog during the Crimean War in May 1855. During the Great Patriotic War in 1941, the wooden parts of the church were completely burned down. In 1957, the upper tiers of the bell tower were blown up, and at the end of the 1950s the church was closed completely. Address: Shevchenko st. 28.

Park of Culture and Leisure named after. Gorky

In April 1806, on the proposal of the head of Taganrog, Baron B. Campenhausen, permission was received to create a Pharmacy Garden in the city.

On June 30, 1806, the land surveyor of the Rostov district, engineer Sharzhinsky, presented a plan for the garden. One part of which was allocated for pharmaceutical plantations, the other for planting fruit and ornamental trees and vineyards.

Emperor Alexander I more than once expressed his “special favor” towards Taganrog and did a lot for its development. He ordered an annual subsidy to be issued from the state treasury for the maintenance of the city garden. The emperor loved to walk in this garden when he came to Taganrog.

Chekhov loved the city garden. The garden was located not far from the gymnasium. In his youth and adulthood, at rare moments when he arrived in his hometown, Anton Pavlovich walked into the shady alleys.

There was always an orchestra playing here in the evenings, and on winter evenings there was an ice skating rink. In 1887, Chekhov wrote about the garden in several of his works and in a letter to his sister: “I was in the garden. Music was playing. The garden is magnificent!”

In 1909, the garden was completely cut down and planted with new trees. Since 1934, the garden has been a park, and it was named after A. M. Gorky. The park has been awarded the title of “Best Culture and Recreation Park” several times.

House-Museum of A.A. Durova

The museum is dedicated to the outstanding circus artist and trainer Anatoly Durov, who successfully toured all over the world, but considered Taganrog his home. The house-museum was opened in 1988 and tells about the creative path, methods of training animals, numerous tours and the trainer’s students.

The museum houses about 2,000 exhibits. Including biography, tour map, original documents, letters and contracts of the artist. Address: A. Glushko Lane, 44.

Stone staircase

This is the most famous staircase in the south of Russia. The stone staircase was built by a resident of Taganrog, the Greek Gerasim Depaldo in 1823 and it was previously called the Depaldov staircase. A little to the right of the stairs is the brick mansion of P.I. Tchaikovsky’s brother.

A stone staircase connects Grecheskaya Street with Pushkinskaya Embankment. The length of the staircase is 108 meters and the width is 6.5 meters.

The stone (Depaldovskaya) staircase originally had 142 steps and 13 landings. According to the architect's idea, if you look at the staircase from top to bottom, it appears to be the same width along its entire length. And if, on the contrary, from bottom to top, then the narrowing is noticeable. This effect was achieved due to different widths of the steps.

In 1934, a major reconstruction of the stone staircase was carried out. 8 sculptures and 30 Roman and Greek vases were installed here. In addition, the staircase was illuminated with lamps and spotlights and the descent was landscaped.

In 2006, restoration was carried out, and the shell rock steps were replaced with granite. Address: Intersection of Grecheskaya Street and Turgenevsky Lane.

Sundial

A unique clock was installed at the Depaldovskaya (Stone) staircase in 1833. Until 1917, all street clocks were checked by it. The watch dial is a marble slab with carved divisions and markers.

The arrow is the shadow of a triangular metal pointer mounted in the center of the dial. The clock is considered one of the most beautiful and interesting landmarks in the city and is a popular meeting place.

Tchaikovsky House

The author of the house project (1871) commissioned by Lieutenant Colonel of the Don Army D. G. Kalinovsky is the architect M.P. Petrov. There is a version that, in its unfinished state, the mansion passed into the possession of the merchant Sarandino, who completed the construction, to pay off a gambling debt. In 1880-1890, the house was registered as Sarandino's widow.

House of I.I. Tchaikovsky

1883-1894 the house was rented by the Russian Society of Shipping and Trade (ROPiT) for its agent, naval officer Ippolit Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky came to visit his brother, staying in this house (1886, 1888, 1890).

1898-1906 the owner of the mansion was the wife of court councilor Yu.I. Tarkhova, and in 1915 - the wife of Major General K.P. Zealous.

1920 -1966 part of the children's hospital No. 1 was located here, from 1966 to 1974 the construction organization UNR-100. From 1974 to the present, the building has been occupied by the music, music and foreign departments of the Central City Library named after. Chekhov, chamber concert hall, room-museum of P.I. Tchaikovsky under the general title “House of Music”.

The current appearance of the building is different from the original one. The wave of the Crimean earthquake (1927) damaged part of the left wing, which was later destroyed. During the reconstruction (1974-1976), a weather vane in the form of a sailboat appeared on the tower spire (author-artist Yu.S. Yakovenko), which had never existed before.

Chekhov wrote to his brother in 1895: “If I were rich, I would certainly buy the house where Ippolit Tchaikovsky lived.” Address: st. Greek, 56

Ranevskaya's house

The parental home of the actress Faina Ranevskaya, where the actress spent her childhood and youth, Frunze Street, 10. In those days it was a different address - Nikolaevskaya Street, house No. 12. Previously, this house on the street belonged to the merchant Mikhail Nikolaevich Kamburov.

House of Faina Ranevskaya in Taganrog. Frunze street, 10

The house was bought and rebuilt by order of Faina Georgievna’s father. Many people are mistaken when they say that it was in this house that she was born. The family moved here in 1898, when Faina was two years old.

From 1866 to 1923 the street was called Nikolaevskaya, in memory of Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (son of Emperor Alexander II) who visited the city in August 1863 while traveling around Russia.

Near the house there is a monument from 2008. The bronze sculpture depicts Ranevskaya in the role of Lyalya from the film “Foundling”.

Old Station and Steam Locomotive

The Old Station is the first railway station in the city. Today there is a suburban station there, from where trains depart to Rostov and Uspenskaya.

The two-story station building has existed since 1869 on Yarmarochnaya Square (now Vosstaniya Square) not far from the barrier that marked the city border. The building is made of red brick without bas-reliefs or paintings. A distinctive feature of the facade is patterned masonry and windows of different heights.

Thanks to these techniques, the building has a distinctive appearance and cannot be confused with anything else.

“Steam Locomotive”, designed to perpetuate the feat of the Red railway workers during the Civil War. It is dedicated to the events of January 1918, when the Red Army drove the White Guards out of the well-fortified station building.

Several decades later (since 1976), the steam locomotive “EG-5504” was installed next to the station building. The model of the steam locomotive had to be changed, since by that time not a single copy of that very revolutionary steam locomotive UP had survived.

Monument to Garibaldi

The monument to the revolutionary and national hero of Italy Giuseppe Garibaldi was opened in 1961 - the centenary year of the liberation of Italy.

At the time of installation, the monument was the only one in the Soviet Union, and now it is the only one in Russia. It is a stele made of plastered brick with a bas-relief and an inscription.

It was in Taganrog that Garibaldi met Giovanni Cuneo and joined the organization that fought for the liberation of Italy. In 2007, for the City Day, the monument was restored; the granddaughter of the revolutionary was present at its opening. The monument is located on Pushkinskaya Embankment, not far from the seaport.

Monument to Pushkin

The sculpture is located on Pushkinskaya Embankment in 1986. The author is People's Artist Neroda. Thus, they decided to perpetuate the fact of the great poet’s visit to Taganrog.

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin visited Taganrog on June 5, 1820 with the family of the hero of 1812 N. N. Raevsky. The guests stayed at the house of mayor P.A. Papkova (Grecheskaya St., 40), in one of the best buildings in the city of those times. From the terrace there was a wonderful view of the Azov Sea and the port. Two years earlier, Alexander I stayed in the same house.

By the way, the emperor died in the same house on November 19, 1825. Pushkin was credited with the authorship of the famous epitaph: “He spent his whole life on the road, and died in Taganrog.”

Since November 3, 2011, Taganrog has been the “City of Military Glory”.

Stela “City of Military Glory” near the Taganrog Administration building, st. Petrovskaya, 73.

"Oath of Youth"

The sculpture appeared in 1973, in memory of the heroic struggle of the underground youth organization for the liberation of the city.

Throughout the six hundred days during which the city was occupied by the Germans, young people actively fought against the occupiers.

House-museum of the writer I. Vasilenko

Sights of Taganrog: the museum of children's writer-teacher, Stalin Prize winner Ivan Vasilenko is located in a house built in 1906. Here the writer and his family lived from 1923 to 1966. Address: st. Chekhova, 88

House of merchant Gladkov

This is one of the first shopping centers of ancient times (1895). Before the start of the revolution, on the ground floor of this house there were shops, a hairdresser and a tailor shop. And later there was a dining room and a hall for singing and music courses.

The building is in the famous Art Nouveau style, which gives it a special splendor. The external facade is painted lemon color, which, combined with snow-white windows and exquisite stucco, looks great.

On Petrovskaya Street, the house is extremely popular among foreign tourists who come to see the sights of the city.

Former Gordon's hydropathic clinic

The hydropathic clinic of David Markovich Gordon was opened in 1896. This is one of the most famous hydropathic clinics in Taganrog. It was in this ancient house that Chekhov was treated in 1899.

This house houses a specialized hospital where rehabilitation procedures are carried out. Address: st. Frunze, 37.

Memorial sign "Barrier"

Slagbaum is a stele symbolizing the border of the old city. In the 1770s, a guardhouse and a small barrier appeared.

Then, on both sides of the road leading into the city, two monumental conical pillars were installed. They were decorated with huge gilded balls, on top of which were double-headed eagles, the state emblem of Russia.

The “barrier” consisted of two tetrahedral columns. It was built in honor of the victory over Napoleon and opened on September 27, 1814. At the same time, it marked the city line, which passed in this place until the end of the 19th century.

The columns stood until 1968, after which they were destroyed at night on the pretext that they allegedly interfered with traffic.

In the late 70s, some semblance of a barrier appeared. But not in the same place, but with a shift to the old station by about 30-40 meters. Moreover, not 2 steles were restored, but only one. And for some reason they placed it at an angle of 40 degrees to the previous orientation.

Monument in honor of the 300th anniversary of Taganrog

The monument in honor of the 300th anniversary of Taganrog was opened on September 13, 2002 on Pushkinskaya Embankment. The composition of the monument is symbolic - three columns correspond to the 300 years that have passed since the founding of Taganrog by Emperor Peter I.

Initially, the project was supposed to erect a figure of a seagull from the stories of A.P. on the tops of the columns. Chekhov, but since 2009 the monument has been crowned with a sculpture of a guardian angel holding the cup of abundance in his hands towards the sky. The townspeople humorously call this monument “The Trinomial”.

Taganrog: European Quarter

And this place is called the “European Quarter”. Located in a side street from the main street of the city - Petrovskaya. Today it is a landmark of the city. A small “piece” of Europe is very popular among local residents and guests of the city.

"European Quarter" in Taganrog

Cafe "Madame Koo-Koo"

In the European Quarter there is a cute and cozy cafe and pastry shop “Madame Ku-Ku”. Address: Petrovskaya street, 51.

European class cafe "Madame Ku-Ku"

Cafe "Freken Bock"

Sights of Taganrog: Art-Cafe “Freken Bok”, which was created by philologist Olga Evstratieva. It was opened to visitors in September 2009 in a small 19th century mansion at lane. Turgenevsky, 24, very close to home

The cafe is popular among city guests. Home comfort and good cuisine will delight you. It's worth visiting! Unusual. This cafe annually hosts events of the Chekhov Book Festival, meetings with authors, and painting exhibitions.

Famous people visited the cafe:

• Konstantin Raikin;
• Lev Durov;
• Inna Makarova;
• Ekaterina Rozhdestvenskaya;
• Vladimir Voinovich;
• Marlen Khutsiev;
• Alexey Petrenko;
• Evgeniy Doga;
• Dmitry Malikov;
• Yuri Galtsev, and others.