Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Yekaterinburg, Russia

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 6.3 km
Ascend 85 m
Descend 62 m

Explore Yekaterinburg in Russia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Yekaterinburg

Sight 1: QWERTY Keyboard Art

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QWERTY Keyboard Art Надежда Заостровных / CC BY-SA 4.0

Keyboard Monument is an outdoor sculpture featuring the QWERTY/ЙЦУКЕН keyboard. It is located in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg and is popular among tourists.

Wikipedia: Keyboard Monument (EN)

195 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Группе The Beatles

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Группе The Beatles Дягилев Дмитрий (Wild Child) / Общественное достояние

The monument to the The Beatles group in Yekaterinburg, installed on May 23, 2009, is the first monument dedicated to the famous Liverpool four in Russia and the third in the territory of the former USSR.

Wikipedia: Памятник The Beatles (Екатеринбург) (RU)

197 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Гостиница Эрмитаж

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The Hermitage Hotel is a hotel at 56 Malysheva Street, Yekaterinburg, built in 1882-1884, designed by architect M. L. Reutov. An example of brick-style hotel buildings with classic décor elements.

Wikipedia: Эрмитаж (гостиница, Екатеринбург) (RU)

267 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Свердловский областной краеведческий музей

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The Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore is a museum in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. The museum is one of the oldest in Yekaterinburg, having been founded in 1870. In addition the main branch of the museum, the institution manages several other museums in the region.

Wikipedia: Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore (EN), Website

275 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Художественный Музей Эрнста Неизвестного

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The Art Museum of Ernst Unknown is the State Museum in Yekaterinburg, dedicated to the work of the sculptor and artist Ernst Unknown, a native of the city. This is the first museum of E. Unknown, opened on his 88th birthday, April 9, 2013, on the initiative of a number of public figures of Yekaterinburg and with the support of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region.

Wikipedia: Художественный Музей Эрнста Неизвестного (RU), Website

276 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Доходный дом купца Первушина

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The tenement house of the merchant E. I. Pervushin is a mansion on the corner of 8 Marta Street and Radishchev Street in Yekaterinburg, built in 1906 according to the project of architect Pavel Zarutsky.

Wikipedia: Доходный дом купца Первушина (RU)

522 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Екатеринбургский музей изобразительных искусств

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The Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts, established in 1986, is the largest art museum of the Urals region of Russia. It is based in Voevodina Street on the banks of the Iset River in the city of Yekaterinburg.

Wikipedia: Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts (EN), Website

521 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Уральский государственный Театр Эстрады

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The Ural State Variety Theater is a theater in Yekaterinburg, Russia, founded in 1996 by decree of the Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast. It was opened on February 1, 1997.

Wikipedia: Уральский театр эстрады (RU), Website

398 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Actor's House

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Actor's house is an architectural monument, a two -story chamber palace of the late XIX century, built according to the project of architect Julia Dutel. In 1988, the actor’s house became the official residence of the Sverdlovsk branch of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia. At the expense of the theater community in the 1980s. The historical appearance was completely restored, up to a unique ancient parquet, whose drawing is not repeated in any of the rooms, and a large fireplace - a masterpiece of stone -real art. The actor’s house is now a public cultural center, collecting in its walls not only the theater public of the city and the region, but also all lovers of theatrical art. Creative cycles and programs constantly work here. The most noticeable of them are the author’s cycle of Mikhail Muginstein “400 years of opera”, the student club “The School of Theater Critics”, uniting young lovers of the theater, “Open Scene”, which gives artists of different theaters to unite for joint creative work. The most famous project of the actor’s house is the famous family holidays in the best traditions of Russian mansions, philanthropy and charity “Christmas tree in the Dullfish House” - stylized representations in the old style that go in the actor’s house in New Year's days and are created by leading creative forces of the city.

Wikipedia: Дом актёра (Екатеринбург) (RU)

246 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Второй Дом Советов

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The Second House of Soviets is a residential complex built in Sverdlovsk at 2 8 Marta Street. The complex consists of the main four-storey seven-entrance block, forming a semi-enclosed courtyard and open to the east, and an eleven-storey high-rise building adjoining from the south, which in the 1930s was one of the two tallest buildings in the RSFSR outside Moscow. An architectural monument of federal significance.

Wikipedia: Второй Дом Советов (Екатеринбург) (RU)

770 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 11: №9 Historical Square

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The Historical Square is a square in Yekaterinburg, laid out in 1973 - for the 250th anniversary of the city. It is located on the site of the former Yekaterinburg factory, founded in 1723 and giving rise to the city. Most of the former factory buildings were demolished during the reconstruction of 1964-1973, and the surviving buildings now house several museums.

Wikipedia: Исторический сквер (RU)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: В. Н. Татищеву и В. де Геннину

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The monument to Vasily Tatishchev and Wilhelm de Gennin is located in Yekaterinburg on Truda Square.

Wikipedia: Памятник Татищеву и де Геннину (RU)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Часовня Святой Екатерины

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The Chapel of St. Catherine is an Orthodox chapel in Yekaterinburg on Truda Square. It was built in 1997-1998 by architect A. V. Dolgov on the site of the Catherine Cathedral blown up in 1930.

Wikipedia: Часовня Святой Екатерины (Екатеринбург) (RU)

143 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Museum of Stone-Rain and Jewelry Art

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The Museum of the History of Stone-Carving and Jewelry Art in Yekaterinburg is the first museum of its kind in Russia, established in 1992.

Wikipedia: Музей истории камнерезного и ювелирного искусства (RU)

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: A. S. Popov

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The monument to Alexander Stepanovich Popov in Yekaterinburg is installed in the city center, in the park named after him.

Wikipedia: Памятник А. С. Попову (Екатеринбург) (RU)

310 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Театр музыкальной комедии

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Театр музыкальной комедии

The Sverdlovsk State Academic Theater of Music Comesia - the Musical Theater in Yekaterinburg, was founded in 1933, since 1986 - academic. One of the leading theaters of Russia, the multiple holder of the National Theater Prize "Golden Mask".

Wikipedia: Свердловский государственный академический театр музыкальной комедии (RU), Website

425 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Театр оперы и балета

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The Yekaterinb Yrg State Academic Teastr and Bault - the stationary theater of opera and ballet in Yekaterinburg, founded in 1912. The building was built according to the project of engineer V.N. Semenov. It was here on November 8, 1917 at an emergency meeting of the Ekaterinburg Council of Workers and Soldiers' Deputies, the establishment of Soviet power in the city and in the Urals was announced.

Wikipedia: Екатеринбургский театр оперы и балета (RU)

216 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: В. С. Высоцкому и М. Влади

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The monument to Vladimir Vysotsky and Marina Vlady is a monument erected in Yekaterinburg near the main entrance to the Antey shopping and entertainment center, at 10 Krasnoarmeyskaya Street.

Wikipedia: Памятник Владимиру Высоцкому и Марине Влади (RU)

266 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Театр кукол

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Театр кукол Отсутствует информация об авторе (обладателе авторских прав)! Для несвободных файлов (не соответствующих определению свободного произведения культуры) эта информация является обязательной для выполнения критерия добросовестного использования № 10. / Добросовестное использование

The Yekaterinburg Municipal Puppet Theater is a puppet theater in Yekaterinburg, Russia, whose repertoire includes performances of various genres for children and adults.

Wikipedia: Екатеринбургский театр кукол (RU), Website

886 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 20: Горожане. Разговор

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"Townspeople. Conversation" is a monument located in Yekaterinburg, in a park on the corner of Lenin Avenue and Michurin Street. It was inaugurated on August 18, 2008. The author is Andrey Antonov.

Wikipedia: Горожане (памятник) (RU)

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