The attractions in Abakan

Abakan - a city in Russia, capital of the Republic of Khakassia. Forms Borough Abakan.

The city stands on the banks of the picturesque river Abakan, in the southern part of Minusinsk Depression. How old is the city? The answer to this question, scientists have so far not given.

"Dream Gardens"

 - the first park landscape design, opened in Abakan in 2007. It consists of thirteen gardens, each with its own idea and style. In the spring you can admire the cherry blossoms and plum in the "Japanese Garden", in the summer - to hide from the heat in the shade of a juniper, enjoy the fragrance garden roses or laze in a hammock on the shore "Crane Lake", in the fall - to admire the bright pattern of yellowing leaves: birch, mountain ash, Japanese maples and other trees.

The Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral

Despite his relatively young age has come a long and difficult path of development, being able to win the glory of the main architectural attractions of Abakan and the love of his people.

Khakass National Museum of Local Lore them. LR Kyzlasov

Khakass-Minusinsk Basin - one of the oldest centers of civilization in the north of the Asian continent, where for thousands of years evolved a kind of cultural and historical landscapes interspersed with numerous ancient monuments.

    The museum contains numerous collections of various works of ancient art. This monumental stone sculptures of the Neolithic (III millennium BC.), And stone slabs with petroglyphs and rock paintings up and Tashtyk masks and art objects made of stone, bone, bronze, found in excavations of ancient burial mounds of Khakassia.

Grado-Abakan temple in honor of Sts Constantine and Helena

- Holy landmark Abakan. Captivates with its magnificence, and at the same time carrying the sacred significance, the temple is made in the best traditions of old Russian architecture.

The facade is painted in one of the oldest ways to furnish the name of temple buildings, which "in chess." Such a method is particularly underlines and mimics all the architectural details. But such details are not small. Connecting with paintings, made by conventional acrylic paint, it creates a semblance of relief, which can be seen a short distance from the temple.

Stella Laura

AD carved sculptural composition Davydov - a talented Krasnoyarsk sculptor. Its name (by the way, informal) stele received on behalf of the former Secretary of Party Committee - Larisa Oreshkova. The woman took an active part in the creation of sculptures.

Monument to Ivan Yarygin

The initiator of the monument to Abakan, where the athlete began to engage in wrestling, was the brother of Ivan Yarygin Alexander. The opening ceremony was attended by the head of the republic Victor Zimin, Abakan Mayor Nikolai Bulakin, Minister of Sport and Tourism Valery Denshchikov Khakassia and honored trainer of the USSR and RSFSR Dmitry Mindiashvili, three-time Olympic champion Buvaysar sites, a double world champion Victor Alekseev and other athletes.