Sights of interest of Ulan-Ude. Tour to Buryatia. Buryatia tour.
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SIGHTS OF INTEREST OF ULAN-UDE
Places of Interest of Ulan-Ude
The memorial stone and an orthodox cross to commemorate the original
foundation site of the city. They are set up on the place of the former
Verkhneudinsky ostrog (a burg) on the rocky right bank of the Uda river.
The Lenin street, the former Bolshaya Nickolaevskaya (in honor of
cesarevich Nickolaj Al-exandrovich) is the main street of the city. It starts
from ODIGITRIEVSKIJ cathedral, crosses the central part of the city and links
two squares: the Revolution Square and the Square of Soviets. Most of the
buildings along the street are historical and architectural monuments. There one
can find the municipal history museum. The lower part of Lenin street is a
pedestrian one.
The Victory Avenue runs along the high side of the city center from
Verkhneudinsk founda-tion site to the Square of Soviets. The Avenue offers a
panoramic view of the city. In the ave-nues very center there is a memorial to
soldiers fallen in battles of the Great Patriotic War.
The Revolution Square (originally Bazarnaya) is the first square in
the city. In 17-19 centu-ries trade fairs used to be held there. In the center
of the square there were Bolshije Gostinyje Rows (houses for lodging) and
Trading Rows on the opposite side. Along the periphery there were olden
merchant’s houses. In the center of the square there is a monument to fighters
for communism.
The Square of Soviets (originally Nagornaya) is the main square of the
city. There are admin-istrative buildings along the perimeter, including the
Peoples Khural (Regional Duma) Build-ing as well as buildings of the Government
of the Republic of Buryatia, city administration. In the center of the square
one can find Lenin’s monument. It is 7,7 meters high. Every political, cultural
and public event is held there: parades, concerts, shows, performances, New Year
at-tractions made of ice.
The Buryat State House of Opera and Ballet being one of the most
beautiful building in Ulan-Ude is a visiting card of Buryatia. The house built
in 1952is a federal architectural monument.
The Museum of Arts after Sampilov.
Museums expositions introduce visitors into the Buryat art, Buddhist icon
painting, traditional handicrafts of wood, horse hair, bone. The museum houses
the full collection of paintings of Buryat artists. Expositions combine
paintings of two schools: traditional and modern. Of special interest are works
of silversmiths from “the museum’s silver depositary”.
The Museum of nature of Buryatia.
The museum introduces visitors to flora and fauna of Buryatia. There you will
also learn about the geological history of the Baikal area. The halls presenting
information and exhibit related to lake Baikal and the surrounding area,
dioramas of the Eastern Sayans and the depth section of the Baikal are of great
interest as well. The museum offers regular thematic exhibitions.
The Museum of History after
Khangalov. It is one of the oldest museums in Siberia estab-lished in
1923. It houses unique archaeological and religious exhibits. Among them there
are rare books and coins, rich collections of Buddhist sculpture and tanka
(icon) painting. The museum houses the collection of Buddhist art of India,
Nepal, Tailand, China, Japan, Tibet, Mongolia and Buryatia including the
earliest paintings of Buddha. There is a rare copy of At-las of Tibetan Medicine
as well as Tibetan nosographies “Ganjur” and “Danjur”. One can visit the
exhibition of modern art and arts and crafts arranged at the museum.
The Geology museum contains a rich collection of local rocks and ores
of Transbaikalia, pre-cious and semiprecious stones. The exposition is of
interest both for the specialists in geology and the wide public who have the
opportunity to learn about the Earth’s treasures through the museum’s exhibits.
The Museum of Ethnography of Peoples of
Transbaikalia. In the open air museum located in the picturesque suburban
area one can find interesting historical exhibits introducing visi-tors to the
mode of life and culture of Transbaikalia people. They are displayed in several
ex-positions of the museum: archaeological, Evenkisky, Western and Eastern
Buryat complexes, Old Believers and urban housing. In the Zoo of the museum one
can see typical representa-tives of the Transbaikalia wildlife: bear, wolf,
deer, roe deer, sarlyk and camel. Folk festivals and concerts of folk groups are
regularly held in the museum.
The Museum of the Buryat Science Center
of the Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Science
There is a rich collection of nephrites of different shades and colors,
wonderful collection of decorative marble, landscape jasper, various
chalcedonies. The hall of minerals also hosts paintings of I. Khudyakova “twelve
months at the Baikal”. The biological exposition contains botanical collection
of rare and extinct varieties. There one can find Tibetan medicine raw ma-terials.
The exposition also presents things related to Buddhism such as Tibetan medicine
manuscripts and texts. There is an interesting collection of things dating back
to Paleolithic period, Neolithic axes and adzes, karasuksky bronze sword, a
unique collection of Hunnish bronze, jewelry, mirrors and kitchenware. The
material culture of Buryat of 17-19 centuries is presented by the ethnographic
collection. The exposition “Lake Baikal ecology” contains the main data on
ecological and social problems of the Baikal region development.
The Museum of Literature named after Khotsa Namsaraev. The museum
introduces visitors to the history of Buryat written language and literature
devel-opment, life and art of the founder of Buryat literature Khotsa Namsaraev
and people’s poet N. Damdinov. Among the exhibits there is the original of the
epic “Geser”, collection of leg-ends – uligers, rare publications of canonical
manuscripts on Tibetan and Buryat traditional medicine.
The Art Salon of the Union of Buryatia Artists. It hosts
exhibition-shop of paintings, drawings, jewelry, works made of horse hair.
Visitors have the opportunity to see and to buy the works they like and also
watch the process of creat-ing art.
The Odigitruevsky Cathedral built in early 17th century in honor of
Madonna Odigitriya. The golden carved Iconostases. In the upper temple there was
an eight rows icon four stepped iconostasis. It was built at the donation of a
famous philanthropist P. Frolov. In 1929 of was closed and antireligious museum
and later funds of the historical museum. In 1995 the Cathedral was returned
back to the Russian Orthodox Church. It was restored and at the bell tower there
were six bells installed. In the cathedral there is a center of Buryat Deanery.
The Svyato-Troitsky Cathedral. The construction of the Cathedral
started in 1798 and finished in 1809 ăîä. The Northern side-chapel of Holy
Protection was blessed in 1818, the Southern side-chapel of Church of Saint
Innokenty The Irkutsky magic-make - in 1856 ăîäó. Merchant Vasily Pakholkiv
started the construction of the Cathedral and merchant Afanasy Naletov finished
it. The donations for the construction came both from Buryat and Russian
population of the city. In1940 the church was closed. In 1988 it was given back
to the Russian Orthodox Church. It was then restored and is now open for
parishioners.
The Ascension Church was built in 1789. According to “Ancient Russian
Vivliophics” of 1791 it was previously a church of Saint Paul and Petr” and was
located at the foot of the mountain near Verkhneudinsk fortress. It was
transferred to the left side of the Uda river in 1809. It was initially a two
storey building. In 1929 the building was handed over to Verkneudinsky municipal
council. In 1945 it was given back to the Russian Orthodox Church and restored
in 8—s of the last century.
The Verkhneudinsky chapel after Saint Innokenty, the magic maker
Irkutsky.
It is located at the square of revolution. It was built in 1871 by a merchant Ya.
Nemchinov. Crown Prince of the Russian Empire Nicolas visited it during his trip
in Siberia. In the so-viet times the chapel was destroyed and in 2003 it was
built anew and is now open to pa-rishioners.
The Buddhist Center «Rinpoche-Bagsha”. It was built in 2002 by the
Very Reverend Eshe-Lodoi Rinpoche and his associates with the blessing of Dalai
Lama the XIV. Besides religious activity the Center delivers a special training
course to all interested in learning the principles of Buddhism. There are
faculties of philosophy, tantrism and medicine. In the main hall there is the
largest gilded Statue of Buddha in Russia. It is five meters high.There is a
complex of eight suburgans (stupas) symbolizing the habitat of master spirit of
Ulan-Ude.
The temple “Khambyn Khure”. It is the residence of Pandido Khambo Lama
Damba Ayu-sheev who established it in 1994. It is a complex of several temples.
Suburgans, offices and utility houses. The main temple is devoted to Kalachakra
–Idam, Buddhist deity of the highest rank. There is a faculty Duinkhorwhere
students are taught the art of creating Mandala. There are unique Buddhist
relics: canonical manuscripts of Buddha and his disciples, gilded statue of
Buddha Shakyamuni, carved throne made of cedar devoted top Dalai Lama XIY,
Buddhist tanks (icons) devoted to twenty five Lords of Shambala.
The Women Buddhist temple «Zungon Darzhaling». It was built in 2000 at
the consulta-tion with Dalai Lama XIY. There is a Stupa with holy hallows –
blood and bone part of Bud-dha laid in it. In 2001 a big statue of Buddha
Shakyamuni, delivered from St. Petersburg was placed there. In 1913 the Statue
was brought to Russia from Tibet by a famous Buddhist Ag-van Dorzhiev.
The Arch “Tsar Gates” was built in 2006 in the upper Lenin Street on
its previous place. It was first built by merchants in the 19th century to
commemorate the visit of Nicolas, the Russian Crown prince.
The Sculpture composition “Mother Buryatia” is mounted in front of the
Buryat State
Opera and Ballet House and portrays a woman with “khadak” in her hands
symbolizing hospi-tality.
The Sculpture composition “Geser” is mounted at the Victory Prospect
near the bridge over the Uda river. Geser, folk hero in the epic “Geser Khan” is
portrayed sitting on his heavenly horse.
The Sculpture composition to «Sakhyanova and Abasheyev” is mounted at
the entrance to the Buryat State Opera and Ballet House. It is devoted to
prominent ballet dancers Larisa Sakhyanova and Petr Abasheev.
The Sculpture composition «Alexander Pushkin” is mounted near the
supermarket “Ju-bileyny” and is devoted to a famous poet of the 18th century
Alexander Pushkin.
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