THE BALTIC STATE UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER IMMANUIL KANT. 15 LOCATION: THE CITY OF GARDENS 14 км Universitetskaya St., 2. The rst stone of the university There is a “green belt” around the city. It was made in the end of XIX-beginning of XX centuries was laid in August of 1844 during the fest of 300 years according to the project of landscape architector Ernst Snider at the place of defensive of birth of the Koenigsberg University. Royal architect buildings. This belt is one of sightseeing of the city. F.A. Shtuler made a great building in Italian Revival style. University as a sightseeing can be visited from 12 to 16 hours. The real building without any THE PARK OF CULTURE AND REST “YOUTH”. decoration is saved until nowadays. 1 LOCATION: Telman St., 3. The territory of the park is in the city district of Koenigsberg named Traghaime. It was THE MONUMENT TO IMMANUIL KANT. 16 called after the Prussian settlement in the district of LOCATION: the High Lake. In 1920-30s the park was in English Universitetskaya St., 2. The rst monument to I. Kant style. The new life was given to park with the was set near his house since 50 years after his death. presentation of a new project “The rebuilding of the The sculpture was made in 1857 in Berlin. In 1945 the Youth” in 2004. The park was reconstructed by the original monument disappeared. In 90s thanks to spring of 2008. There were made works in rehabilitation and planting of the territory. countess Denhoff there was made the copy of the There were made some bridges across the Golubaya River, were built cafes, covered monument by Harold Haake. It was made in Germany. ice rink, carting trucks and new amusement rides. New monument stands at the entrance to the square before the university. THE HIGH POND. 2 LOCATION: THE CITY Proletarskaya St. – Telman St. The high pond is arti cial. It was made in 1270 by the Teutonic knights OF FORTRESS 9,5 км who bay the feeder of the Pregolya River with an earth dam. The pond was used for sh farming. “fter the The way shows us the defensive buildings making the second defensive perimeter. Its building reconstruction High pond shores have become a big was since 1843 to 1859. Also it shows transport buildings which were made by the perimeter recreational zone. There are sculptures of the walrus after arbor lost its meaning and was sold to the city by the military at the beginning of XX and seals made by German Tile. century. THE LOW POND. 3 THE WRANGLE TOWER. 1 LOCATION: LOCATION: THE WORLD OCEAN MUSEUM. Proletarskaya St. The low pond is arti cial. It was 9 THE CITY OF HISTORY 5,5 км LOCATION: Professor Baranov St., 2a. It was built in 1853. It is found in 1256 by the Teutonic knights who bay the The way acquaints us with the ancient part of city’s history and with its famous citizen – named after eld marshal Wrangle. He was feeder of the Pregolya River with an earth dam. The Naberezhnaya Petra Velikogo, 1. This museum is the Immanuil Kant. outstanding Prussian commander of cuirassier water from the pond was used for watering graffs of rst complex marine museum in Russia. Expositions garrison in Koenigsberg and the hero of the battle the castle. Also there was a watermill on the pond. It of the museum are dedicated to navigation, ora and near Preysish Ellau. Don Tower and this tower were gave the rst name to it. Low pond shores have fauna of the ocean, geology and hydrology. Also it THE VIEWING PLATFORM OF THE ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION used for attacking the enemy which was by the lake. become a big recreational zone. contains marine library and working ecological 1 These towers invert each other. station. You can see museum ships “Vityaz”, “Victor OF THE ROYAL CASTLE. LOCATION: Patsaev the Cosmonaut, submarine ”-413, sh THE PARK OF SCULPTURES. trawler SRT-129. Also you can see the collection of cannons and anchors, enjoy the Centralnaya square near the House of Soviets. The 4 THE DER DON TOWER. LOCATION: 2 collection of shell sh and corals. There are works of marine painters, ship plans and museum exposition in the open air was made on the LOCATION: territory of archeological excavation of the Royal Immanuil Kant’s Island. The park was founded in 1984 many other things. The excursion on the museum leaves apathetic no one. Castle ruins. It was built in 1255 by the order of the Marshal Vasilevsky Sq., 1. The tower was named after next to the Cathedral. There is a collection of Bohemian king Ottokar Przhemisl II who leaded the the Prussian eld marshal Don who took part in the sculptures of the second part of XX century. It has crusader’s campaign to the Prussia. Here you can learn war against Napoleonic France. It was built in 1858 as general name “The Man and the World”. The most part 10 THE BLINDAGE MUSEUM. about history of castle’s building and listen to the part of the Second Defensive perimeter of of sculptures is dedicated to famous people: artists, LOCATION: Koenigsberg. By the end of the century defensive politicians, poets and musicians. The main sightseeing different legends about mysterious underpass which Universitetskaya St., 1. This museum is in the bunker buildings became old and lost their military role. But of the park is valuable collection of tree species. It was found in 2006 by archeologists. where was the German headquarters since March of they were used during the World War II: the tower consists of more than 1000 specimen of rare trees and bushes. gave up the last one and nished the history of city and fortress storm. In 70ss there 1945. Also here General Otto Lyash made the decision was the only museum of amber here. of capitulation on 9 of April in 1945. The bunker is 7 2 THE WOOD BRIDGE. meters in depth. It has all the life support systems. LOCATION: THE SOUTHERN PARK. 5 Here you can enjoy the scenery of the war time. There LOCATION: Oktyabrskaya St. – Moscovskiy Pr. It is the oldest THE ROSGARTEN GATES. are a lot of diagrams and schedules describing bridge. It was built in 1404 and was connecting 3 Alleya Smelih, 2. the Southern Park was found in LOCATION: capturing the city by the Soviet Army. Altstadt and one of the subways of Lomse Island 1841. In 1927 it was reconstructed according to the (Oktyabrsky Island). The bridge was rebuilt in 1904. Marshal Vasilevsky Sq., 1. This gates were built in project of landscape architector Ernst Snider. 1852-1855. It was named after the region it was built Now it is standing further east than the old one and it Defensing arbor which lost its meaning was wooded THE THEATRE OF DRAMA. is reversed this way to the present days. There are - Rossgarten. On the city’s side there are medallions with valuable species. There were made squares, 11 LOCATION: emblems of Kneiphof on cast columns of the bridge. with portraits of generals Sharnost and Gnaisenau. alleys with hornbeam, oak, chestnut and harewood. The real hammered grates are present here. They were the heroes of the war against Napoleon. This wonderful landscape park is one of the biggest Mira Pr., 4. The theatre got love and support of citizens The gates are standing on the way which was used for in the city. for its classic and modern plays. It takes part in a transportation of the Amber Cabinet to the Russian different festivals in Russia and all around the world. Tsar Peter I in 1717. The cabinet was given to Peter I as a present from Prussian king 3 THE CHURCH OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS. The theatre got its new building in 1960. It was rebuilt LOCATION: Frederick Wilhelm I. THE VICTORY PARK. building of an old German theatre of drama with big 6 General Pavlov St., 2. The Protestant Church of the Cross LOCATION: hall. was built in 1933 by the project of Arthur Kikton. It is one THE DEFENSIVE BARRACK “CROWN PRINCE”. Gornaya St. The park was found in 3 of May in 2000. It of the last monuments of the Lutheran art of building of 4 LOCATION: adjoins to the memorial to 1200 guardsmen from the pre-war period. The main architectural detail of the western part. There is a mass grave of soviet warriors western side of the church is the huge habitacle. Its Litovskiy val St., 38. The defensive barrack Crown THE REGIONAL THEATRE OF PUPPETS. on the territory of the park. 12 surface is decorated by the panel of majolica with a big Prince was built in 1843-1849 according the project LOCATION: cross. Now it is used as a orthodox church. of the group of architectors under Ludwig von Aster. The barrack was for the first royal grenade regiment. Victory Pobedy Pr., 1. The basis of theatre’s repertory It was the privileged one. After the World War I the is plays for children made on the basis of Russian, German and English authors’ stories. The theatre took 4 THE HONEY BRIDGE. regiment was dismantled and barrack was used for police of Koenigsberg, storages and different city THE CENTRAL PARK OF CULTURE AND REST. part in international festivals in Byelorussia, Poland, LOCATION: 7 departments. LOCATION: Germany and Lithuania. For many years it grew into Oktyabrskaya St. – Kant St. The pregoer of this bridge cultural center for children with lots of fests and was built in 1542.