Hug The Pond. 300 Years on Iset River

From 1 200₽ per person

Category:

Culture

Subcategory:

Unique author's tours

Description

Type: Single-day activity
Duration: 2 hours
* The city Pond is the center of Yekaterinburg, its most recognizable view and a place where you can take many beautiful photos of the city and yourself against its background. The presence of a pond, a dam and a factory has been a distinctive feature of every Ural factory settlement since 1700, and Yekaterinburg is no exception in this. However, Yekaterinburg compares favorably with other cities in the Urals: in 300 years it has traveled from a fortress to a megalopolis, and traces of this history can be found on the shores of its pond. During the tour, the participants: - they will find out why dams were built on the Ural rivers and which factory pond is the largest in the Urals; - they will make sure that the precepts of the founding father of the city, Willim Gennin, are more alive than all the living; - they will look at architectural examples of classicism, eclecticism, modernism, avant-garde, constructivism, modernism and kaprom - all major urban styles; - they will try to understand why all the residences of the rulers of the Urals were located on the embankment of the pond; - they will find out the details of how Yekaterinburg became a city of demons and why hugs are a trademark of Yekaterinburg. The tour can take place at any time of the day. In the evening, the backlight turns on, turning the embankments into a casket with brightly shining gems. On the route, you can visit the Yeltsin Center, coffee shops, and the March photo gallery.
Available languages

Russian

Group type

Private

Age restrictions

Kids are allowed

Training level

Not required

Transfer

Transfer not included

Details

Included

telegram bot with photos

stop to buy tea/coffee

visit to the Yeltsin Center

reading guides for a group of over 3 people

Excluded

ticket to the March photo center

Requirements for the participant

clothes according to the weather

comfortable warm shoes

Recommend to bring

hat/scarf in case of wind

thermocup with a hot drink from the coffee shop in the tower

Restrictions

the route is difficult for people with limited mobility

Starting point

* The water tower on the Dam (Gorky str., 4b). Nearby is the Labor Square, the monument to the founders of the city, the Museum of Nature.

Finish point

* Photographic center "March", 8 Marta str., 1

How to get

* Walking distance from all hotels in the city center. The nearest public transport stop is the Musical Comedy Theater and Gorky Street

Центр авторских экскурсий "Екбгуляем"
Центр авторских экскурсий "Екбгуляем"
Organizer
Екбгуляем - сообщество экскурсоводов в Екатеринбурге, предлагающих авторские экскурсии по разным локациям города и Урала. Наша миссия: помогать понять, за что можно город любить. Сообщество объединилось в 2019 году. Участники Екбгуляем - люди с богатым жизненным опытом, представители разных профессий (журналисты, дизайнеры, преподаватели, культурные проектировщики и т.д.), часть экскурсоводов имеют степень кандидатов наук. Мы работаем с индивидуальными туристами, жителями города, а также готовы проводить групповые экскурсии для корпоративных заказчиков. Мы готовим каждую экскурсию под конкретного заказчика и готовы браться за новые темы и направления. Каждая экскурсия - это результат серьёзной исследовательской работы в архивах, сбор личных историй (true story), подборки уникальных документов и фотографий.

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