In the nineteenth century, steam shipping began to develop in Tsaritsyn, and the Volga bank began to grow overgrown with warehouses and berths. Numerous trade routes passing along the river played an important role in the city's economy, and therefore attempts to improve the coastal zone were regularly made. But only in the first third of the twentieth century the first improved areas appeared and the Volgograd embankment appeared on the city map. Then she was considered the best in the Volga region. The Great Patriotic War and the Battle of Stalingrad left the embankment no chance to survive, and therefore in the 50s of the last century it was rebuilt.
The main decoration of the Volgograd embankment was a wide multi-span staircase with a symmetrical colonnade and lanterns, and the structure itself was designed in the form of two tiers, the upper of which adjoined residential areas, and the lower one - to the water.
Excursion along the Volga coast
There are many monuments on the Volgograd embankment, each of which has its own history and artistic value:
- An armored tanker, a heroic participant in the Battle of Stalingrad "/> One of the oldest monuments in the city is a monument to pilot Kholzunov, erected on the Volgograd embankment in 1940 and miraculously survived the war.
- The monument to Peter the Great appeared on the banks of the Volga in 1990, and the monument in honor of Saints Peter and Fevronia - in 2012.
The list of attractions on the embankment is not limited to this, and the guides invite you to take a walk to the largest river station in Europe or admire the building of the 19th century, which still houses a working water pump.
Curious on a note
The central concert hall on the Volgograd embankment is famous for its unique organ. It was brought in 1982 from the Czech Republic and has tremendous musical possibilities. So that the proximity to the river did not cause operational problems, a special foundation project was used during the construction of the concert hall.
The river station is the largest of its kind in Europe and the largest in terms of passenger turnover among other Volga stations. The waiting room can accommodate 700 people at the same time, and six vessels can moor to the berths at once.
