On the Vyatka River lies the city of Kirov - a small regional center 900 kilometers northeast of Moscow. Among its attractions and memorable places are often called the Alexander Garden and the embankment. In Kirov, it bears the name of the writer Alexander Grin.
Dymkovo, peat and "Scarlet sails"
Vyatka is famous for the famous painted Dymkovo toy, rich reserves of peat and the fact that Assol and Gray, the creator of the magical land of Greenland, once invented on its shores. The name of the writer was immortalized in the name of the Kirov embankment, which stretches in green squares along the river bank.
The author of "Scarlet Sails" meets his readers at the entrance to the embankment. A bust of Alexander Green in 2000 was installed here for the birthday of the writer. Walking a little further along the embankment, guests of Kirov can see several more architectural monuments and memorial signs:
- On the site of the destroyed red-stone Fyodorovsky church with thirteen domes, a wooden church has been built today. At the foot of the temple there is a plate with a reminder that a "Time Capsule" was laid on this place for posterity. It contains samples of products from Kirov factories, and the opening of the capsule will take place only in 2074.
- The memorial complex of the Eternal Flame is located at the intersection of the Kirov embankment with Moskovskaya Street. The 12-meter obelisk is dedicated to the memory of those who fell in the Great Patriotic War.
- The monument to the victims of political repression by the Kirov sculptor appeared in the park on the embankment in 2008.
You can climb the steps of the stairs from the embankment to the Holy Dormition Trifonov Monastery.
In honor of Emperor Alexander
Even the entrance gate to this Kirovsky garden is a real work of architectural art. They were designed in 1825 by Alexander Vitberg, who was in exile in Vyatka. He was inspired by the visit to the city of Emperor Alexander I and the decision of the authorities to plant a garden in honor of this important event for the province.
The Aleksandrovsky Garden on the Kirov embankment is not just a walking place for its residents, but also a city landmark. In addition to the entrance gates to the park, the state protects two wooden rotunda pavilions, carved according to the drawings of a local architect in 1835, and an old stone bridge.
The landscape ensemble of the Alexander Garden on the embankment in Kirov is considered an example of park architecture in the style of provincial classicism.
