Description of the attraction
On the central square of the city of Togliatti, there is a memorial complex dedicated to the founders of the city. It is located on the site of a monument in honor of the builders, which has not been built since 1977. In 1999, the idea of a memorial sign to city planners was revived again by announcing a competition for the best project. In 2000, a new project of the architectural complex "City Creators" was adopted.
The center of the constructed complex is the sculpture of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, opened and consecrated on November 5, 2004. The height of the sculpture on a granite pedestal is four meters. Nicholas the Wonderworker is depicted sitting on a stone, in one hand he holds the Bible, with the other he distributes a blessing.
The author of the idea of the monument to the “Creators of the City” is the Togliatti sculptor AI Rukavishnikov, who chose an image for the monument from the history of the local region. Since 1842, having established the main throne of the Wonderworker Nicholas in the 55-meter bell tower at the Trinity Cathedral in the old city, the saint began to be considered the patron saint of Stavropol (now the city of Togliatti).
Behind the monument, in 2006, a belfry with a clock was built, thanks to which a melodic bell ringing is heard over the central square of the city every hour.
The area around the architectural complex was ennobled: they laid out flower beds, put benches and lit with lanterns. The architectural complex "City Creators" is a memory of the people who created the city of Togliatti.
