Description of the attraction
On the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, 9 km from the city of Karakol, there is an interesting park, on the territory of which you can find a museum and the grave of the famous traveler and scientist Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalsky. There is also a monument to this outstanding researcher and discoverer of a number of animal species.
The museum was established in Karakol, the place where Przhevalsky died of typhoid fever on November 1, 1888 during his last expedition to Central Asia. He fell ill from drinking unboiled water. His last wish was to rest on the shores of the beautiful Issyk-Kul Lake. Przewalski's will was fulfilled. The scientist was buried on a high cliff above the lake surface. In 1889, a year after the death of the scientist, Karakol was named Przhevalsky. Now this city has returned to its former name.
The park has a majestic 9-meter-high monument in honor of Przewalski. It is a rock on which a bronze eagle is frozen. There is also a map of the region, where the routes of the traveler's expeditions are marked. A bas-relief with the profile of a scientist is installed on the rock.
The Przewalski Museum was opened in 1957. The building is built in the form of a ring, so that during the excursion it would be convenient for visitors to inspect the local exhibits. Here are maps, archival documents, stuffed animals, artifacts discovered by Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalsky and his companions during his travels in Asia. The personal belongings of the scientist are of particular interest.
On the territory of the park-reserve there is also a small Orthodox church and the tomb of the local scientist Khusein Karasayev, marked with a monument.
