A settlement on the site of the modern city of Lyubertsy was formed at the beginning of the 17th century. The impetus for the development of the settlement was given by the appearance of railway communication. Currently, the city of Lyubertsy is a large industrial center with a large number of people. On its streets you can meet not only local residents, but also guests. People come here to see the sights of Lyubertsy related to its life and history. This article will talk about some of them.
Monument to the heroes of helicopter pilots
To win the wars use different fighting vehicles. One of them is a helicopter. Mi-24, which participated with its counterparts in the Afghan, Chechen and other wars, found its rest on a high stele in the city of Lyubertsy. A monument was erected on the street of Warriors-Internationalists.
It is not without reason that this city was chosen for the installation of a monument so rare for our country. After all, military helicopters are assembled and tested here. But this monument, in addition to paying tribute to the combat vehicle, also recalls the helicopter pilots who died during the war.
House of N. A. Cruming
An unusual building in the Art Nouveau style, built at the beginning of the 20th century, is the hallmark of the city. Not all sights of Lyubertsy were honored to be reconstructed. And on the house of Crumming they changed the roof, restored the spiers, carried out restoration work, as a result of which he began to fully correspond to his historical era.
This was necessary to do, because after the owner left his home, it was converted into a manger, and then several times changed its purpose. Currently, the house of N. A. Cruming has been transferred to the city museum, which periodically arranges exhibitions of things from the home of a well-known manufacturer, including a buffet, piano, gramophone, writing instruments and much more.
Crumming began its activities in 1911. Initially, he was a representative of The International Harvester Company-Chicago, but in 1914 he became the manager of a factory producing agricultural machinery. In Soviet times, N. A. Crumming closely communicated with V. I. Lenin, who even stayed at his house when he came to hunt. The address of the building is st. Red, d. 1.
Church of the Trinity
In the former village of Natashino, which is now part of the city, there is an interesting architectural monument. Sights Lyubertsy is not only ancient buildings, but also temples. The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity is noteworthy in that it was built on the donations of the summer owners.
Natashino at the beginning of the 20th century was a holiday village. The owners of the sites were not able to visit the temple often because of their inconvenient location. Therefore, first contacting the Moscow Spiritual Consistory, and then creating a church commission, they began to collect donations for the construction of the church.
When the money was raised, a beautiful wooden church was built (together with a house for the clergy), which survived the difficult years of unbelief and devastation.
Currently, the temple acts in the same way as the parish school located at it. The Trinity Church of the Life-Giving is located at: st. Uritsky, d. 1.
Camping
Also attractions of Lyubertsy are parks. People like to relax in nature, even ate they live in the city. Therefore, Natashinsky Park, located in the northern part of the city, attracts a large number of local residents and guests of Lyubertsy. On its territory of 30 hectares there is enough space for walking and entertainment, especially since it has ponds where you can ride boats and catamarans.
The park was founded in the 60s of the last century. One of its sights is a monument to Mikhail Mitrofanov, who saved over fifty people at the cost of his life - the passengers of a bus that lost control. On the territory of Natashinsky park attractions, cafes, even a fountain. Citizens are happy to rest there with their children.
Tomilinsky forest park
If the territory of Natashinsky Park seems not large enough, you can drive a few kilometers from the city to the village of Tomilino. Near it is a natural zone of 3522 hectares. This is Tomilinsky forest park. It was created at the beginning of the 20th century. People often come here to relax and get acquainted with the rich flora of the middle strip. Coniferous and deciduous trees, herbs grow on the territory of the park, birds and animals live, there are water bodies. There are also sand pits, which produce quartz sand. Also in the park there are quarries designed to extract limestone.
Modern attractions of Lyubertsy
Fans of the Lyube group undoubtedly closely monitor the work of their favorite team, and it is no secret for them that in 2015 a monument was opened in this city in honor of the legendary group on Smirnovskaya Street. Interestingly, the sculptural composition consists of two characters. The first depicts the lead singer of the group Nikolai Rastorguev with a guitar in his hand, and the second - the figure of a woman with dumbbells in her hand, sitting on a bench.
It’s not difficult to guess that this is the heroine of the famous song “Dusya aggregate”. The monument is erected in this city for a reason. The very first performance of the group took place in the local House of Culture. Nikolai Rastorguev was born in Lyubertsy and subsequently received the title of honorary resident of this city.
Here, at School No. 10, the first moulder-foundry specialist, the world's first cosmonaut Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin, received his first specialty. Therefore, a monument was erected near it in 1984. It is a ball and ribbon connected in a circle, symbolizing the flight around the Earth, decorated with a star. On this circle is Gagarin in a suit of an astronaut. One hand is raised up, symbolizing the aspiration of man into space, and the second is lowered down, recalling the return to his native Earth. This monument was repeated in London by architect A. Novikov. The address of the monument is October Avenue, 136.
Sights of Lyubertsy are not limited to this. It has old manors, a memorial and a museum of local lore, and much more. Come to this cozy city located near Moscow to personally experience its charm.