In the picturesque corner of the Karelian Isthmus, 50 kilometers from St. Petersburg on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, lies the beautiful city of Zelenogorsk. The sights of the city are unique architectural structures, monuments, museums, parks and beautiful lakes. Arriving in this amazing place, every tourist will get a lot of unforgettable impressions. Compared to other suburbs of St. Petersburg, Zelenogorsk has a unique atmosphere. Despite all climatic deficiencies, he proudly bears the status of a resort town.
What to see in the city of Zelenogorsk? Religious sites are perhaps the most impressive. One of these is the Lutheran Church of the Transfiguration. Her building was built according to the plan of the Finnish architect Stenbeck. The temple regularly hosts concerts of classical music. The church has a small Finnish cemetery. In the immediate vicinity of the temple is a monument to Reconciliation. It is dedicated to all those who participated in the Soviet-Finnish war.
The sights of Zelenogorsk in the Leningrad Region can be supplemented by an equally impressive structure. This is the church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. This temple was built in 1880. A little later a bell tower was attached to it. During the war, the temple was badly damaged and lost its original purpose. Only in 1989, after restoration, the first divine service was performed here. The modern building is a multi-domed temple, the exterior walls of which are plastered and painted white. It accommodates up to 800 parishioners.
In addition to the architectural structures that Zelenogorsk is famous for, sights include many museums on its list, the most popular of which is the Retro Car Museum, located in the southern part of Zelenogorsk Park. Here is a unique collection of cars of domestic and foreign brands, a variety of models of motor vehicles. In total there are more than 150 species, each in working condition.
If you drive into Zelenogorsk along the Primorsky highway, you cannot help but see the fountain, the decoration of which is a bronze sculpture of a girl with a fish.
What else to see when arriving in Zelenogorsk? The sights of this city will continue with unique monuments, including the Monument to George Vitsin. It is installed on the central alley of the Zelenogorsk park. Probably in no city you will not meet the Monument to the Dachshund. A bronze figure appeared in the city in 2002, and subsequently became a kind of symbol of this locality. No less unique is the Bread Monument installed on Lenin Avenue. It is a granite pedestal 80 centimeters high, on which lie bronze bakery products. One of a kind is the monument “Boot of an unnamed summer resident”, which is a forged sculptural composition.
The Leningrad Region, Zelenogorsk in particular, is famous for its many lakes. The most popular are Lakes Chertovoe, Shchuchye, Dolgoe and Beauty. All of them are quite clean, surrounded by pine forests, so they often become an object for a picnic.