One of the largest cities in southern Russia is Krasnodar. The administrative, historical, cultural center of the Kuban in recent years has been dynamically developing, rebuilding and landscaping. The streets and squares of Krasnodar are diverse.
It combines historical buildings and modern skyscrapers, in the squares that appeared many centuries ago, modern architectural structures are being erected. It only decorates the city and makes it unique.
Red Street
The central street of the city stretched for five kilometers. It is from here that all the hiking trails of Krasnodar begin. Here is the largest concentration of interesting objects, attractions, and entertainment. On weekends and holidays, part of the street is blocked for road transport and turns into a pedestrian zone. Then concert venues begin to work here, street musicians play, dancers perform. It is Red Street and the adjoining Theater Square in Krasnodar - the busiest place in the city.
Red street was named long before the revolutionary events. It only says that the townspeople have always considered her beautiful and proud of her. The main attractions of Krasnodar are located along it. Here are the administrative city and regional institutions, and such cultural objects as the Central Concert Hall, the library to them. Pushkin, Art Museum. Kovalenko, musical theater, squares and shopping centers, monuments and sculptural compositions. On its way, Red Street crosses the main square of Krasnodar, Teatralnaya.
theatre square
This famous place of the city got its current name thanks to the Gorky Drama Theater built here. Its former name was “October Revolution Square”. The contour of the square is created by such objects as the City Hospital (Yekaterinodar fortress), drama theater, city hall, and the “building with a clock”. In the past, the townspeople made an appointment not at the October Revolution Square (the name never stuck), but at the city hall or under the clock.
The memorial place of Krasnodar Square is a monument to the Cossacks of the Kuban. Destroyed during the years of Soviet power, it was restored at the initiative of local residents in 1999.
The main decoration of the square is the plane fountain installed here in 2011. The largest in the south of the country and the most unusual in design, it attracts the attention of citizens and tourists. 350 jets rise to the height of a nine-story building, creating unusual configurations in its movement. This water dance is accompanied by classical music, and in the dark, illuminated by different lights.
The Theater Square of Krasnodar is the venue for all city festivals, exhibitions, fairs. Here is the Victory Parade and great New Year festivities.
Pushkin Square
Red street on its way crosses another famous square in the city. From it you can begin acquaintance with Krasnodar, as this is the first attraction from the beginning of the street. This is a new area that has recently appeared as a result of landscaping. Previously, there was a pedestrian street full of stalls and stalls.
Today, young people spend their time here with pleasure. Concerts, festivals, and specialized fairs are organized for them. During the holidays, a temporary stage is established on the square.
The contour of the square is created by such significant objects as the largest library in the regional scale named after Pushkin, the oldest museum, the Philharmonic of the Cossack Choir, the cozy Catherine Square with a monument to the Empress.
Monument to A. S. Pushkin
In the center of Pushkin Square in Krasnodar stands a monument to the great poet. It was installed in 2009, on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Sergeevich.
Thanks to this event, the square acquired its current appearance, flowers and trees were planted, and places for recreation were arranged. The author of the monument is the sculptor V. A. Zhdanov, the architect was V. I. Karpychev.