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Yekaterinburg is the fourth-largest city in Russia, the largest city in the Ural Federal District, and one of Russia's main cultural and industrial centres. Yekaterinburg has been dubbed the "Third capital of Russia", as it is ranked third by the size of its economy, culture, transportation and tourism.
Yekaterinburg, Russia. Yekaterinburg is the thinking tourist's city, jam-packed with libraries, theaters and museums, plus seemingly out of place monuments that pay homage to entities like Michael Jackson and a keyboard. The beautiful Yekaterinburg Circus building is an intricate lace dome that arches over seating for 2600 spectators.
Yekaterinburg is the thinking tourist's city, jam-packed with libraries, theaters and museums, plus seemingly out of place monuments that pay homage to entities like Michael Jackson and a keyboard. The beautiful Yekaterinburg Circus building is an intricate lace dome that arches over seating for 2600 spectators.
Jun 26, 2024 · Yekaterinburg, city and administrative center of Sverdlovsk region, west-central Russia. The city lies along the Iset River, which is a tributary of the Tobol River, and on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains, slightly east of the border between Europe and Asia.
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- Visit the commemoration site of Romanov sainthood. Come and visit the site of the commemoration of the Romanov sainthood – the Church on Blood in Honour of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land.
- Celebrate technology at Keyboard Monument. Featuring a QWERTY/JCUKEN keyboard, the Keyboard Monument is an outdoor sculpture created by Anatoly Vyatkin.
- Enjoy the masterpieces at Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts. Considered to be the largest fine arts museum in the Urals, the Ekaterinburg Museum showcases exhibits some as old as the 14th century.
- Explore the grand Rastorguyev-Kharitonov Palace. Come and uncover hidden secrets and learn more about the history of Rastorguyev-Kharitonov Place. This grand palace was built on the infamous “Annunciation Hills” in the Urals.
Gem rush, miners’ mythology, the execution of the Romanovs, the rise of Russia's first president, Boris Yeltsin, and legendary gangster feuds of the 1990s – Yekaterinburg is not only Russia's fourth-largest city, it is like a piece of conceptual art with a fascinating historical subtext.
Yekaterinburg ( Russian: Екатеринбу́рг yee-kuh-tee-reen-BOORG) is the capital of Sverdlovsk Oblast of Russia. A city of over 1.3 million inhabitants, it is a center of industry and culture in the broader Urals region, and the 4th largest city in the country after Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Novosibirsk.