Kaliningrad Travel Guide

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City Introduction

Kaliningrad is the westermost big city in Russia, and its history goes back more than 750. Many cultures and rulers have over the years influenced and developed the city to what it is today. There are sights from present-day Russia, from the former Soviet Union and from Kaliningrad’s past as German Königsberg.

There are several large squares in the city, and grand churches stand at some of them. Among them is the beautiful and centrally located Our Savior’s Cathedral, which overlooks the city and the newly constructed Victory Square with its gilded domes. The cathedral is a modern Russian Orthodox church, built with inspiration from ancient Russian church buildings.

In contrast to Our Savior’s golden domes is Königsberg Cathedral, which was the German cathedral until the end of World War II. The church was before the devastation in World War II the natural center of the district of Kneiphof, which today is history. The cathedral was also destroyed during World War II, but over the years it has been rebuilt.

There is series of impressive and beautifully produced monuments to see from the Soviet era, You can i.e. see a statue of the city’s namesake, Mikhail Kalinin, and a monument to the cosmonauts who put the city on the world’s space map. But can also see statues of Lenin, Karl Marx and of Mother Russia in the streets of Kaliningrad.

Top Attractions

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Kaliningrad

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour/Храм Христа Спасителя

In 1996, President Boris Yeltsin laid the foundation stone of Kaliningrad’s modern Orthodox cathedral, the largest church in the Kaliningrad region. The church has a beautiful and bright interior, and it is a modern version of classical architecture with gilded domes.

 

Museum of the World Ocean/Музей Мирового океана

This oceanographic museum is among the leaders in the world in its field. You can see an interesting exhibition and several ships such as the scientific research ship Vityaz/Витязь and a Soviet submarine.

 

Königsberg Cathedral, Kaliningrad

Königsberg Cathedral/Кафедральный собор Кёнигсберга

This is the rebuilt cathedral from the German Königsberg era, which was originally built in the 14th century. The church was built on the busy island of Kneiphof, while today it stands on its own in a park. You can see the tomb of the philosopher Kant at the cathedral.

 

Amber Museum/Музей Янтаря

The amber museum is one of the things to do during a visit to Kaliningrad. Almost all the world’s amber comes from the Kaliningrad region, and it is therefore natural that the museum with thousands of amber pieces in many decorations is located here.

 

Regional Museum of History and Art, Kaliningrad

The Regional Museum of History and Art/Областной Историко-Художественный Музей

This museum was founded in 1946, and since 1991 it has been housed in the former theater building Stadthalle from 1912. At the museum you can learn about history, art and nature in the Kaliningrad region.

Other Attractions

Victory Square, Kaliningrad

Victory Square/Площадь Победы

Kaliningrad’s victory square is formed by two squares, which before 1946 were called Siegesplatz and Hansaplatz. Today it is Kaliningrad’s modern center and it is a beautifully landscaped square with fountains, flowers and the modern Orthodox cathedral.

 

Königsberg Synagogue/Кёнигсбергская синагога

This synagogue was one of three in Königsberg. It opened in 1896, but was destroyed during the Night of Broken Glass in 1938. In 2011, reconstruction began, and 80 years after the destruction, the current building was inaugurated in 2018.

 

Stock Exchange, Kaliningrad

Stock Exchange/Фондовая Биржа

The stock exchange in what was then Königsberg was built in a northern Italian Renaissance style in the years 1870-1875. Heinrich Müller’s building was used as a stock exchange, but also for concerts, political meetings and other events.

 

Russian Baltic Sea Fleet Staff Building/Штаб балтийского флота РФ

The Russian Baltic Fleet is headquartered in the Kaliningrad region. The navy’s ships are based in Baltiysk, while the staff is based in this beautiful building with a statue of Peter the Great in front. Peter the Great was the founder of the Russian Navy.

 

The Fishing Village, Kaliningrad

The Fishing Village/Рыбная Деревня

In the middle of Kaliningrad, you can see a lighthouse with some buildings around it. It is part of the Fishing Village block, which with a number of houses stylistically resemble the architectural styles in Königsberg through time.

 

Cross Church/Крестовоздвиженская церковь

This church was built in the years 1930-1933 as the German Kreuzkirche. The church was not destroyed during World War II and is today Russian Orthodox with a fine redesign of the old church interior.

 

The Supreme Soviet, Kaliningrad

The Supreme Soviet/Дом советов

The Supreme Soviet was the ruling assembly of the Kaliningrad region during the time of the Soviet Union. On the site of Königsberg’s historic castle, this high-rise was built as the seat of the Supreme Soviet. However, the house was never completed.

 

Bunker Museum/Музей Блиндаж

In a German bunker, built in 1939, you can visit the bunker museum. Here you can see the bunker and information about the Soviet storm on Königsberg during the final phase of World War II.

 

King's Gate, Kaliningrad

King’s Gate/Королевские Ворота

The King’s Gate is probably the most beautiful of the old city gates from the Königsberg era. The gate was built in 1848 and is adorned with sculptures by King Ottokar II, King Friedrich I and Duke Albrecht.

 

Drama Theater/Драматический Театр

Kaliningrad’s elegant drama theater is the result of a beautiful Russian remodeling of the former German Queen Luise Theater, originally built in 1911-1912.

 

Monument to Kaliningrad's Cosmonauts, Kaliningrad

Monument to Kaliningrad’s Cosmonauts/Памятный знак землякам космонавтам

This is a monument to Kaliningrad’s Cosmonauts with famous Alexei Leonov in the lead. In 1965, Leonov became the first person to conduct a spacewalk.

 

Kaliningrad Puppet Theater/Калининградский Театр Кукол

Kaliningrad Puppet Theater is located in Kaliningrad’s Central Park in the former Queen Luise Memorial Church, built in neo-Romanesque style in 1901.

 

Amalienau, Kaliningrad

Amalienau/Амалиенау

Amalienau is a prime example of an exclusive suburb from Kaliningrad’s German past as Königsberg. Here you can see many of the fine mansions that were built in the early 1900s.

 

Central Market/Центральный рынок

This is Kaliningrad’s large and vibrant market where you can buy lots of different foods and other items. It’s just a matter of taking a look around the many shops located in the former trade fair buildings from the Königsberg era.

 

Wrangel Tower/Башня Врангеля

Wrangel Tower is one of the old fortress towers in the German defense ring of the city. The tower was built in 1853 and named after Field Marshal Heinrich Wrangel. From 1928 it has had other than military purposes.

Day Trips

Zelenogradsk, Russia

Zelenogradsk/Зеленоградск

Zelenogradsk is one of the popular seaside resorts on the coast north of Kaliningrad. The citizens of the big city come here in large numbers when the weather is for walks or a day at the beach. In the cozy town you can see a mix of German Baltic architecture and modern Russian buildings.

 

Kaliningrad Amber Factory/Калининградский янтарный комбинат

The world’s only amber mine is located near the town of Yantarny, from where most of the world’s amber is excavated. At the mine you can visit an observation platform from where you can see the excavations, and you can try your luck in a pile of amber-filled soil in the same place.

 

Svetlogorsk, Russia

Svetlogorsk/Светлогорск

The seaside resort of Svetlogorsk on the Baltic coast is one of the major excursion destinations from Kaliningrad. Here are old beautiful houses in green surroundings as well as of course beaches and the promenade along the Baltic Sea. The town’s many houses from the 19th century and the early 20th century are typical representatives of the German seaside town style.

 

The Second Defense Ring/Вторая линия обороны

In Prussian times, Königsberg was one of the most fortified cities in Europe, and it had a large garrison. In the 19th century, a number of forts were established that formed a defensive ring around the city. You can see several of the forts, of which No. 1 and No. 5 are open for visits.

 

Curonian Spit, Russia

Curonian Spit/Куршская Коса

The Curonian Spit is a national park that stretches from Russia in the south to Lithuania in the north. The starting point is the coastal city of Zelenogradsk, from where the main road through the area starts. The isthmus is very beautiful with varied nature and wildlife, and it is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Shopping

Akropol/Акрополь

ul. Profesora Baranova 34/ул. Профессора Баранова 34
akropolmall.ru

 

Europe/Европа

ul. Teatralnaya 30/ул. Театральная 30
europecentre.ru

 

Clover Citi-Centr/Кловер Сити-Центр

Pl. Pobedy 10/пл. Победы 10
clovercitycenter.ru

 

Mega/МЕГА

ul Uralskaya 18/ул. Уральская 18

 

Zapad 39/Запад 39

ul. Datjnaja 6/ул. Дачная 6
zapad39.ru

 

Shopping streets

Leninskij Prospekt/Ленинский проспект, Pl. Pobedy/пл. Победы, Prospekt Mira/Prospekt Мира

With Kids

Amusement park

Centralnom Parke/Центральном парке
Prospekt Pobedy 1/Проспект Победы 1

 

Puppet Theater

Kaliningradskyj Teatr Kukol/Калининградский Театр Кукол
Prospekt Pobedy 1/Проспект Победы 1

 

Zoological garden

Kaliningradskyj Zoopark/Калининградский зоопарк
Prospekt Mira 26/Проспект Мира 26
zoo.kaliningrad.net

 

Maritime and Oceans

Museum of the World Oceans/Музей Мирового океана
Naberezhnaja Petra Velikogo 1/Набережная Петра Великого 1
world-ocean.ru

 

Amber

Muzey Yantar/Музей Янтаря
Ploshad Marshala Vasilevskogo 1/Пл.
Маршала Василевского 1
ambermuseum.ru

Practical Links

Kaliningrad tourism

visitkaliningrafd.ru

 

Russia tourism

russiatourism.ru

 

Kaliningrad city transport

mkpkaliningrad-gortrans.ru

 

Russian Railways

rzd.ru

 

Kaliningrad Airport

kgd.aero

City History

Foundation of Königsberg

In the Prussian area lay several villages such as Lipnick and Sakkeim, as well as the fort of Twangste, which the German Order overcame and destroyed in 1255. It became the beginning of the present Kaliningrad, as the order established a new fortress and named it Königsberg after the Bohemian King Ottokar II. that funded the construction.

Königsberg Castle was thus a reality and the Germanic settlement with the later name Steindamm emerged northwest of the castle with the permission of the German Order.

The pagan compatriots conquered in 1255 besieged Königsberg seven years after their defeat. They fought against the conquerors and their Christianity of the area. The first settlement was destroyed on that occasion, but even before the end of the siege in 1265 a new one emerged south of the castle. It lay by the river and became the old town of Königsberg; Altstadt.

 

The Königsberg Fortress

During the siege of 1262-1265, the German Order of the German Order showed its strength. Despite years of siege, the fellows could not overcome the Germans, who could, among other things, receive supplies by river.

The importance of the castle and thus the fortress for the German colonization of the area was emphasized, and the city remained a heavily fortified German city until the last battles of World War II.

 

The city is growing

Altstadt settlement received commercial property rights in 1286 and was thus the leading city around Königsberg, although Steindamm was also located by the castle. The castle itself was also expanded continuously. In the early years it was made of wood, but from 1261 it was built in stone.

The Königsberg towns grew and more villages emerged. It applied to Löbenicht in the first place in the year 1300 and the Kneiphof in 1327, and each city had its own rights, markets, trade, fortresses and churches.

Most of the new citizens came from Germanic areas in present-day Northern and Eastern Germany. They brought with them their customs and dialects, but from the beginning the administrative languages ​​were Latin and High German, which was guaranteed by the German Order.

In 1309, Königsberg’s importance in the German Order was emphasized by the Order’s Grand Master taking up residence here. The Christian order also founded a cathedral in Kneiphof in 1326.

 

Medieval Altstadt

The central district was Altstadt, and around it grew suburbs and other cities in all directions. The Hufen, Laak, Lastadie and Lomse areas were also managed by Altstadt, which had also established magazines in Lastadie and Lomse.

In the years 1359-1370, a wall was erected around Königsberg’s Altstadt as well as the cities of Kneiphof and Löbenicht, and in the early centuries many bridges over the city’s river were also established. The first was Krämerbrücke, which connected Altstadt and Kneiphof. Internationally, several connections were also made during this time; the city joined the Hanseatic League in 1339.

 

The Thirteen Years’ War

In 1440, the cities of Altstadt and Kneiphof sent representatives to the Prussian federation, which was the beginning of a settlement with the German Order.

Thus, 1454-1466 it came to the Thirteen Years’ War, where these Königsberg cities allied themselves with the King of Poland against the Order. Andreas Brunau was mayor of Altstadt, and his goal was an autonomous city with control over Samland.

However, Altstadt and Löbenicht joined the German Order again and defeated the Kneiphof in 1455. Two years later, Grand Master Ludwig von Erlichshausen fled from Order Marienburg to Königsberg.

The war ended with the Second Peace in Thorn in 1466. With that, Prussia surrendered land to Poland, and Königsberg was formally governed by the Polish crown as a county.

 

Königsberg in the 1500s

With the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, Königsberg became predominantly Lutherans. Grand Master Albert of Brandenburg in 1525 secularized the remaining lands of the German Order, and he himself became a Protestant.

Albert became the first Duke of the newly established Prussian Duchy. Formally, Prussia and thus Königsberg remained subordinate to Poland, but the Prussian states allied themselves under Albert.

Culturally and commercially, there was also positive development in Königsberg. Duke Albert founded the city’s university in 1544, and politically enjoyed the city and the region a substantial autonomy with its own currency and German as its language. Exports consisted of furs, timber and wheat, among other things, and it generated considerable revenue.

As Swedish armies rushed through Brandenburg in the 1700s, the Hohenzollern’s court fled to Königsberg. Later, in the years 1656-1660, several peace agreements were concluded, and with them, Prussia gained independence from both Poland and Sweden. It also came to an association of Brandenburg and Prussia.

 

The city in the 1700s

At the beginning of this century, around 40,000 inhabitants lived in the various cities of Königsberg. Part of the city’s trade had long been amber, and in 1701 the production of the amber room, first installed at the Charlottenburg Castle in Berlin, started to be given to Russia’s Peter the Great in 1716 as a sign of Prussian-Russian peace and alliance.

1701 was also the year when Frederick I was crowned king of Prussia. The ceremony took place in Königsberg Castle. The country had now risen from duchy to kingdom, and although the primary royal residences lay in Berlin and Potsdam, Königsberg was for a time the formal capital.

On April 22, 1724, Immanuel Kant was born in Königsberg, and his philosophical career brought both him and the city into world history. In the same year the cities of Altstadt, Kneiphof and Löbenicht were combined into one city; thereby the big city of Königsberg was a reality.

In 1756, despite the intentions of the amber room in 1716, it came to war between Prussia and Russia. Russian troops came to the city and left it first in 1762. Among the visiting military people was the leader Alexander Suvorov.

By the end of the century, the population had reached 55,000, and there were more than 200 breweries in Königsberg.

 

Industrialization and new suburbs

The population continued to rise, and Königsberg was the ongoing capital of the various administrative divisions of which the East Prussian region was a part. In 1871, Königsberg and East Prussia became part of the united Germany.

The 19th century was not only political, trade and industry also grew sharply over the century. In 1860, the railroad between Berlin and St. Petersburg was opened, which helped to develop the city’s economy. Königsberg was also connected by rail with other cities such as Pillau and Insterburg.

Industries grew alongside the increased trade, and people moved to Königsberg. Suburbs such as Amalienau and Maraunenhof were established, and in 1900 lived 188,000. That figure had risen to 246,000 in 1914.

 

World Wars and USSR

The first half of the 20th Century came to prominence in World War II in much of Europe, and in only a few places were the consequences as noticeable as in Königsberg and East Prussia.

After World War I in the years 1914-1918, Königsberg was cut off from the rest of Germany when the Polish Corridor was established, which allowed Poland access to the sea around present-day Gdynia. Naturally, this presented challenges for the city and the region purely geographically.

The interwar period was the last time for peace in Königsberg’s densely-built center, where Altstadt, Löbenicht and Kneiphof housed the city’s castle, cathedral and other institutions.

That changed with World War II, where Königsberg was repeatedly exposed to aerial bombardments. From 1941, the Soviet Union carried out several missions, with the destruction intensified with British bombs in the summer of 1944. Lancaster aircraft first attacked on 27 August with no success in hitting the center. Three days later, the next voyage followed, and here the result was that about 20% of the city’s industry and 40% of the city’s housing was destroyed. The central districts were largely crushed.

The successful Soviet advance to Berlin in 1945 passed through Königsberg, which, as a historic fortress town, was ordered to be defended and held by German Adolf Hitler no matter what. After fierce fighting, Soviet troops occupied the city, which was estimated to be 90% destroyed at the end of the war.

 

The new Russia

After the end of World War II, German East Prussia was divided between Russia and Poland, and Königsberg became one of Russia’s westernmost metropolitan areas with a strategically good location on the Baltic Sea coast. Soviet head of state Mikhail Kalinin died at the time when a Russian name for the city was to be found, and in his honor Königsberg became Kaliningrad.

Kaliningrad city and region had to be repopulated, and people from all over the Soviet Union moved here, while remaining Germans were exiled.

 

New construction in Kaliningrad

As the only ice-free port on the Baltic Sea in the Russian Soviet Republic, Kaliningrad became the base of the Soviet Union’s Baltic Sea Fleet, and a large merchant fleet was also built in the area that was closed for entry during the Cold War due to military installations.

The city was rebuilt with new housing and large public buildings. The trams and railways began to run again, and Kaliningrad became a relatively prosperous region in the Soviet Union due not least to a very large military economy.

 

The Exclave in the West

Between the world wars of the 20th century, Königsberg was isolated from the fatherland, and that fate once again overtook the city in the new motherland.

With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kaliningrad was geographically separated from the rest of Russia, making access to the capital of Moscow not least difficult; especially after Poland and Lithuania’s accession to the European Union in 2004.

 

60th and 750th anniversary

In 2005, Kaliningrad celebrated two anniversaries. That year was 750 years ago when the German Order founded the castle of Königsberg, and it was also 60 years since Germany was defeated in World War II, which made Königsberg a Russian city.

Both were celebrated with a number of events and major new facilities, not least seen at the central Victory Square. It was the center of parades in the Soviet Union, and a statue of Lenin was the centerpiece. In connection with the anniversaries, the square was redone and the Orthodox Church of the Savior rose as a new center.

 

Kaliningrad today

Today’s Kaliningrad is characterized by new buildings throughout the city. Offices, apartments, malls and other things are shooting up, so the city is constantly changing its appearance. Among the new houses are both German and Soviet buildings as representatives of their time, and thus Kaliningrad with tourist eyes is a place where many cultures have visibly influenced the development.

The story is recounted in a distinguished way at the city’s historical museum, and many other cultural institutions, parks and amusements are also ready to welcome travelers. In 2018, Kaliningrad also became the center of the world’s footballing eyes as the city’s newly built stadium laid grass for several matches during the World Cup in soccer held in several cities in western Russia.

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In short

Overview of Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad is the westermost big city in Russia, and its history goes back more than 750. Many cultures and rulers have over the years influenced and developed the city to what it is today. There are sights from present-day Russia, from the former Soviet Union and from Kaliningrad’s past as German Königsberg.

 

There are several large squares in the city, and grand churches stand at some of them. Among them is the beautiful and centrally located Our Savior’s Cathedral, which overlooks the city and the newly constructed Victory Square with its gilded domes. The cathedral is a modern Russian Orthodox church, built with inspiration from ancient Russian church buildings.

 

About the upcoming Kaliningrad travel guide

  • Contents: Tours in the city + tours in the surrounding area
  • Published: Released soon
  • Author: Stig Albeck
  • Publisher: Vamados.com
  • Language: English

 

About the travel guide

The Kaliningrad travel guide gives you an overview of the sights and activities of the Russian city. Read about top sights and other sights, and get a tour guide with tour suggestions and detailed descriptions of all the city’s most important churches, monuments, mansions, museums, etc.

 

Kaliningrad is waiting for you, and at vamados.com you can also find cheap flights and great deals on hotels for your trip. You just select your travel dates and then you get flight and accommodation suggestions in and around the city.

 

Read more about Kaliningrad and Russia

 

Buy the travel guide

Click the “Add to Cart” button to purchase the travel guide. After that you will come to the payment, where you enter the purchase and payment information. Upon payment of the travel guide, you will immediately receive a receipt with a link to download your purchase. You can download the travel guide immediately or use the download link in the email later.

 

Use the travel guide

When you buy the travel guide to Kaliningrad you get the book online so you can have it on your phone, tablet or computer – and of course you can choose to print it. Use the maps and tour suggestions and you will have a good and content-rich journey.

Cathedrals • Cosmonauts • Pregolya River • Amber Museum • World Ocean

Overview of Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad is the westermost big city in Russia, and its history goes back more than 750. Many cultures and rulers have over the years influenced and developed the city to what it is today. There are sights from present-day Russia, from the former Soviet Union and from Kaliningrad’s past as German Königsberg.

 

There are several large squares in the city, and grand churches stand at some of them. Among them is the beautiful and centrally located Our Savior’s Cathedral, which overlooks the city and the newly constructed Victory Square with its gilded domes. The cathedral is a modern Russian Orthodox church, built with inspiration from ancient Russian church buildings.

 

About the upcoming Kaliningrad travel guide

  • Contents: Tours in the city + tours in the surrounding area
  • Published: Released soon
  • Author: Stig Albeck
  • Publisher: Vamados.com
  • Language: English

 

About the travel guide

The Kaliningrad travel guide gives you an overview of the sights and activities of the Russian city. Read about top sights and other sights, and get a tour guide with tour suggestions and detailed descriptions of all the city’s most important churches, monuments, mansions, museums, etc.

 

Kaliningrad is waiting for you, and at vamados.com you can also find cheap flights and great deals on hotels for your trip. You just select your travel dates and then you get flight and accommodation suggestions in and around the city.

 

Read more about Kaliningrad and Russia

 

Buy the travel guide

Click the “Add to Cart” button to purchase the travel guide. After that you will come to the payment, where you enter the purchase and payment information. Upon payment of the travel guide, you will immediately receive a receipt with a link to download your purchase. You can download the travel guide immediately or use the download link in the email later.

 

Use the travel guide

When you buy the travel guide to Kaliningrad you get the book online so you can have it on your phone, tablet or computer – and of course you can choose to print it. Use the maps and tour suggestions and you will have a good and content-rich journey.

Other Attractions

Victory Square, Kaliningrad

Victory Square/Площадь Победы

Kaliningrad’s victory square is formed by two squares, which before 1946 were called Siegesplatz and Hansaplatz. Today it is Kaliningrad’s modern center and it is a beautifully landscaped square with fountains, flowers and the modern Orthodox cathedral.

 

Königsberg Synagogue/Кёнигсбергская синагога

This synagogue was one of three in Königsberg. It opened in 1896, but was destroyed during the Night of Broken Glass in 1938. In 2011, reconstruction began, and 80 years after the destruction, the current building was inaugurated in 2018.

 

Stock Exchange, Kaliningrad

Stock Exchange/Фондовая Биржа

The stock exchange in what was then Königsberg was built in a northern Italian Renaissance style in the years 1870-1875. Heinrich Müller’s building was used as a stock exchange, but also for concerts, political meetings and other events.

 

Russian Baltic Sea Fleet Staff Building/Штаб балтийского флота РФ

The Russian Baltic Fleet is headquartered in the Kaliningrad region. The navy’s ships are based in Baltiysk, while the staff is based in this beautiful building with a statue of Peter the Great in front. Peter the Great was the founder of the Russian Navy.

 

The Fishing Village, Kaliningrad

The Fishing Village/Рыбная Деревня

In the middle of Kaliningrad, you can see a lighthouse with some buildings around it. It is part of the Fishing Village block, which with a number of houses stylistically resemble the architectural styles in Königsberg through time.

 

Cross Church/Крестовоздвиженская церковь

This church was built in the years 1930-1933 as the German Kreuzkirche. The church was not destroyed during World War II and is today Russian Orthodox with a fine redesign of the old church interior.

 

The Supreme Soviet, Kaliningrad

The Supreme Soviet/Дом советов

The Supreme Soviet was the ruling assembly of the Kaliningrad region during the time of the Soviet Union. On the site of Königsberg’s historic castle, this high-rise was built as the seat of the Supreme Soviet. However, the house was never completed.

 

Bunker Museum/Музей Блиндаж

In a German bunker, built in 1939, you can visit the bunker museum. Here you can see the bunker and information about the Soviet storm on Königsberg during the final phase of World War II.

 

King's Gate, Kaliningrad

King’s Gate/Королевские Ворота

The King’s Gate is probably the most beautiful of the old city gates from the Königsberg era. The gate was built in 1848 and is adorned with sculptures by King Ottokar II, King Friedrich I and Duke Albrecht.

 

Drama Theater/Драматический Театр

Kaliningrad’s elegant drama theater is the result of a beautiful Russian remodeling of the former German Queen Luise Theater, originally built in 1911-1912.

 

Monument to Kaliningrad's Cosmonauts, Kaliningrad

Monument to Kaliningrad’s Cosmonauts/Памятный знак землякам космонавтам

This is a monument to Kaliningrad’s Cosmonauts with famous Alexei Leonov in the lead. In 1965, Leonov became the first person to conduct a spacewalk.

 

Kaliningrad Puppet Theater/Калининградский Театр Кукол

Kaliningrad Puppet Theater is located in Kaliningrad’s Central Park in the former Queen Luise Memorial Church, built in neo-Romanesque style in 1901.

 

Amalienau, Kaliningrad

Amalienau/Амалиенау

Amalienau is a prime example of an exclusive suburb from Kaliningrad’s German past as Königsberg. Here you can see many of the fine mansions that were built in the early 1900s.

 

Central Market/Центральный рынок

This is Kaliningrad’s large and vibrant market where you can buy lots of different foods and other items. It’s just a matter of taking a look around the many shops located in the former trade fair buildings from the Königsberg era.

 

Wrangel Tower/Башня Врангеля

Wrangel Tower is one of the old fortress towers in the German defense ring of the city. The tower was built in 1853 and named after Field Marshal Heinrich Wrangel. From 1928 it has had other than military purposes.

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