The bridge across the ravine Gleboki. Saratov webcam online

Saratov,Russia, the city which has passed a long way of development, has become the largest cultural and industrial center of the Russian Federation. Main street is also marked by a great history and many monuments. Gleboki the ravine was formed even before the emergence of Saratov, during the defense from the attacks of the ravine played a key role in making the city more secure. Received a ravine named in honor of Governor Michael Glebychevo. Glubokova at the mouth of the ravine flowed the river Maibalyk, which exists to this day. The first mention of the ravine indicate card of Adam Olearius, 1639. Old maps of Saratov in the eighteenth century the ravine was rooted in the Collective farm square, where the Volga became Maybalyk. In the early 20th century, at the mouth of the ravine even went to small vessels, even had ideas about the construction of the canal across the ravine, but in 1960, the river was turned into the city collector, and the ravine itself is enclosed in a concrete slab. To date, a large part of the built up or covered, but in the urban landscape can be very easy to learn. The first bridge built in Saratov was through Lebedev ravine in 1773, which still exists today, only more hardened. In ancient time, near the ravine was built one-storey wooden houses, as a rule they lived by the peasants or poor families. Today, these areas have remained architectural monuments – Trinity Cathedral, the Museum of Pavel Kuznetsov.