"The city of the cross" orStavropolis a beautiful and rapidly developing town with enormous potential. Name and origins the city owes the construction of the fortifications in 1777, where chosen for the construction of the earth was found a stone cross. Since then, the "cross" called the castle itself, and soon the whole settlement. The modern city has excellent infrastructure. Here is the prestigious centers of education, medical and cultural institutions, theatres and many historical and architectural attractions. The pride of Stavropol are its numerous awards as the most comfortablecities of Russia. An important place among the monuments of Stavropol are the military memorials. So, at the Komsomolskaya hill is a memorial of Eternal Glory to the heroes who died during the Civil and great Patriotic war. Another memorial is located in a picturesque, secluded area of the city called "Cold spring". He was dedicated to the memory of the victims with a 30-x 50-e years of the XX century, victims of hunger, repression and war. The city's symbol is the angel, a figure which rises to 25 m. the Monument was erected in honor of the 225 anniversary of the founding of Stavropol. The largest collection of attractions can be found in the historic centre of the city on castle hill. Here is an ancient Cathedral and a monument was found once the stone cross, and a fragment of the fortress walls. Besides, it offers expansive views of the city and its surroundings – the rivers and ancient trees of the Taman forest. Among the Church buildings of Stavropol special magnificence stands St. Andrew's Cathedral, built in the late nineteenth century, where the parishioners come from all over the Stavropol territory. Another impressive religious structure – the Kazan Cathedral, was built in 1847, but unfortunately, now we can see only restored after the destruction by the Soviet authorities building. A monument of architecture and history is the assumption Cathedral, built also in the mid-nineteenth century. There are in the city and an active mosque with an ancient and very beautiful building. Another beautiful monument of architecture of Stavropol, which you should definitely see is Tiflis gate, erected in 1841.
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