The Volgograd webcam broadcasts a view of the Volzhsky ice arena in real time.
It is located in the shopping center "Stroygrad", which is located in the heart of the city. Online you can watch what is happening at the rink and estimate the number of visitors.
Volgograd, whose webcams are available on the site, was founded in 1589.
Although the first settlement on the left bank of the Volga appeared as early as 1555, it was soon moved to the right bank and given the name Tsaritsa. In 1925, the city was renamed Stalingrad, and in 1961 it began to bear its current name Volgograd.
Since the most important page in the history of the city is the Great Patriotic War, most of the sights and monuments are associated with it. One of these is the panorama museum "Battle of Stalingrad". It consists of 8 halls, 4 dioramas, library, triumphal, panoramic and pre-panoramic halls. There is also a cinema hall, military equipment and the ruins of a mill.
After the end of the war, in 1948, the cultural institution opened its doors for the first time. Then it was called the Tsaritsyn Museum of Defense named after. Stalin. The first expositions were based on the evidence collected by the city authorities. Throughout its history, the museum has been renamed several times and even moved to a building that was built at the landing site of the 13th Guards Rifle Division. The museum in Volgograd, whose webcams allow you to walk around the city online, received its current name in 1982. This happened largely due to the fact that a panorama was opened here this spring. In 2011, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the institution was recognized as a particularly valuable object of cultural heritage.
Actually, the panorama is the most interesting part of the museum. Its area is 2 thousand square meters. m. The canvas is made of linen and weighs about 1 ton. It took 7 Soviet artists 2 years to paint it. The artistic canvas depicts the events of January 26, 1943. On this day, the Soviet and fascist armies met on the slope of Mamayev Kurgan.
The museum's funds contain thousands of exhibits. Among them, you can find many visual sources that were made by front-line correspondents; graphics, sculpture, painting; collections of orders and medals; gifts from foreign figures, which serve as recognition of the feat of Stalingraders. In addition, here you can see weapons and military equipment, things, banners, documents.
The employees of the museum in Volgograd, whose webcams make it possible to see the city online, are engaged in scientific and educational activities.
So, the biographies of the dead and missing defenders are collected, as well as the stories of their descendants about them. Projects dedicated to memorable dates and events of the Great Patriotic War are being created.