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The City Of Kostromaat all times attracted investors (merchants), politicians and Ministers of art, artisans, intellectuals, and pilgrims. Wonderful Russian nature, rich in various resources contributed to the rapid development of the region. Here worked outstanding woodworkers and carvers, architects, jewelers, masters of textile art, well-developed trade and production. In our day – Kostroma has a major river port on one of the most important waterways of Europe - the Volga. In addition, this ancient Russian city, has seen on its way and the Kievan Rus and the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, has unique historical, architectural and cultural heritage. The city boasts a unique architectural ensemble and a large number of preserved old buildings, among which the chief ornament of the town is the Fire tower, the Guardhouse, the walls of which houses an amazing collection of weapons and Shopping arcades. All these objects were built in the XVIII-XIX centuries, and are valuable architectural monuments of the classicism epoch. These buildings belong to the complex of the Kostroma Historical-architectural and art Museum-reserve. It also included an outstanding Romanovsky Museum, housed in an elegant building in the style of Russian art Nouveau. Here is a big collection of exhibits dedicated to the Romanov dynasty, as well as valuable works of art, donated to the Museum from the Hermitage Museum, a unique collection of paintings, graphics, sculptures and porcelain, of the exposition devoted to the Russian nobility, and the history of the Kostroma nobility for supremacy. Another object of the Museum complex is the Building of the Noble Assembly, was originally a residential mansion of a merchant, and later converted into meeting rooms, with magnificent stucco decoration of facades and interiors, and unique cast-iron staircase. In our days, and here you can see the exposition telling about life of the city and Kostroma nobles before the Revolution, and also about the visit of Nicholas II. For children and adults in the building are interactive lectures on the history of the nobility, works of theater and art clubs for pupils and students. Interesting story about the development of folk Handicrafts, weaving and braiding from birch bark, to tell the Museum "Peter's toy" and the Museum of flax and bark. Arriving in Kostroma, you should also visit the Museum of the Kostroma jewelry factory, Museum hypation Sloboda. And a wonderful children's museums dedicated to the snow maiden and the tale of the magical forest. To have a holistic view about the city, you should visit Kostroma churches and monasteries.