Main sights of Kostroma are:

Monument of Russian architecture XVII in, constructed on money of a merchant of Cyril Isakov. This merchant traded in a paint with England. Once, assorting the received paint, in one of kegs the merchant has found gold. Here on this money the church also has been constructed.

The monastery has based in 1330 the Tatar prince Chetom, ancestor Годуновых. Here are buried-founder Chet and Ivan Susanin who has given a life for the tsar. In monastery territory the set of historical constructions - the Troitsk cathedral (1652), chambers of boyars of Romanovs, звоница, constructed on means Godunovih and many other things has remained. Within the precincts of a monastery there is Kostroma an incorporated istoriko-architectural memorial estate "Ipatevsky monastery" and a museum of wooden architecture.

Earlier it was three monasteries: the Bogojavlensky man's, Krestovozdvizhensky and Anastasiinsky female. The founder of the first aged man Nikita, the pupil of Saint Serge is considered. After a fire in 1847 the man's monastery has been abolished and transferred in conducting female Krestovozdvizhensky. The monastery has been based in XV century by the first wife Ivan Grozny AnastasiyaRomanovna. In 1764 it has been abolished, and nuns are translated in the Krestovozdvizhensky monastery. In ten years the monastery has been restored on a former place under the name of Epiphany. Nowadays the monastery is operating.

The largest remained trading complex of Russia of the end XVIII - the beginnings of XIX century of century the Trading stalls are located on the main area of a city, consist of more than twenty various buildings in the sizes.

On the bank of river Igoumenka near to the Ipatevsky monastery the museum of wooden architecture where bring in the disassembled kind various houses (wooden) is located and on a place already them collect. But it is not necessary to think, that it is empty boxes. Inside these houses all is arranged according to an epoch. In some houses guides will tell you about appointment of those or other subjects of a life.

Fire tower in Kostroma — one of sights of a city. It is located on the central area of a city. An outstanding monument of architecture of an epoch of classicism. The towerit has been constructed at the initiative of governor K. I.Baumgarten. Architect — P.I.Fursov. Building of the tower was conducted in 1824-1825, painting and decorating — in 1825-1827. In second half XIX centuries it was reconstructed. In 1870th years to the building a firemen depot was attached. Throughout all history the tower was used by fire service. In 2005 it has been transferred to the Kostroma memorial estate. Now in a building the museum is. The tower represents two-storied building with a classical portico. The building is topped by an octahedral tower.

Between Red and Flour stalls the wide square leaving to the Volga crossing was stretched. On the southern end of square the monument to Ivan Susanin was built, the rural head which lived in 50 versts to the northeast from Kostroma where now village Susanino is opened. The running version in the past, as if Ivan Susanin in the winter of 1613 has got group of the Polish interventionists in impassable woods to rescue 16-year-old Michael Romanov disappearing in manor Domnino, it is denied by the Soviet researchers. As the historian and writer A.Rumjantsev confirms Kostroma, boyars Romanovs were in collusion with the Polish aristocrats, and it is much more probable, that the group made the way to the newly made tsar at all in order that it to ruin. The was induced by Susanin has made not for the sake of young Romanov's rescue, and with hatred to the aggressors ruining its native land. The monument of 12 m. high was built under the project of the Moscow sculptor Lavinsky and architects Markovsky and Bubnov - a worthy monument to the national hero. The monument is well visible from Volga.

In the centre of Kostroma the monument to prince Jury Dolgoruky, the city founder is settled down. The place where the monument is established, is called now as the Voskresensky area. The monument of 4,5 metres in height, more than 4 tons is cast by weight from bronze of the most highest quality. The sculpture was brought from Tatarstan. The famous Moscow sculptor Vladimir Tserkovnikov worked on a monument. The patriarch of Moscow and of all Russia Alexy II in 2004 has visited this place. He has brought as a gift to the city a capsule with the earth from a place of a burial place of the prince. Then the stone in the basis of the future monument here has been put in pawn and many people could observe, how a stone started to cry. Now the Voskresensky area is one of the most popular places of a city.

The summer-house wasconstructed in 1956. One of symbols of Kostroma is on an embankment, remained from wood strengthenings of the ancient Kostroma Kremlin. The summer-house was named after Alexander Ostrovsky as he often came to our corners of the world, liked to have a rest here, admiring the Volga landscape.

The private residence is constructed under the project of architect N.I.Metlin in 1824. General S. Borshchov was the participant of a Patriotic War 1812. At designing of the main facade of a private residence its special site was considered - the private residence was in depth of the area. Therefore the decision to emphasise its front part was accepted and to place there an eight-columned portico of the Corinthian warrant. The lateral facade of a private residence leaves on the World prospectus in this connection the distinct from front, architectural decision - a four-columned portico makes. The input is located from street Shagova. The art shape of a building connects a front door fire каланчу, elegant guardhouse and an officially-solemn provincial Office. House of Borschov is the bright sample of the classicism, the largest manor of Kostroma. The structure consists of the main house and a wing adjoining it. The private residence is wooden, but after a fire was primary, on its place the new, stone house wasconstructed. Under the will of general-ieutenant l Borschev, after his death, the manor has taken over his son - valid councillor of state M.S.Borschev. A merchant of first guild A.A. Pervshinin has bought the house in the second half of 19 centuries. At various times the building was used as hotel "London", the profitable house, district court. The manor concerns samples of temple architecture of Kostroma of second half 18th - first half 19th centuries.

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