Torzhok. Sights. Review
Torzhok is an ancient Russian city in the Tver region, founded in 1139, a treasure trove of stunning examples of church architecture, many of which, alas, are in very poor condition. What to see in Torzhok? I will tell you about the main attractions, museums and temples. Where to go to see the most beautiful panoramas of the city? Borisoglebsky Monastery is the oldest monastery in Russia. Two architects of Lvov and their masterpieces. Travel palace of Catherine II - then and now. Magnificent color photographs of Prokudin-Gorsky from 1910 and other historical photos of Torzhok. What do the crumbling monuments look like today, which of them are being restored and which need to be saved? The unique preserved wooden Tikhvin Church with ancient paintings. Novotorzhsky Kremlin, military weapons, weapons and armor of ancient Rus'. Birch bark letters found in Torzhok, a selection of folklore in the Ethnographic Center and an exhibition dedicated to Russian drunkenness. Where to have a bite to eat in Torzhok and where to try the famous Pozharsky cutlets, which even Pushkin wrote about?
A small but proud county town, which has been reborn from the ashes more than once in its centuries-old history, flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries, and was an important stopping point on the route between St. Petersburg and Moscow. A city breathing antiquity and endowed with a unique atmosphere, which is worthy of becoming a Russian tourist Mecca on par with Suzdal, but in recent decades has been one of the images of the sad and hopeless Russian hinterland.
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Time codes for easy navigation:
0:00 - Introduction and preamble
2:24 - Brief history of Torzhok
3:50 - Catherine II's Travel Palace
5:11 - Lenin Monument, Community Center, 9th of January Square
5:40 - Exaltation of the Cross Chapel, pedestrian bridge across the Tvertsa
7:30 - Pozharsky Hotel and Pozharsky cutlets
8:20 - Catering
9:11 - Bell tower of the Ilyinsky Church. Panorama of the city
10:11 - Wooden Tikhvin Church
11:25 - Overview of Torzhok temples and monasteries
16:25 - Borisoglebsky Monastery - the oldest in Russia
19:17 - Candle Tower - another observation deck
20:05 - All-Russian Historical and Ethnographic Museum of Torzhok
22:07 - Exhibition hall in the Trade (Museum) Rows
22:40 - Ethnographic Center and Russian drunkenness
23:17 - Novotorzhsky Kremlin
25:13 - Other museums
25:50 - Torzhok from a bird's eye view: main attractions
27:07 - Conclusion
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Author of music for Intro and Outro: Grigory Mikhailov
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Music from this video:
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Dan Lebowitz - All Hail the Queen
Dexter Britain - Lifted
Unicorn Heads - Drifting at 432 Hz
RKVC - Summer of 1984
Unicorn Heads - Stellar Wind