Archaeological research confirms that back in the 7th century. BC e. in the area of modern Taganrog there was a settlement of Ionian Greeks. At the same time, the official founding date of the policy is considered to be 1698. Then, on the instructions of Peter the Great, the Trinity Fortress was founded on Cape Taganiy Rog, guarding the entrance to the harbor of the first Russian port built on the open coast. It was here that the Azov flotilla was based, which made a significant contribution to the victory in the Russian-Turkish war of 1768-1774. A year after the end of hostilities, Taganrog received city status and gradually turned into a significant trading center. After the Revolution, an infrastructure and industrial cluster was created here. During the Second World War, the city was occupied for 680 days and was very badly destroyed. The restoration of the policy proceeded at an accelerated pace. Already at the end of the war, many industrial enterprises began to operate, and in 1947 the production of combine harvesters resumed. Modern Taganrog is one of the largest industrial, educational, trade, logistics and cultural centers of the South of Russia.
Sights of Taganrog: TOP-5
Any sightseeing tour begins with a visit to interesting places in Taganrog, which are considered its calling cards. Images of these iconic landmarks adorn presentation products telling the story of the city.
Stone staircase
- Address: recreation between Portovaya and Grecheskaya streets. Transport stop "Turgenevsky Lane" or "Pushkinskaya Embankment".
For more than a century, the majestic building has been considered one of the main symbols of Taganrog. Kerch and Nizhny Novgorod can also boast of attractions of this kind . The structure, whose construction was completed in 1823, has a length of 108 m and a width of 6.5 m. 188 granite steps of the staircase, decorated with Sarmatian stone, separate 13 platforms. In several places, observation platforms extend from the central promenade, surrounded by balustrades, where benches for rest are installed. Retro lights are installed on special pylons along the entire descent.
Sharonov's House
- Opening hours: daily, from 10:00 to 18:00.
- Ticket price: adult 80 rub., student 50 rub., for schoolchildren 40 rub.
- Telephone.
- Website: https://www.tgliamz.ru/visitors/room1.php
- Address: st. Frunze, 80. Transport stop “Palace of Youth”.
An image of a magnificent architectural monument adorns a Russian Post stamp issued in 1998. The colorful mansion in the Art Nouveau style was built in 1912 for the family of a successful bread merchant E.I. Sharonova. The building's exterior is eclectic. Its asymmetrical shapes immediately attract the eye. The frieze of the mansion on the front side is decorated with colorful mosaic panels with images based on Russian epics. Today the house houses exhibitions of an interesting museum of urban planning and everyday life. In the halls, the interiors of the mansions of merchants, townspeople and nobles of the 18th–19th centuries were reconstructed.
Monument to Peter I
- Address: Petrovsky Square. Transport stop "Mayak".
In the year of celebrating the 200th anniversary of Taganrog, local authorities and the public decided to erect a monument to the great emperor in the city - who ordered the founding of the Trinity Fortress, from which the polis subsequently grew. The statue was commissioned from the famous sculptor M. Antokolsky. The statue was cast in Paris. It was delivered to Taganrog in 1901. Two years later, the grand opening of the monument took place. Anyone who has held a 500 ruble banknote from the Russian Bank in their hands is familiar with its appearance. Copies of the statue were installed in Arkhangelsk , St. Petersburg and Peterhof. Interestingly, the Taganrog monument to Peter I can be considered a kind of record holder, since over the 100 years of its existence it was installed in eight different places in the city.
Memorial at Sambek Heights
- Address: Sambek village. Transport stop upon request at the traffic police post near Sambek.
To get to this amazing place, you will need to make a five-kilometer journey from Taganrog. Here, in the vicinity of the small village of Sambek in August 1943, soldiers of the Soviet Army managed to break the resistance of the Nazis and break through their Mius Front defense line, which was considered impregnable. In memory of the feat of the heroes, tens of thousands of whom died during the assault, a majestic memorial was erected at the dominant height. Two huge concrete steles, reached by steps of a wide staircase, represent rifle divisions going into mortal combat. The figures of infantrymen and sailors who rose to attack seem to grow from the concrete walls. Between the steles there is a bowl of the Eternal Flame. The monumental composition makes a grandiose impression.
Monument to A.P. Chekhov
- Address: square named after. Chekhov. Transport stop "Central Market".
They first started talking about erecting a monument to the great fellow countryman in Taganrog back in 1904. However, the idea was prevented from being realized first by the Revolution, and then by the Second World War. Only in 1944 did a bust of the great writer appear in the city. A few years later, an All-Union competition was announced for the best project of a full-fledged monument, in which the sketch of I. Rukavishnikov and G. Zakharov won. The grand opening of the monumental composition was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the birth of the literary classic. The bronze statue, 3 m high, is placed on a 3.5-meter granite pedestal. The sculptor depicted Anton Pavlovich as a young man. The writer sits with an open book in his hands, turning his gaze to the street on which he was born and raised.
Port
Along the bay there is a pedestrian street. Pushkinskaya will take you directly to the city port. Now, like 3 centuries ago, loaded ships moor at the port. Now colonial goods are no longer brought here; metal and coal are in particular demand. In 10 months In 2015, the cargo turnover of the Taganrog port amounted to 2.4 million tons.
Seaport of Taganrog
Near the port there is a yacht club building, which houses a sports school for children and youth. All-Russian yacht races, yacht regattas, as well as the open sailing championship “Chaika” are organized annually in the waters of Taganrog Bay.
Opposite the yacht club there is a stele to the national hero of Italy G. Garibaldi. This is his only monument in Russia. The “Father of Italy”, as a young captain, visited Taganrog several times. It was here that he met an Italian from Liguria, whose speeches helped Garibaldi find the path to the liberation of his country.
Monument to the sailors of the Azov Fleet
A real combat minesweeper boat is installed on a concrete pedestal next to the port. Having received 17 damage in battles, it was restored and began a second life. For several years, the boat was used by the DOSAAF maritime school to train future sailors, and in 1975 it was decided to install the boat in the port as a monument to the sailors of the Azov military flotilla.
Another “big” staircase leads from the port to Komsomolsky Square - Morskaya. The total length of the flights of the Marine Staircase is 175 m, 215 steps. A great way to completely exhaust everyone who came here.
