Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Murmansk (Russia). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Alyosha Monument, Monument to the Victims of the Intervention, and Lake Semyonovskoye. Also, be sure to include Five Corners in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Murmansk (Murmansk).
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Alyosha Monument
Also known as: Защитникам Советского Заполярья в годы Великой Отечественной войны
War memorial in Murmansk, Russia. To the Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War, commonly called Alyosha is a monument in Murmansk, Russia to Soviet soldiers, sailors, and airmen of World War II.[1]
Monument to the Victims of the Intervention
The Monument to the Victims of the Intervention is a reinforced concrete platform, and pedestal, located in Five Corners Square, Murmansk. It serves as a memorial to the Red Russians killed in engagements during the Russian Civil War, against the White Russians and intervening Allied forces during the North Russia intervention, as well as those that died in captivity. It was designed by the engineer AV Savchenko and constructed using funds collected from local residents. The construction took two months, and it was undertaken by the “Murmanskzhilstroy” trust.[2]
Lake Semyonovskoye
Also known as: Семёновское озеро
Lake in Russia. Lake Semyonovskoye is a freshwater lake on the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia in Murmansk. It has an area of 0.195 km². Semyonovsky Stream flows from the lake.[3]
Five Corners
Also known as: Площадь Пять Углов
City park in Murmansk, Russia. Five Corners Square is the main square of Murmansk, Russia. From 1977 until December 1990 it was formally named "Soviet Constitution Square", but this name never entered wide popular use.
The following buildings are located on the square:
- the Murmansk Regional Duma building
- the General Post Office
- the Kirov Cultural and Technology Center
- the Azimut Hotel Murmansk
- the Meridian Hotel
- Volna, a supermarket
Until the mid-1980s, there were many two-story wooden houses around the square. The last of these were demolished after the construction of the Hotel Arctic.[4]
Kola Bay Bridge
Also known as: Мост через Кольский залив
Bridge in Russia. Kola Bay Bridge across the Kola Bay in Murmansk, Russia is the world's longest automobile bridge north of the Polar Circle. With a length of 1.6 kilometers, and 2.5 kilometers if the high-way is taken into account, it is the 9th longest bridge in Russia as of 2010. The first stage was constructed in 1992-2004 and opened on 11 October 2005. The construction of the second stage proceeds.[5]
Address: ш. М18, Murmansk
Murmanskij oblastnoj hudozestvennyj muzej
Museum, Art museum
Address: ул. Коминтерна, 13, Murmansk
Murmanskij oblastnoj kraevedceskij muzej
Museum, History museum
Address: просп. Ленина, 90, 183038 Мурманск
Marine Station
Also known as: Морской вокзал
The Marine Station or Marine Terminal is a maritime passenger terminal located in the city of Murmansk. Marine Station has two berths, one of which is a pontoon perth. There is a small embankment at the sea terminal. The Murmansk Shipping Company's MS Klavdia Yelanskaya berths at the terminal. The Klavdia Yelanskaya carries passengers along the coast of the Kola Peninsula, connecting Murmansk with the settlements of Ostrovnoy, Chapoma, Chavanga and Sosnovka. Prior to January 2013 boats from the station connected it with Abram-Mys, a remote microdistrict of Murmansk.
In 2009, the world's first nuclear-powered icebreaker Lenin was docked near the terminal as a museum ship.[6]
Atomnyj ledokol "Lenin"
World's 1st nuclear powered ship. Lenin was a Soviet nuclear-powered icebreaker. Launched in 1957, it was both the world's first nuclear-powered surface ship and the first nuclear-powered civilian vessel. Lenin entered operation in 1959 and worked clearing sea routes for cargo ships along Russia's northern coast. From 1960 to 1965 the ship covered over 157,000 kilometres during the Arctic navigation season, of which almost 120,000 km was through ice. Nuclear power proved to be an ideal technology for a vessel working in such a remote area as it removed the need for regular replenishment of fuel. On 10 April 1974 the vessel was awarded the Order of Lenin. It was officially decommissioned in 1989. It was subsequently converted to a museum ship and is now permanently based at Murmansk.[7]
Address: Портовый проезд, № 25 / Portovyj projezd, № 25, Murmansk
Cerkov Spasa na vodah
The Church of the Savior-on-the-Waters is an Orthodox church in Murmansk. It belongs to the Murmansk diocese of Murmansk and Monchegorsk diocese. The church got its name from the icon of Christ walking on water. It is part of the memorial to sailors killed in peacetime. Services are held with sign language translation - for deaf parishioners.
Address: 1 проспект Героев Североморцев, Murmansk
Port of Murmansk
Also known as: Мурманский морской торговый порт
Murmansk Commercial Seaport is a seaport located on the eastern shore of the Kola Bay of the Barents Sea in the city of Murmansk. The port ranks fourth in Russia in terms of processed goods and is the second-largest port in northwest Russia. Murmansk seaport is one of the largest ice-free ports in Russia and forms the backbone of the economy of the city. The Seaport has 13 berths and is equipped with modern handling facilities: 52 gantry cranes with a capacity up to 40 tons, 1 shiploader with the capacity more than 1000 tons/hour to handle apatite concentrate, 113 units of fork trucks with a capacity ranging from 1.5 to 32 tons. The port is managed and operated by JSC Murmansk Commercial Port. In April 2013, 49.86% of the shares were owned by SUEK. As of January 2017, SUEK owns 75.47% share of the capital in the Murmansk Commercial Seaport. Another 22% stake is controlled by EuroChem. Both companies are controlled by Russian businessman Andrey Melnichenko.[8]