In ancient cities, it is very easy to determine where the center is. There are preserved buildings of past centuries, narrow, cobbled streets. A little further away, high-rise buildings, new housing estates and industrial zones rise. But this is not the capital of Bashkortostan Ufa. "Where is the city center?" - asks the astonished tourist, leaving the station square. While on the train or on the way from the airport, he notices a large monument towering on the river bank, representing a proud horseman. This is a monument to Salavat Yulaev, the national hero of the Bashkir people. In general, the city stands between the banks of two rivers. The capital of Bashkortostan got its name from Ufimka. And the second river is called Agidel, which simply means White. This article will be useful to those tourists who came to Ufa for one day. Many sights of the city are located far from the historical center. We have developed an itinerary that will allow you to see key tourist attractions in one day.
Ufa: hotels in the city center
Toto take a walk, see the sights and return to a warm shelter without any problems, you need to look after housing in the historical part of the capital of Bashkortostan. But where is the center of Ufa? This city is known as an industrial center. And there are really a lot of factories in Ufa. Despite the fact that the city was founded in the second half of the sixteenth century, it has a modern look. A few wooden buildings are slowly decaying and every year there are fewer of them. But the place where the Kremlin once stood remains. If we want to be closer to key attractions, we will choose Ufa hotels in the city center. For budget tourists, we can recommend the Aristol Hotel (one thousand four hundred rubles a room). Posadskaya is also located in the very historical center of the city. For discerning tourists, one can recommend the Hilton Garden hotels on the high bank of the river, the Holiday Inn or the President. Those who appreciate family comfort and a homely atmosphere will surely like the Emotion mini-hotel.
Monument of Friendship, May Day Square (center, Ufa)
It is simply necessary to start exploring the city from this monument. It not only symbolizes the friendship of the Russian and Bashkir peoples. The monument was erected on the site of the ancient Kremlin. The monument began to be built in 1957 (but was opened only in 1965) and was timed to coincide with the four hundredth anniversary of the entry of Bashkiria into the Russian Empire. Even if you travel without a guide, you can easily guess what this monument symbolizes. Two women in national costumes - Russian and Bashkir. Between them is a dagger,sheathed - a symbol of voluntary entry into the empire. The place where the Friendship Monument is erected is very picturesque. From the high bank you can see the water surface of Agidel. It is interesting that the monument was built taking into account the turbulent seismological situation in the Bashkir Territory. The monument is wide at the base, and therefore stable during a possible earthquake.
St. Sergius Cathedral
From Pervomaiskaya Square we go to Bekhterev Street. There rises the cathedral dedicated to St. Sergius. The wooden church was built in 1868. Of course, this is not an ancient building, but the temple was erected on the site of an unpreserved chapel of the sixteenth century. And it was founded by the first Orthodox settlers - gunners and archers, who defended the Kremlin (the center of Ufa). It is noteworthy that during the years of militant atheism, St. Sergius Church was not closed. On the contrary, she was given the status of the cathedral (main) cathedral of the city. The temple is still active.
The First Cathedral Mosque
We walk along Naberezhnaya Street along the beautiful garden named after Salavat Yulaev and come to another sight of a religious nature. The center of Ufa, along with the Orthodox Cathedral, also adorns the Muslim temple. The mosque is located at the address: Tukaev Street, 52. This building, simple in exterior decoration, was built on voluntary donations from the townspeople in 1830, that is, it is older than its Christian counterpart. The mosque is a two-storey building under a green dome with one minaret. Like St. Sergius Cathedral, it was never closed by the Soviet authorities. Even more: in the years of the USSR, it was the only mosque on the territory of Ufa.
S. T. Aksakov
How can the center of Ufa do without museums? The house of S. T. Aksakov is located not far from the First Mosque, on Z. Rasulev Street, 4. This is a small museum, but it does not lack visitors. It was opened in 1991. The museum has almost 2,000 exhibits. And all of them are connected with the life and work of the famous Russian writer. Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov spent his childhood in this old mansion of the eighteenth century. He lived continuously with his maternal grandfather with his parents and sister from 1795 to 1797. Childhood impressions of Ufa, and especially of a huge house upholstered with wood, influenced the writer's work. In 2008, the House of Crafts was opened on the territory of the museum, where you can take a master class in sewing, woodcarving or national embroidery.
Monument to Salavat Yulaev
After passing through a very beautiful park named after Aksakov, we get to the embankment. On it rises the object of all postcards and magnets, demonstrating how beautiful the center of Ufa is. This is a monument to Salavat Yulaev, the national hero of Bashkiria, an associate of Emelyan Pugachev. The equestrian monument is the largest in Russia. Its height is ten meters. And it is cast from cast iron.
