Авторские фотографии города Воронеж

VORONEZH, RUSSIA
ВОРОНЕЖ, РОССИЯ

Voronezh is a city and the administrative center of Voronezh region in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located 12 kilometers from where it flows into the Don River. The first chronicle references to the word «Voronezh» are dated 1177. The City was founded in 1585 by Feodor I as a fort protecting trade routes. In the 17th century, Voronezh gradually evolved into a sizable town. Peter the Great built a dockyard in Voronezh where the Azov Flotilla was constructed. Owing to the Voronezh Admiralty Wharf, for a short time, Voronezh became the largest city of South Russia and the economic center of a large and fertile region. In 2012, Voronezh became the fifteenth city in Russia with a population of over one million people. The city has seven theaters, twelve museums, a number of movie theaters, a philharmonic hall, and a circus. It is also a major center of higher education in central Russia. A competition was held to choose an unofficial symbol of Voronezh in 2009. The City Commission for Cultural Heritage has chosen a monument to Peter the Great.

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