City's legends 2024, September

Ghosts of Petersburg - this is not a topic for an article, but for a horror novel

The mystical sites are mainly located in the old part of the city and have a long history. Every city has its own legends

In the 16th century, the Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible turned his gaze to the East. He decided to expand his possessions by joining Muscovy throughout the Volga region

Probably, in every city there are places that people call "black". In Moscow, until the 30s of the XX century, such a place was the Sukharev Tower

In the Russian-language segment of the World Wide Web, there is a "terrible" urban legend about a mystical artifact that can distort human faces beyond recognition

There are many legends about the Batashev brothers, who founded Vyksa and the local metallurgical plant. It is believed that Ivan was a typical merchant, and Andrei - industrialist to the bone

Kharkiv impresses indigenous people and tourists with its beauty, history, developed modern infrastructure. However, there are places in this city that cause a double feeling

Ghosts live in the estate on Galaktionovskaya Street in Samara. At least, this is stated by its owner Vera Zakrzhevskaya. According to the woman, at the beginning of the last century, a murder took place here

Sevastopol grew up on the site of the ancient Greek city of Chersonesos, survived many wars and battles And each historical epoch has acquired new legends. It is not surprising that so many have accumulated over the past centuries

As in any self-respecting city, Sevastopol has its own legends about mystical places where you can observe various mysterious phenomena or even meet a ghost. Rationally-minded people are ironic about this

There are many places in Yekaterinburg that enjoy mystical and "anomalous" fame

The author of the blog Flintotake in his "LJ" published a selection, which he called "Urban legends of Petrozavodsk and Karelia" We are from Karjala, we all ate the portmen who came from the KASSR to the Moscow Olympics, they asked: "Where are you from?" - From Karelia

Monsters, ghosts and missing treasures. What the old-timers will not tell you, if you ask them well. After the outbreak of World War I, Nicholas II ordered the evacuation of the treasury of the Russian Empire further into the interior of the country

Fear of meeting with evil spirits Almost every Muscovite heard that the "Ostankino needle" and the television center were not erected in the most favorable place in the capital. Around Ostankino, several dozen legends circulate - one worse than the other

The T ' Spookhuys restaurant is located in the town of Turnhout and it is not for nothing that it is called the "horror restaurant" or the "home of a thousand ghosts." Every detail of the interior and overall furnishings has been carefully thought out

Japanese culture is of interest to the whole world, attracting with its mystery. From the point of view of a typical European representative, the Japanese can sometimes seem like big cranks

On a sultry summer evening in 1930, about 8,000 people gathered in London's magnificent Royal Albert Hall for an event dedicated to their beloved writer - Arthur Conan Doyle, who created the image of the famous Sherlock Holmes

Museum-reserve Old Sarepta in Volgograd - it is a complex of ancient buildings with heavy and thick walls, which keep the secrets of German settlers - hernguter

The Canadian city of Calgary, located in the province of Alberta, has more than a million inhabitants and is known as a cultural center and a place of amazing beauty of nature. Like any large city, it has its own legends and stories, including tragic ones

Devil's Island For many, it will be a great surprise that there is a lost island between Monastyrsky Island and the New Bridge. Haven't seen him? This is not surprising

In the small town of New Albany, which is located in Indiana (America), there is an abandoned house. At night, in its window openings, where there have been no glass for a long time, the wind rustles, and old flimsy boards make sounds similar to human voices

The old estate of Zheleznov may soon turn into an elite hotel. In this regard, the residents of Yekaterinburg - it is there that the residence is located - began to extol the building to the skies

Moscow - it is one of the largest and oldest cities in the world. This means that the mythology of this city must be very rich in a variety of secrets, secrets and unexplained events. Today, there is a lot of information about anomalous zones in the capital

Of course, no one will give you a 100% guarantee that the rotunda on Gorokhovaya Street in the very center of St. Petersburg is a truly mystical place that even has access to the other world, but about this mysterious building of the house, Count

In the city of St. Petersburg there is one mysterious and enigmatic place - this is a mystical rotunda on Gorokhovaya Street. The old house has a round front door surrounded by six columns

Well, who among those who want to plunge into the secrets of Peter does not know this cherished phrase - Rotunda on Gorokhovaya ?! Lovers of mysticism, occultism, fascinated by black magic - the Rotunda on Gorokhovaya - there is no more sacred place than this concentration of forces

Since ancient times, people have associated the Czech Republic with a mysterious and magical power. The forests and castles of these places keep many inexplicable, mystical mysteries

"Cursed" road at the Soldier's cemeteryAfter the end of the Great Patriotic War, the authorities of the Shchekino region decided to build a road on the site of an old cemetery in the village of Krapivna. Couldn't find a better place. After that, fatal accidents began to occur in this area

In the Florida city of Kassadag, famous for its occult and supernatural phenomena, there is a curious legend about the so-called "Devil's Chair" in a local cemetery near two graves

It may not be possible to call the city legendary yet, but a city with legends is definitely possible. There are many mythical stories associated with old buildings, architectural monuments and even new art objects

New buildings on the site of old graves and mysterious signs in old hospitals - such mystical places are found in every city. El.kz compiled 5 of the most mysterious places in Astana

The history of Dnepropetrovsk, formerly Yekaterinoslav, is closely connected with the names of Empress Catherine II and her favorite, the local governor Grigory Potemkin

There are many legends and traditions associated with caves, abandoned mines and quarries. Lipetsk region was no exception, where today several dozen natural and man-made dungeons have been preserved

Urban legends - these are often "horror stories" containing many folklore elements. Fictional or real stories? One can only guess

1. LEGENDS OF THE SMOLENSK FORTRESS WALLSmolensk fortress wall - the third longest fortress in the world! The largest number of legends is associated with this cultural site of federal significance

In 1989, the Old Sarepta Museum-Reserve was founded in Volgograd. Once located here, a German settlement arose several centuries earlier, during the time of Catherine the Great, who invited immigrants from Germany to these lands to live. Each of the buildings of the German community had a basement connected with its other buildings by underground passages

The history of Smolensk, as you know, has more than a thousand years, filled not only with feats of arms, scientific achievements and creative successes of the natives of the land of Smolensk known to the whole world, but also with their own traditions and legends

This hedge maze, located in the town of Stra near Venice, was built in the 18th century on the grounds of Villa Pisani

The devil's trap - chrono-anomalous place located on the island of Sicily in the city of Tacone

The Castle of Richard the Lionheart Of course, the most famous mystical house in Kiev is the Castle of Richard on Andriyivskyy Descent, at the foot of Mount Vozdykhalnitsy. And although many consider it to be old, in reality this house is only a little over a hundred years old