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Hurry to Tver

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13 points4 km2.5 hours

This route introduces you to Tver's main sights, from cathedrals and monuments to a creative cluster and the embankments. Let's get going!

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Route author

Tver Tourist Information Center

Things to do

  • 📜 Learn the city's history
  • 🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras

Route points (13)

  1. Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver

    ⛲ Square · 📜 Historic site

  2. Monument to Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Monument to Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver

    🗿 Monument

  3. Andrei Dementyev Monument — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Andrei Dementyev Monument

    🗿 Monument

  4. Stepan Razin Embankment — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Stepan Razin Embankment

    🚶‍♂️ Waterfront · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  5. Dormition Cathedral — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Dormition Cathedral

    🕍 Place of worship · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  6. New Volga Bridge — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    New Volga Bridge

    🌉 Bridge · ⚙️ Industrial site

  7. House of the Voroshilov Marksmen — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    House of the Voroshilov Marksmen

    📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  8. Zvezda Cinema — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Zvezda Cinema

    🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site

  9. City Garden — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    City Garden

    🌿 Public garden or park · 📜 Historic site

  10. “Galley Tver” Art Piece — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    “Galley Tver” Art Piece

    🎨 Art installations

  11. “To A. S. Pushkin” Sculptural Composition — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    “To A. S. Pushkin” Sculptural Composition

    🗿 Sculptures

  12. Travel Palace — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Travel Palace

    🏰 Palace · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site

  13. Old Volga Bridge — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Old Volga Bridge

    🌉 Bridge · 📜 Historic site · 🕵️ Urban legend

“Galley Tver” Art Piece in Tver

Point on route “Hurry to Tver”

“Galley Tver” Art Piece — point on route “Hurry to Tver”
“Galley Tver” Art Piece — point on route “Hurry to Tver”
“Galley Tver” Art Piece — point on route “Hurry to Tver”
“Galley Tver” Art Piece — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

Point 10

“Galley Tver” Art Piece

🎨 Art installations

Description

A bronze galley was installed in Tver in memory of Catherine II's great river voyage.

Historical Background

On May 2, 1767, to the sound of cannon fire and pealing bells, the flotilla set off from Tver. The city fired a 51-gun salute in honor of the empress, and the galley Tver answered with 9 shots in honor of the city. The destination of the journey was Simbirsk, and along the way the empress planned to visit all the major towns. Sadly, the galley has not survived to our day: a fire that broke out in October 1956 destroyed the vessel.

About the “Galley Tver” Art Piece

Together with its pedestal, the art piece stands two meters (6.6 feet) tall. The bronze mini-galley was cast in Smolensk from a sculpture by Valery Grashchenkov, an Honored Artist of Russia.