March 2010 russia trip kaliningrad city 4

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Government office building; Russian flags fly overhead.


Performance theater; holds 1000 seats.


Colonnade and fountain added in city square around Stalin statue.


Police and military training building.


City Library

Bump by bush is a former German bomb shelter.


Former German bomb shelters used in WWII.


Close up view inside City Library.


Renovating courts building. Famous sculpture (more info coming)


Former German military headquarters during WWII. Now city offices.


Photo taken from moving car! Newly renovated Orthodox Church in city square.


Entry doors to the Department of Education building.


Close up of design on handle of the door to the Department of Education.


Apartment building right next to the Department of Education building.


Entry on apartment building next to the Department of Education. Thought it was artistic.


Short decorative wall by retail shops that I thought was interesting. It is about a foot high but the style makes it feel like it should be 3 feet high.


Photo taken from moving car! German church that survived the war – WWII. Mural on side of church was beautiful, too bad I couldn’t get a better photo of it.


Photo taken from moving car! German church that survived the war – WWII.

Church was beautiful, too bad I couldn’t get a better photo of it.


Photo taken from moving car!

View of river that was where the old moat used to be; line of where the city wall was.



View of river that was where the old moat used to be; line of where the city wall was.

Typical apartment buildings’ beautiful wrought iron railing.



Government building the locals call “The Monster”. Built then started to sink because of mines below; building has never been occupied.



View of city square.

March 2010 russia trip kaliningrad city 4

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