Weir on river Iset, Urals District, Russia
4.5 (875 reviews) Spent Ranking #6 in Urals District Bodies of Water
between the City Pond and the Historical Park
The weir on the Iset river was the beginning of Yekaterinburg. It was built in 1723 by the orders of Vasily Tatishchev (see the nearby monument to him and his successor Georg de Gennin) to provide power to the iron works established here. Today the low dam, which separates the city pond from the historical square, is a favourite meeting place for locals, but also beloved by individuals, who just want some quiet, seated on one of the benches or steps here and meditating by looking over the water. The weir here is called 'Plotinka' and the busy Lenin Avenue goes over it. At the park behind the dam can be visited the Water Tower, built in the 1880's for the railway factory that had replaced the iron works. Next to it is the Monument to the City's Founders, unveiled in 1998. By the city pond are stalls selling ice cream or corn cobs, there are lone fishermen, flowerbeds, a cast iron rotunda and further back the richly decorated Sevastyanov's House.
Address
prosp. Lenina Metro Pervomajskaja, Russia.
Website
http://www.guiamoscow.com
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 1:10
User Ratings
4.5 based on (875 reviews)
Reviews
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5blkptds 5:00 PM Aug 14, 2019
love visiting every trip
Beautiful well manicured gardens beautiful view of river and chance to visit love lock placed on bridge
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5olegl28 5:00 PM Dec 27, 2019
Romantic place
This is very romantic and historical place in Ekaterinburg. Iset River between Glavnuy prospect (ulitsa Lenina) and Malisheva street. This is place where start first Ekaterinburg’s factory. Nice museums beautiful Art Gallery and nice romantic place for lovers
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