Things to see and do Ural

Originally, and until 1977, Ipatiev's house was located here. It was in the cellar of this house that Tsar Nicholas II and his family were murdered on the night of 16-17 July 1918. The assassination was ordered by the man who was to become a communist hero and give his name to the city: Yakov Sverdlovsk. The house no longer exists. It had become a place of pilgrimage in memory of the Romanovs. This exasperated the Soviet power so much that in June 1975, Yuri Andropov, then head of the KGB, ordered its destruction. In 2000, construction began on the site of the former house of Ipatiev to build a cathedral in honour of the murdered royal family. It is called "khram na Krovi", i.e. the Cathedral on the Bloodshed. The name is evocative of the worship given to the royal family. The cathedral houses a funerary monument dedicated to the royal family. On 16 July 2003, the anniversary of the assassination of the last Russian Tsarist family, the official opening ceremony of the Cathedral took place.

Visit of the Church on the Blood-Verse. The visit starts with the lower chapel. A small lower ceiling chamber reconstructs the setting in which the arrest of the royal family took place. Pilgrims pray at length in front of the icon representing the family of the tsar. The chandelier reproduces the royal crown. It shows the last portraits and photos of the Ipatiev house. Upstairs, on the right, is the iconostasis in front of which the tsarina was praying when she was shot. There is also the icon of St. Seraphim of Sarov, who had predicted 75 years earlier the death of the imperial family and the destruction of Russia. The staircase leading to the church is called the "Golgotha Staircase" because it has as many steps as the royal family had to climb to reach the place of their torment. It therefore represents the ordeal endured by the royal family and symbolizes their ascent to the state of holiness. Thus the church above represents the triumph of the family over the massacre that was perpetrated. The whole symbolism of the temple recalls the march of the royal family towards the kingdom of heaven and holiness. Pilgrimages and weddings are frequent. Interest in this tragedy remains high and there is much discussion about the authenticity or not of the remains of royal remains found in the vicinity of the city, even though DNA tests have suggested that they are authentic.

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The Tyumen Museum of History and Architecture is currently closed until further notice due to recent events. The ticket office closes 30 minutes before the museum closes. To make sure you get a full tour of all the exhibition rooms, we recommend that you contact the museum before your visit. Admission is free for the permanent collections, under-18s, schoolchildren and leisure centers. The museum allows visitors to discover 26 centuries of the history of France's oldest city, through exhibitions of archaeology, fine art, everyday objects and architecture.

Kungur Cave is a system of karst (a kind of gypsum) caves stretching for 5.7 km of which only 1.5 km is open to the public. Be careful, you can only access the site with the approved guide proposed by the administration. Warm clothing should be worn, as the temperature in the cave does not rise above -2°C, even in summer. The Kungur Cave is the pearl of the Perm Region, known in Russia and all over the world. It is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The underground labyrinth has a total of 48 caves bearing the names of its explorers. The largest cave is the Geographers' Cave, which is 140 m long, 40 m wide and over 10 m high. In the entrance is the icing zone, formed over the years, where the temperature is always above 0°C. Here, stratiform ice, stalagmites, stalactites and crystals are preserved all year round and represent one of the peculiarities of this fantastic site. The annual temperature in the centre is 5 °C. The largest of the seventy underground lakes is the Bolshoié Lake with a mirror surface of 1,460 ^m2 and a maximum depth of 3 m.

Around the cave is the small village of Ermak, which was built as a result of the influx of tourists, with souvenir shops, a café, a park with wooden sculptures and a geological museum. Please note: Credit cards are not accepted at the cash desk and in the café.

Orda Cave is the longest underwater gypsum cave in the world: it is about 5.1 km long, of which 4.8 km are underwater. Situated 130 km south-east of the Perm city on the outskirts of the village Orda (south-west) this place is a paradise for divers and speleologists who come from all over the world to study it. She is nicknamed the "white bride" because of the chalky colour of the gypsum rock. Although the rock system formed about 200 million years ago, exploration only began in the early 1990s at the initiative of a group of amateur speleologists. Its entrance is in the Kazakovskaya mountain on the banks of the Kungur river. The cave has a large number of underground galleries bearing the names of the cities of origin of the first explorers: Sverdlovsky, Chelyabinsky, Krasnoyarsky, Moskovsky... Today Orda cave is only accessible to professional or very experienced divers because of many difficulties such as the low water temperature (+4 °C). The Orda cave is one of the best equipped in the world: it has a safe staircase, electric lighting inside and a comfortable diving platform. To access it, it is best to contact the Underwater Speleology Center, in charge of its management, which will accompany you during your exploration. Go to the site to contact them by e-mail.

Ekaterinburg Central Park. A historical leisure and relaxation area. In this vast green and wooded area, there are rides (Ferris wheel) and attractions for children. You can rent barbecue stands there. It also houses a billiard room and a brewery. The place is very pleasant, although very lively. In winter, it hosts the Christmas facilities. In the summer, a senior citizens' ball is held there among other popular events.