page_title: Azov
section_title: Attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Azov / Attractions
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Памятник азовской военной флотилии: площадь речного вокзала, Азов, Ростовская область This is a photo of a cultural heritage object in Russia, number: 6100230000 This template and pages using it are maintained by the Russian WLM team. Please read the guidelines before making any changes that can affect the monuments database!
context_page_description: Azov, formerly known as Azoff or Azak,
  is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just 16 kilometers from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. Population: 82,937; 82,090; 80,297.
context_section_description: There are many monuments and museums In Azov.
  Built in 1799, the Powder cellar in the town of Azov is the only example of the construction of
  the fortress of Catherine's time for all of southern Russia (built fortresses Rostov, Taganrog and others completely destroyed), so it deserves to be considered an architectural monument of art of military engineering  of the 18th century. Wooden cellar served a quarter century, in 1797 being in a dilapidated state, it was dismantled, and in its place they built a cellar made of stone. In 1799, in the bastion of St. Anne a new powder cellar was built. From the beginning of the 19th to the 20th century the cellar was used as a storage of ice.  From 1961 to 1965 the cellar was renovated and handed over to history museum.
  In 1967, to celebrate the 900-year-old Azov, soviet officials opened the exposition diorama
  "The Taking of Azov by the troops of Peter the Great in 1696". The Author of the Diorama is the Russian artist Arseny Chernyshov.
  The Azov Fortress is a fortified complex overlooking the Don River and the Port of Azov to the north. It includes a rampart, watchtowers and gates.
  Monument to Peter I is a bronze monument of Peter the Great in the center of Azov. It was designed by sculptors Oleg Komov and Andrey Kovalchuk. The opening ceremony took place on 19 July 1996 and was held in conjunction by the 300-year anniversary of the Russian Navy.
  Monument to Aleksei Shein  is a sculpture of Russian statesman, general, Boyar (from 1695), and the first Russian Generalissimo (1696) Aleksei Semenovich Shein. The monument was opened on June 12, 2009. The authors of the project were M. Lushnikov and V.P. Mokrousov.
  Monument to the sailors of the Azov Flotilla is dedicated to the Flotilla, which heroically fought in Taganrog Bay and the Don Delta during the Great Patriotic war. The monument is considered to be an object of local cultural heritage.
  Azov History, Archaeology and Paleontology Museum-Reserve is one of the biggest southern museums of Russia hosting the richest paleontological collection in the South of Russia. The museum was established on 17 May 1917 by Michail Aronovich Makarovskiy.
caption: Azov.  Monument to the sailors of the Azov Flotilla. 1975.
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