Kaliningrad cannot be compared with any other city in Russia. Buildings and structures from different eras are perfectly combined with each other, creating a unique look of Kaliningrad. Transformed from the capital of East Prussia into a regional center, Kaliningrad today displays magnificent examples of Gothic structures.
The best Gothic building in Kaliningrad is the Cathedral, which was the temple of East Prussia. The Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order, Prussian dukes and barons found their last refuge here. In their honor, you can still see carved epitaphs on the ancient walls of the cathedral. The greatest philosopher Kant is buried on the north side of the cathedral. In memory of him, a magnificent colonnade was built, covered with a portico.
Not far from the Cathedral there is a special quarter of Kaliningrad - Rybnaya Derevnya. Near the unhurried Pregolya river, historical craftsmen's workshops, cafes and restaurants, stylized as the life of old Keningsberg, were erected.
The whole city is surrounded by various forts, casemates and fortress walls, which make Kaliningrad an impregnable fortress. This is the legacy of the Prussian building. Forts "Gneisenau", "Bronzart" and "Stein" are an integral part of the tourist routes of Kaliningrad.
The only Russian Amber Museum is located in the Dona fort. It contains exclusive fragments of the Amber Room, samples of amber from the Armory Chamber and many other exhibits made of amber. A special pride of the Museum is amber, in which ancient insects have frozen, formed more than 40 million years ago.
Having visited Kaliningrad, one cannot but go to the Museum of the World Ocean. An extensive collection of corals, huge aquariums with various inhabitants of the depths side by side with the Embankment of the Historical Fleet. Fishing trawlers, a submarine, various schooners, and a space communications ship are moored on it. Visitors can climb aboard each ship and walk through all of its compartments. You can also board the research vessel Vityaz, which measured the depth of the Mariana Trench with the help of the Mir bathyscaphe.
