The most unusual monuments of Omsk: "The birth of happiness", "Lyubochka", the monument to the plumber and many others

When viewing official tourist guides for many cities it becomes boring. These are usually long lists of ancient churches and buildings, monuments to brave officers, politicians and fighters who died during the Second World War. In fact, in virtually every village, in addition to the "official", there are informal attractions. What monuments of Omsk are the most unusual? What to see for tourists first?

Plumber Stepanich and his friend the fireman

There are a lot of street sculptures in Omsk. Some of them were installed relatively recently, but new monuments continue to appear on the streets of the city today. One of the most famous among them is a monument to the plumber. Omsk became famous all over Russia thanks to such an unusual sight. The monument is a plumbing from the sewer hatch sticking out to the middle of the chest in work clothes and a helmet, which graciously looks at passers-by. The people immediately after his installation nicknamed Stepanich, or Stepan. It is believed that if from time to time to treat this character with vodka and cigarettes, problems with plumbing in their own home will not have to wait. A good sign is also to just make a wish and pat the monument to the plumber.

Omsk is a city where other representatives of working professions are revered. On the fire tower in this city you can see the figure of the fighter with fire, and in the very center of the city on the pedestrian part of the street there is a monument to the policeman, who controls the order.

The most romantic sculptures of Omsk

One of the most sentimental monuments of the city is Lyuba. On Lyubinsky Prospekt you can see the majestic and sad figure of a girl sitting on a bench with a straight back. This is Lyubov Fyodorovna, the wife of the local governor Gustav von Gasford. The story of this young woman is tragic. Love was younger than her husband for 30 years. She came to Omsk and almost immediately fell ill with tuberculosis, and after a while died. Contemporaries remembered her as a girl of incredible beauty.

The monument to Lyubochka for good reason portrays an unhappy woman on a bench. The disease took away all the forces, and Lyubov Fyodorovna strolled - going out into the street and sitting down on the bench, because it was hard to walk for a long time. An unusual and interesting monument is a sculpture of a pair of storks in a nest with egg laying. This is a sculpture - "The Birth of Happiness", especially loved by the newlyweds. As it is not difficult to guess, the monument is dedicated to the family, often it is the wishes of the children that are associated with it.

Original works of A. Kapralov

Sculptor A. Kapralov decorated the city of Omsk with several very unusual monuments. The style of this master is difficult to confuse with something else. His works surprise and amaze imagination. If you start to consider these monuments in the vicinity, you can see that they look as if they were welded by a group of enthusiasts in the nearest garage of scrap metal. However, appreciating all the small details and the overall look of the composition, it is impossible to recognize the genius of the sculptor. "Scales of life" - one of the most ambitious works of a master in Omsk. A complex and large composition symbolizes the inner struggle of each person between material and spiritual. Continues this theme "Communal crucian" - an image of the fairy-tale "Miracle Yuda" in modern interpretation. On the back of a large fish towering multi-storey houses, stairs, antennas. Don Quixote is another work by A. Kapralov. The sculpture is struck by a combination of a forward-looking figure of a horse and a majestic calm rider. All these monuments of Omsk due to the original style of performance are considered the most unusual in the city.

The Strangeest Sculptures

One of the most incomprehensible monuments of the city is "Children Feeding Penguins". It is worth noting that the sculpture appeared in Omsk back in the 50s of the last century. Nevertheless, there is no precise information about what it is dedicated to. Original and unusual monuments of Omsk - a monument dedicated to the clothespin and miniature Eiffel tower, installed on the bank of the Irtysh. Near the copy of the main attraction of Paris, you can also see a bronze train, which children especially like.

Symbols of Omsk

The "Derzhava" monument is one of the symbols of the city. This is a large ball, decorated with relief inserts, which depicts the entire history of the development of Siberia. Dedicated to the same sculpture in the first place to the founder of the city - the legendary ID Buchholz. Many monuments of Omsk tell about the history of this settlement and its region. A striking example of this is the sculpture of a railwayman with a railway map. Another monument to the city is a monument dedicated to the annual Siberian International Marathon. The composition depicts the winner, who came first to the finish line. Interestingly, a new name appears on the pedestal every year - the one who wins the traditional competition.