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The Friedland Gate
The Friedland Gate was built during
1857– 1862 in accordance with the
project of Ernst Ludwig von Aster. Now,
the gate houses the museum of the
same name. The museum is especially
proud of a collection of household
utensils from citizens and the 3D
reconstruction of the old city that lets
the visitors imagine the walk along the
disappeared streets of Köenigsberg.
30, Dzerzhinskogo St.,
t.: +7 (4012) 64–40–20
www.fvmuseum.ru
The Brandenburg Gate
The gate was built in Königsberg
in 1657 at the crossing of the
southwest part of the fi rst
fortifi cation ring with a road running
to the Brandenburg Castle (today
Ushakovo). This is the only historical
city gate through which traffi c
still flows today. At the time being
the gate houses the Muzeum of
Marzipan presenting the history of
marzipan and reviving the culinary
brand.
137, Bagrationa St.,
t.: +7 (4012) 77-27-79
www.marzipanmuseum.ru
Kaliningrad
Regional Museum of
History and Arts
The fi rst museum that opened in
the post-war Kaliningrad in 1946, is
situated in the building of the former
Concert Hall Stadthalle erected in
1911-1912. The museum has several
branches, including the Fort №5 and
museum «Bunker» in Kaliningrad
as well as K. Donelaitis Museum in
the settlement of Chistye Prudy,
Nesterov District.
21, Klinicheskaya St.,
t.: +7 (4012) 53–65–93
www.westrussia.org
Kaliningrad Regional
Museum of Fine Arts
The museum has been working for over
20 years and developing as a modern art
venue. Every year about 40 exhibitions
of Russian and foreign art are held in its
halls. In 2018, the museum moved to the
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