Malaya Cherepakha (Little Turtle in English; Russian: Малая Черепаха) is a small river that flows through Taganrog (Rostov Oblast, Russian Federation) into the Azov Sea.
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The Gorky Park is a municipal park of culture and recreation in the city of Taganrog, Russia.
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City bar or Schlagbaum in Taganrog was constructed in 1812–1814 in the outskirts of Taganrog, symbolizing the city limits and also marking the Russian victory over the French army in the Patriotic War of 1812. Beyond the bar or schlagbaum was endless steppe.
Originally there were two columns featuring the coat of arms of the city and the Russian two-headed eagle. In 1968, one of the pillars was removed because of the street car line and a large amount of car traffic on the main street of Taganrog.
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The sculptural composition "Egyptian Pyramid" is a sculptural composition in Taganrog created by sculptor Dmitry Lyndin based on the story of Anton Chekhov "Kashtanka".
The sculptural composition is made of cast bronze. It the Chekhov story "Kashtanka" there is an episode with a circus number "Egyptian pyramid", an acrobatic pyramid made by pig Havronya Ivanovna, goose Ivan Ivanovich, cat Fyodor Timofeyevich and dog Kashtanka.
150 kg of wax, 1000 kg of molding mixture, 1000 kg of artistic bronze "Br OCS 555" were used to make the composition. The figures of composition cast in bronze were subjected to engraving, grinding, polishing, and artificial patination.
The total cost of manufacturing, installation and improvement of sculptural composition amounted to 1 061,0 thousand rubles.
The monument was inaugurated on the Day of Knowledge, September 1, 2008.
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The House of teacher is an ancient mansion in the central part of Taganrog.
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Chekhov Library in Taganrog is the oldest library in the South of Russia.