Good afternoon, site readers. I continue the theme of the Old Park in the village of Kabardinka. There are a lot of impressions, information and photographs too. Therefore, I divided the posts into several parts for ease of reading and viewing photos. In the first article about the Old Park in Kabardinka, I described my impressions. You could say I wrote my own review of the park. Here I want to tell you more about the architectural part of the Old Park.

The Old Park is probably one of the first and so far the only one in Black Sea coast architectural theme park. The park area is approximately half a hectare. And here, on a seemingly small territory, the world eras of Culture and Aesthetics are located: Greece, Ancient Egypt, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Orthodox and Eastern culture. Right here The museum “House of the Caucasus” is located.More detailed information you can read about the Old Park here.

The park has created such a unity of compositions of time. In one place you can see a pyramid, an ancient temple, the Greek god Zeus, a medieval bridge, a watchtower, a house for two Heloise and Abelard, an Orthodox temple, a stone of time, a Japanese chapel. Of course, you can’t list everything, but that’s not necessary. Who here would know how close it is different time and different cultures. But if you haven’t been here before, be sure to come!

Near the main entrance to the Old Park you can see a Gothic fountain. It became, as it were, one with the architect’s house, which is located behind the fountain. He immediately attracts attention to himself. The reason for this is not ordinary architecture, which makes you think. Europeans of medieval times symbolized such a font as the Source of life.

The Gothic fountain features images of saints: St. Paul, St. George, St. Peter, St. Mephistopheles. These sculptures are endowed with emotions: Paul - pacifying, Peter - preserving, George - striking, Mephistopheles - omnipresent. Each sculpture is created according to a special plan. The main idea of ​​this plan is that one should never relax, since the Devil can live in each of us. And you always need to be prepared so as not to give in to temptation.

Having created here such attractive effects as a jet clean water, which beats from the mouth of the gargoyles, falling down into the bowl. The effect is amazing, probably due to the straight lines and fragile structures.

As soon as you enter the Old Park, your gaze immediately falls on the Temple of Zeus. Built according to ancient canons, which creates the image of classical Greece. The temple is not large in size, with a high ceiling and large wooden doors. When the doors are open, entering the park you can immediately see the majestic Zeus, who sits peacefully, watching everyone who enters.

Sculptures of Aphrodite and Galatea greet everyone entering the Temple of Zeus

Classical antiquity is not only ancient Greece, but ancient Rome.

Coins are left at the feet of Zeus

In the temple of Zeus these are decorated with drawings ancient Greece Panel

A phrase spoken by Homer: “You, Almighty, Father Almighty, everything flows from you.”

Fountain “Classic”

Having seen the Pyramid and the Sphinx guarding it, you are immediately transported to Ancient Egypt. Although the Pyramid was proportionally reduced and the dimensions differ from the real one, it still has the atmosphere of a great and mighty ancient civilization doesn't leave. If you look at the reliefs, you can see many incomprehensible signs. As they say, the uninitiated cannot understand. Ancient Egypt will forever remain a mystery of antiquity, which man will never be able to fully understand.

Obelisk(“small skewer”) - a monument tapering towards the top, in most cases square in cross-section. An important element of the architecture of Ancient Egypt, where obelisks were symbols of the Sun. IN Ancient Rome Obelisks were used as gnomons of sundials or turning signs in circuses. Egyptian obelisks are monolithic, carved from a uniform block of stone (usually Aswan red granite). They were installed in pairs on either side of the entrance to the temple. You can read more here.

Entrance to the Pyramid

Drawings inside the Pyramid

Sphinx at the entrance to the park

Copper weather vane on the building of the Architect's house

On the main tower of the art gallery building sits a guardian angel who carefully inspects the park and protects it from non-platoons. The angel can be seen from anywhere in the Old Park.

This place is special; it combines the harmony of nature, fairy tales and the classicism of enlightenment. A strange combination, but it is put together in a unique way. Such an element of landscape design where the colonnade neatly fits. And at the foot there is a picturesque fairy tale of small figurines.

The idea behind the construction of this colonnade was to write two phrases on it. First: “The moment the word was carved on the stone, history began.” And the second: “Even the gods cannot change the past... But history repeats itself.”

What else you pay attention to is the gazebo, which is located almost in the center of the first part of the park.

Angry and stern faces on the stone of time, which do not say anything, but only by their appearance make you think about your meaning in life, about your goals. And remember that life is not eternal and you need to fill it with good moments and not waste time. Eternal is only culture, art and history.

Human sins are located on the palace gazebo, as reminders that the devil is always nearby. There are only seven sins: Anger, Greed, Pride, Gluttony, Fornication, Despondency and Envy. But there are eight figures on the gazebo - maybe this is a sign that there is always a chance to realize.

It is a symbol of luxury in medieval times

Gazebo with a small fountain

Openwork ceiling of the gazebo

The Old Park Chapel is dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Inside the chapel there are unique ancient icons collected. Here the pleasant smell of lavender and wax, candle burning and silence create peace and tranquility. It reminds me of the monastery in Gorny with its peace and quiet. The chapel was illuminated on February 20, 2011.

Shintoism is a traditional religion in Japan that deifies nature. It is believed that everything on earth is animate. Every thing has a soul. This chapel is dedicated to one of the seven gods - Ebisu. This is the god of happiness and luck, labor and trade, family and children.

God Ebis - in his hands is the fish Tai.

This building combined three types of architecture: spiritual, military and civil. Near the “House of the Caucasus” there are household items and tools from the past.

Many peoples perceived the stone as a symbol of eternity and hardness. This is probably why the main oaths were made on stones.

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I went to the Old Park in Kabardinka, like I went to Mini Siam in Thailand, if anyone knows, or to Mini City in Turkey, that is, to a park with copies of famous buildings. But the Old Park, although it is a thematic and architectural park, does not contain a copy. All the buildings in it are themselves (not copies); rather, the theme is simply followed, be it Japanese, Greek, or Caucasian.

The price is a bit high, but there is not much else to see in Kabardinka. And in general there is nothing similar either in the nearest cities or on the entire coast.

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The Old Park is one of the main attractions of Kabardinka. This is a thematic architectural park with an area of ​​half a hectare, where the architecture created by the author reflects different cultural eras and styles from Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece to the heritage of the peoples of the Caucasus. This is a mini-encyclopedia of architecture, a very compact journey through time and space. The creator of the park, Alexander Alekseev, graduated from Rostov University in 1983 and studied the history of culture and art for many years. His park embodies not only historical elements of architecture and decor, but also the author’s philosophical ideas.

The park area is quite small and therefore during peak season it may not be crowded. I was there at the beginning of October and it was difficult to take photographs; I had to wait until they moved away from the place I needed. Each building has its own theme. They are located quite close to each other, they are separated by paths and a lawn. Everything is very well maintained. As far as I understand, there is only one architect here - Alexander Alekseev. A writer who changed his profession as an architect and sculptor. He created the old park from scratch; before it was just a wasteland. That is, all the buildings, although they reflect a certain era, are new; you shouldn’t expect antiquity here. Only the East House has a collection of old weapons and armor. Alexander has his own architectural workshop, and this park, one might say, business card. Not bad, well thought out! Another part of the park will open soon; another piece of land nearby has been purchased. Photos will tell you better what it looks like in real life.






Almost the Taj Mahal, only this is the House of the East

I paid special attention to the design of one electrical panel. Amazing! From a distance it looks like some kind of fresco or painting. But if you come closer and look at it... That face is a piece of an ordinary plastic tablecloth, surrounded by old earrings and plant stems.

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Visiting information

Ticket price is 500 rubles per adult, 200 rubles per child (6-13), children under 6 years old are free. The price includes a 30-minute sightseeing tour, which takes place almost every hour (at 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 o'clock). The Caucasus Museum and the painting gallery are paid separately - 50 rubles each.

Opening hours from 8 to 22 (June-September), from 9 to 18 (October-May). You can stay in the park all day. Works every day.

There is a toilet and a mini-cafe on site.

Map and how to get there

There is a fairly large parking lot near the park. Most likely it will be busy during peak season, but at other times you can find a place. But in general, the Old Park is located in the center of the village of Kabardinka. You can park in another place (near the embankment, for example) and walk there. Well, vacationers in Kabardinka should initially go on foot if they don’t live right on the edge.

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Cultural center "Old Park" is the first thematic architectural park on the Black Sea coast of Russia in Kabardinka, created local resident at your own expense. “Old Park” in Kabardinka is an open-air museum. “Old Park” is registered at the address: Kabardinka, Chernomorskaya street, 55. “Old Park” is stylized as images of different cultures of Civilization on a horizontal plane of half a hectare.

The cultural center “Old Park” was created with his own hands by the extraordinary architect and sculptor Alexander Ivanovich Alekseev, on a plot of land belonging to his family, according to his own design, more than 15 years ago. With his talent, Alexander Alekseev in Kabardinka abolished boundaries and time!

The Stone of Eternity, unhewn watchtowers of the Middle Ages, the lacy web of Eastern palaces, the grandeur of the Egyptian pyramids, the rhythms of the Caucasus - everything coexists in one park area among the summer greenery. IN Orthodox churches“Old Park” wants to raise your thoughts to heaven, and the Caucasian Chapel provides a path to purification. In the “Old Park”, gray waterfalls flow onto the rocky wet bottom near the grottoes.

“Old Park” is not just an architectural copy; each of them carries the author’s thought. “Old Park” embodies two main ideas: educational and cultural.

The central summer gate of the park forms a common ensemble with the administrative building and is impeccably made in the Art Nouveau style. The winter entrance is designed in Egyptian style with a pylon arch on majestic columns, near which stand two sphinxes - the watchful guardians of this magical world. The central entrance of the “Old Park” in Kabardinka is decorated with the “House of the Architect” with elements of Art Nouveau and Gothic, but the main part of the facade is occupied by the classicism style with two open areas for viewing. A single composition with it is formed by a spectacular Gothic fountain, into the rectangular bowl of which water flows from the mouths of gargoyles. The Gothic fountain is a soaring spiers, graceful sculptural compositions Saints, pointed arches on protruding columns. The Gothic fountain represents the “Source of Life” in the park.

The territory of the “Old Park” is divided into several thematic zones. At the Central Entrance on the left is the Antiquity Zone. In the “Temple of Zeus”, tourists are greeted by the Supreme God of ancient Greek mythology, Zeus, seated on a throne, as on the top of Mount Olympus.

To the left of the “Temple of Zeus” part of the “Old Park” of Kabardinka belongs to the civilization of Egypt with a copy of the Pyramid of Cheops, an Obelisk, a Sphinx, a Rotunda Gazebo, a Colonnade and a Classic Fountain.

The house of the indoor Picture Gallery stands apart and complements this part of the “Old Park”.

The middle part of the “Old Park” is images of the Old City of Medieval European architecture. A pond-ditch with a stone-paved bridge and a Watchtower to protect fortress-cities are the dominant features of this style. The middle of the pond is decorated with the Palace Gazebo of Deadly Sins. Tourists reach the top of the Watchtower via a masonry spiral staircase and can view the entire panorama of the “Old Park” from its height.

From the Central Entrance to the right, the Alley of Civilizations leads tourists to the theme of the East. Here the idea of ​​the “Old Park” somewhat intersects with the idea of ​​the Temple of All Religions in Kazan. The lower part of the “Old Park” surprises with the Japanese Corner, the House of the East, the House of the Caucasus, the Orthodox Chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Indian fountain and the Aqueduct.

Let's take a look at the “House of the East” with its Arabic script, Moorish, Turkish, Indian, Islamic, Persian motifs and images. Let's admire its interior, ornaments and decorative items! The House of the East is the main building, which architecturally combines a Palace, a Mosque and a Mausoleum.

The facade of the building is designed in the form of a Palace with columns at the entrance, openwork elements of the front arches and rows of intertwined scallops along the perimeter of the roof. The skeleton of the House of the East is a stylization of tall towers minarets of an Islamic mosque. The tower with a golden central dome represents the architectural idea of ​​a tomb - a mausoleum.

Chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker - the architecture of the cathedrals of the Russian Orthodox Church. Its five domes symbolize Jesus Christ and the 4 apostles-evangelists: Matthew, Luke, Mark, John.

The main fountain of the “Old Park” is a composition of elephants that hold the flat Earth on their mighty backs. In the summer heat, the Indian fountain gives travelers moisture next to the House of the East.

The House of the Caucasus is a museum that tells through exhibits about the history of the peoples of the Caucasus, life, weapons and Caucasian culture.

The aqueduct completes the Eastern theme of the Park with a spectacular waterfall, staircase and underwater lighting in the pool. “Old Park” is a Kabardian miracle. There is even a corner with exhibits from the USSR era, which makes the hearts of our contemporaries beat faster.

The writer and journalist Alekseev, with another talent as an architect, at the turn of the century created a unique landmark in Kabardinka - the “Old Park”. In the “Old Park” there are many philosophical sayings left on the stones. The most important inscription: “Love people!” The park is decorated with plants and information signs for them. The creator put work, ideas and boundless love for art into every centimeter of the park territory. Alekseev invented and patented a special brand of concrete mixture that is used in parks architectural masterpieces. Today, a whole team of like-minded people works in his architectural studio. The thematic “Old Park” in Kabardinka develops the main philosophical idea: “Humanity has one nature, but culture appears in all its diversity as a single Human community.” “Old Park” in Kabardinka is a park, an exhibition of architectural objects and a good playground. Tourists make a comprehensive photo report about their “Round the World Trip”.

In the resort city of Gelendzhik there is an amazing park, which contains architectural wonders from all over the world. It is located on a site of more than a hectare, which has become home to thematic architectural creations from different cultural eras.

Author

The creator of the Old Park is Alexander Alekseev. Initially, engaged only in journalistic and literary activities, he dramatically changed his life, starting to engage in architecture and sculpture. Initially, he created a simple bust of Walter, then Homer and Dante, then he came up with the brilliant idea of ​​​​creating a gallery that included the architecture of various civilizations and times. The essence of his concept is simple - to recreate in a relatively small area something that would be contradictory in historical and cultural terms. For example, ancient Egypt and Classical Europe, Western civilization and Eastern civilization.

This person does not have a specialized architectural education, but he has an artistic vision and a philosophical thought that can be combined with a sculpture or building. Such a symbiosis of thought and creation created unique park, which can safely be called one of the best creations in the vastness of Russia.

Architectural compositions of the park

The park contains more than 20 buildings and the same number of territories, depending on the type and theme.

  • Classicism - on the very first site they gave away space ancient temple. This area boasts a feeling of calm and harmony. There is also a rotunda gazebo, which serves as a symbol and a key figure in many public areas.
  • Gothic is a zone of complex structures, pointed arches, rib vaults, and buttresses protruding outward. You can feel mysticism in all its manifestations, which is covered in mystery and darkness. There is a Gothic park here, as well as a sculptural group consisting of images of saints: Paul, George, Peter and Mephistopheles.
  • Egypt - part is given to the Egyptian theme. Small copies of sphinxes, the Cheops pyramid, as well as various symbols ancient egypt. The central entrance to the park is also made of massive columns and pylon arches of the Egyptian style.
  • An aqueduct is an arched structure that was used by the Romans as a drainage channel.
  • Gallery of contemporary art - made in the Art Nouveau style. There is a permanent exhibition of 6 Russian artists who paint their paintings in different styles and with different messages.
  • The House of the Caucasus is a unique architectural structure that tells about many historical moments of the Caucasian people.
  • Middle Ages - in this area there is a pond and a gazebo for two in the middle.
  • Antiquity - here is an ancient pavilion that was built by the Greek civilization for its gods. It contains Greek portraits on stone, statues of gods, and a bust of Homer.
  • Japan - This Japanese corner is home to a lily pond, a Shinto chapel and a sculpture of the god Ebisa.
  • Architect's house - tall buildings with two open areas, in which the currents of classicism, modernism and Gothic elements can be traced.
  • The House of the East is a classic mosque with white stone minarets. Similar architecture is common in Islamic countries.
  • The Orthodox Chapel is a Russian Orthodox chapel demonstrating Byzantine techniques of execution and construction of structures.

Prices for tickets to the Old Park of Kabardinka 2020

Entrance fees:

  • Adults - 500 rubles,
  • Children from 6 to 13 years old - 200 rubles,
  • Children under 6 years old are free.

Excursions are free of charge.

Picture gallery: for adults - 50 rubles, for children - 30 rubles.

House of the Caucasus: for adults - 50 rubles, for children - 30 rubles.

Free entry for VO participants.

Opening hours of the Old Park in Kabardinka

The Old Park Cultural Center is open to visitors every day, opening hours are seasonal.

From June to September the park is open for tours from 8:00 to 22:00.

Opening hours during low season, from October to May: from 9:00 to 18:00.

How to get to the Old Park in Kabardinka from Gelendzhik

The distance from the center of Gelendzhik to the Old Park is about 16 km. The trip by car will take approximately 25-30 minutes, you can drive along Lunacharsky Street, then along M4-Don. Old Park address: st. Chernomorskaya, 55 (area of ​​the Olimp stadium in Kabardinka).

Trip to public transport is also possible: buses No. 32, 103, 199 run from the bus station on Lenin to Kabardinka and back, minibus No. 31. Taking into account all the stops, the journey will take approximately 50 minutes. From the Kabardinka bus station, walk to the Old Park - about 1 km: along Mira Street, after the Olimp stadium, turn onto Apricotovaya, then along Chernomorskaya straight to the park.

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Entrance to the Old Park in Kabardinka - panorama Google Maps

Virtual walk through the Old Park of Kabardinka

Video, overview of the park area

One of the most interesting attractions of the region is located, which is definitely worth a visit - “Old Park”. Architect Alexander Alekseev, on a small plot of land created theme park, which amazes with its beauty and fabulousness. Every piece of land here has turned into a real work of art. Without exaggeration, the founder of the park and his assistants worked and continue to work on every centimeter of land.

The village of Kabardinka is located 11 kilometers from the city of Gelendzhik. Less than 10 thousand people live here, and summer season The population increases several times thanks to tourists. Kabardinka, like Novorossiysk, is located on the shore of Tsemes Bay in a picturesque valley. The village is protected from winds and storms from the southwest by Cape Doob with the low Tuaphat ridge, and from the northeast by the spurs of the Markotkh ridge.


How to get to Kabardinka

Kabardinka is located on the M4 Don highway between Gelendzhik and Novorossiysk. You can get to the village by taxi or public transport:

  • taxi from 500 rubles from Gelendzhik and from 600 rubles from Novorossiysk,
  • bus No. 103 from 25 rubles from Gelendzhik,
  • intercity bus from Novorossiysk from 50 rubles,
  • excursion from Gelendzhik or Novorossiysk from 500 rubles.

Address, ticket price and opening hours of the “Old Park”

  • “Old Park” is located on Chernomorskaya Street, 55.
  • Work schedule - daily,
  • during the summer season June/September from 8-00 to 22-00,
  • during the winter season October/May from 9-00 to 18-00.
  • Entrance to the “Old Park” is paid:
  • adult - 500 rubles,
  • for children - 200 rubles (children under 6 years old stay free).




What's interesting in the "Old Park"

Crossing the threshold of the “Old Park” you find yourself in a different reality. The “Old Park” is divided into thematic zones, which every park visitor can easily guess. And from the threshold we find ourselves in the “Antiquity” zone, where Zeus meets us on the throne in the temple. To the left of the temple, located egyptian pyramid, there is also a rotunda and a beautiful fountain.




Behind the fountain there is a small corner of the Soviet era, from which every adult visitor will have their own memories.
Boundless attention was paid to the detailing of the park, and in addition to the exotic plants that grow on its territory, there are funny little figurines, forged creatures and stone sculptures both under a bush and on a branch.




There is also a thematic zone “Middle Ages” in the park, where a real gothic castle with a tower and a moat, although without crocodiles, but with turtles. A spiral staircase leads to the top of the tower, offering views of the surrounding park. Separately, we can note the work of the blacksmith, without whose forged sculptures the castle would not have looked so medieval.







There is also an Orthodox chapel in the “Old Park” in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

There is also a “House of the East”, similar to the Indian Taj Mahal. The House of the East houses a permanent exhibition of valuable items donated to the museum by private collectors. Its pearl is a beautiful carpet woven from gold, which, thanks to the light pouring through the hole in the ceiling, shimmers in the sun with all its colors.



To the right of the “House of the East” on the central alley of the park there is big fountain with elephants holding a bowl on their mighty backs.

The “House of the Caucasus” also fits into the park. There is an exhibition inside, for which you will have to pay extra: an adult ticket - 50 rubles, a child ticket - 30 rubles. Household items and weapons, jewelry and works of painters are collected here.

At the end of the central alley of the park there is a beautiful aqueduct, the architecture of which mixed Celtic, Slavic, Germanic and other motifs of the peoples who worshiped the God of Light. The aqueduct is equipped with a spectacular waterfall and beautiful underwater lighting.



"Old Park" in Kabardinka is very popular place among vacationing tourists in Gelendzhik. If you feel tired from beach holiday and wanted new impressions, and climb the hills in search of beautiful view or the waterfall is hard, then you can go to the “Old Park”. Located 11 kilometers from Gelendzhik, the theme park together with the Kabardinka embankment will make an enviable duo for a must visit.

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Video from a visit to a small private park called Old Park, located in Kabardinka, not far from Gelendzhik.