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Micky Flanagan adds more dates to his ‘If Ever We Needed It…’ tour

Comedian Micky Flanagan has added even more dates to his record-breaking ‘If We Ever Needed It…' tour.

Following the success of his arena shows, Flanagan is set to bring his unparalleled humour to the more intimate setting of Theatres across the U.K. Tickets go on general sale Saturday 6 th  April at 10am via  LiveNation.co.uk .   The transition from arenas to theatres promises an even more intimate experience, with fans getting to see the comedian up close and personal. With his trademark cockney charm and infectious energy, Flanagan is sure to leave audiences rolling in the aisles as he discusses life since turning 60, growing older and reflecting on the changes in the world around him, as well as poking fun at his observations on life – it’s definitely for over 16s   Micky Flanagan's theatre shows will showcase his signature wit, storytelling prowess, and unmatched stage presence.

The newly added theatre dates for 2024 are:   Friday 19 April – Canterbury, The Marlowe             Friday 26 April – Reading, The Hexagon Thursday 2 May – Newcastle, O2 City Hall Thursday 16 May – Ipswich, Regent Theatre Friday 24 May – Oxford, New Theatre Saturday 25 May – Oxford, New Theatre                    Friday 31 May – Plymouth, Pavilions Saturday 1 June – Plymouth, Pavilions   Tickets go on general sale Saturday 6 th  April at 10am via  LiveNation.co.uk

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• Date 14 Sep - 21 Oct 2017
• Venue The O2 arena
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Micky is on stage at  8pm . Please arrive early and allow at least 45 minutes to get to your seats. Event timings: Doors: 18:30 // Micky Flanagan (1st half): 20:00 // Interval: 20:50 // Micky Flanagan (2nd half): 21:15 // Finish: 22:30 (all timings approx)

Micky Flanagan at The O2

One of the biggest names in the UK comedy scene, Micky Flanagan took to the Jonathan Ross show to announce his 16 date ‘An’ Another Fing…’ 2017 tour, and will perform on 10 dates at The O2 between Thursday 14th September and Saturday 14th October 2017.

This follows his record breaking “Back In The Game” tour of 2013, which featured an incredible 129 shows – making it the biggest comedy tour in the world that year – having sold an unbelievable 500,000 tickets in the UK and Ireland alone.

Throughout the years, Flanagan has risen to peak UK comedy fame and success after many notable appearances and gigs, including Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Live at the Apollo, Stand Up for the Week and the Royal Variety Performance.

Micky Flanagan Tour Tickets

Micky Flanagan tickets are available now from The O2. Both standard tickets and VIP Experience tickets are available for this unmissable comedy event in London. Buy online or call 0844 856 0202 .

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The British comedian Micky Flanagan is going on tour for the first time in six years in his highly anticipated If Ever We Needed It… tour.

The much-loved cockney is known to left audiences in stitches with his hilarious jokes, so we’ve rounded up everything you need to know to secure tickets as well as cost, bag policy and how to get to the O2.

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How do I get tickets?

Micky Flanagan tickets go on general sale at 10am on February 25. However, those signed up to the Ticketmaster mailing list were able to buy presale tickets on February 22, through a special presale code.

Those with O2 Priority ticket pre-sale can try and secure tickets at 10am on February 23. You can buy tickets for Micky Flanagan on Ticketmaster and O2 Priority.

How much are tickets?

Tickets to see Micky start at £35.75 per person. Whilst standard ticket prices are priced between £35 and £42, there are a number of VIP experiences also available.

It is worth noting that ticket prices do not include the additional £2.95 admin fee per order.

What are the full tour dates?

Wednesday 15 March - Bournemouth International Centre

Friday 24 March - 3Arena, Dublin

Thursday 30 March - Utilita Arena, Birmingham

Friday 31 March - Utilita Arena, Birmingham

Thursday 13 April - OVO Hydro, Glasgow

Thursday 20 April - First Direct Arena, Leeds

Friday 21 April - First Direct Arena, Leeds

Thursday 11 May - The O2, London

Friday 12 May - The O2, London

Saturday 14 May - The O2, London

Thursday 18 May - The O2, London

Friday 19 May - The O2, London

Friday 26 May - The O2, London

The O2 allows small bags and handbags, one per person. Small bags are considered to be no larger than an A4 piece of paper.

Backpacks, travel cases, laptops, iPads, GoPros, laptop bags and large tote bags are not permitted inside the arena. But if you need to bring a large bag, visitors will need to leave it at the bag storage facility just outside the main entrance to The O2. This will cost £10 per bag.

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The closest tube station to The O2 Arena is North Greenwich (Jubilee line) Buses 108, 129, 132, 161, 188, 422, 472 or 486 all stop at the tube station. Book UK and European trains - including cheap Eurostar tickets - on Trainline .

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Cockney comedian Micky Flanagan is touring the UK with his brand new live show, If We Ever Needed It… Let’s find out how you can secure tickets.

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If you need something to brighten your mood on this grey February morning, let us provide that something for you: East London comedian Micky Flanagan is touring the UK for the first time in six years.

The man who gave Britain the iconic 'out out' phrase is back with his brand new show, If Ever We Needed It… The Bethnal Green-raised comedian is busy fine-tuning his comedy material with warm up gigs in Newcastle, Manchester and London this month, just in time for the tour which begins in Manchester on Wednesday 1st March and ends in London on Friday 26th May.

Flanagan shot to our attention in 2001 when he performed in the Big Value Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as one of the four headline acts, and in 2003, Flanagan co-headlined a show with British comedian Nina Conti. The 60-year-old’s first full-length solo show, What Chance Change?, was in 2006, and in 2007, he was nominated at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for Best Newcomer.

What’s the difference between 'going out' and 'going out out'? Flanagan let us all know with The Out Out Tour from 2010 to 2011. In 2016, he also became the best-selling comic in the UK when he sold over 600,00 advance tickets for his An’ Another Fing… tour.

As well as live shows, Flanagan created and starred in Micky Flanagan's Detour de France and Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud. He’s also appeared on various shows such as Mock the Week, A League of Their Own, and 8 Out of 10 Cats.

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If you’re familiar with Flanagan’s stand-up style, you’ll know it’s pretty adults-only content. His 2023 show, If Ever We Needed It…, is strictly over 16s. Let’s find out how you can buy tickets!

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Micky Flanagan tour 2023: when and where are the UK dates?

The comedian will be heading ‘out out’ up and down the UK for his If Ever We Needed It… tour. Here’s the complete list of dates and venues:

• 15th March 2023 — Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth
• 16th March 2023 — Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth
• 24th March 2023 — 3Arena Dublin, Ireland
• 30th March 2023 — Utilita Arena, Birmingham
• 31st March 2023 — Utilita Arena, Birmingham
• 13th April 2023 — OVO Hydro, Glasgow
• 20th April 2023 — First Direct Arena, Leeds
• 21st April 2023 — First Direct Arena, Leeds
• 11th May 2023 — The O2, London
• 12th May 2023 — The O2, London
• 13th May 2023 — The O2, London
• 18th May 2023 — The O2, London
• 19th May 2023 — The O2, London
• 26th May 2023 — The O2, London

How to get tickets for Micky Flanagan’s 2023 UK tour

Tickets for Flanagan’s UK tour are on sale right now, having been released at 10am this morning (Saturday 25th February).

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Here are the most recent UK tour dates we had listed for Micky Flanagan. Were you there?

• Sat 1 Jun Plymouth Pavilions Micky Flanagan
• Fri 31 May Plymouth Pavilions Micky Flanagan
• Sat 25 May New Theatre Oxford Micky Flanagan
• Fri 24 May New Theatre Oxford Micky Flanagan
• Thu 16 May Ipswich, Regent Theatre Micky Flanagan
• Thu 2 May Newcastle upon Tyne, O2 City Hall Newcastle Micky Flanagan
• Fri 26 Apr Reading, Hexagon Micky Flanagan
• Fri 19 Apr Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre Micky Flanagan
• Sat 23 Mar London, Leicester Square Theatre Micky Flanagan’s Work in Progress
• Sat 16 Mar London, Leicester Square Theatre Micky Flanagan’s Work in Progress
• Sat 9 Mar London, Leicester Square Theatre Micky Flanagan’s Work in Progress
• Sat 2 Mar London, Leicester Square Theatre Micky Flanagan’s Work in Progress

November 2023

• Fri 10 Nov Utilita Arena Cardiff Micky Flanagan
• Thu 9 Nov Utilita Arena Cardiff Micky Flanagan
• Sat 4 Nov Brighton Centre Micky Flanagan
• Fri 3 Nov Brighton Centre Micky Flanagan
• Thu 2 Nov Brighton Centre Micky Flanagan

October 2023

• Thu 26 Oct Hull, Connexin Live Micky Flanagan
• Wed 25 Oct Hull, Connexin Live Micky Flanagan
• Wed 4 Oct → Sat 21 Oct London, Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Micky Flanagan

September 2023

• Sat 30 Sep Leeds, first direct arena Micky Flanagan
• Fri 29 Sep Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Micky Flanagan
• Thu 28 Sep Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Micky Flanagan
• Thu 21 Sep London, Eventim Apollo Micky Flanagan
• Wed 20 Sep London, Eventim Apollo Micky Flanagan
• Fri 15 Sep The BIC, Bournemouth Micky Flanagan
• Thu 14 Sep Woking, New Victoria Theatre Micky Flanagan
• Wed 13 Sep Woking, New Victoria Theatre Micky Flanagan

August 2023

• Sun 13 Aug London, Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Micky Flanagan
• Sat 12 Aug London, Leicester Square Theatre Micky Flanagan: Warm Up
• Fri 2 Jun London, The O2 Micky Flanagan
• Thu 1 Jun London, The O2 Micky Flanagan
• Sat 27 May London, The O2 Micky Flanagan
• Fri 26 May London, The O2 Micky Flanagan
• Fri 19 May London, The O2 Micky Flanagan
• Thu 18 May London, The O2 Micky Flanagan
• Sat 13 May London, The O2 Micky Flanagan
• Fri 12 May London, The O2 Micky Flanagan
• Thu 11 May London, The O2 Micky Flanagan
• Sat 6 May London, OVO Arena, Wembley Micky Flanagan
• Fri 28 Apr → Sat 29 Apr Utilita Arena Cardiff Micky Flanagan
• Fri 21 Apr Leeds, first direct arena Micky Flanagan
• Thu 20 Apr Leeds, first direct arena Micky Flanagan
• Fri 14 Apr Glasgow, The OVO Hydro Micky Flanagan
• Thu 13 Apr Glasgow, The OVO Hydro Micky Flanagan
• Sat 1 Apr Utilita Arena Birmingham Micky Flanagan
• Fri 31 Mar Utilita Arena Birmingham Micky Flanagan
• Thu 30 Mar Utilita Arena Birmingham Micky Flanagan
• Fri 17 Mar The BIC, Bournemouth Micky Flanagan
• Thu 16 Mar The BIC, Bournemouth Micky Flanagan
• Wed 15 Mar The BIC, Bournemouth Micky Flanagan
• Tue 7 Mar London, Eventim Apollo Micky Flanagan
• Mon 6 Mar London, Eventim Apollo Micky Flanagan
• Sun 5 Mar London, Eventim Apollo Micky Flanagan
• Thu 2 Mar O2 Apollo Manchester Micky Flanagan
• Wed 1 Mar O2 Apollo Manchester Micky Flanagan

February 2023

• Wed 22 Feb Newcastle upon Tyne, O2 City Hall Newcastle Micky Flanagan - Warm Up Show
• Tue 21 Feb Newcastle upon Tyne, O2 City Hall Newcastle Micky Flanagan - Warm Up Show
• Mon 13 Feb London, Leicester Square Theatre Micky Flanagan - Work In Progress

January 2023

• Mon 23 Jan → Wed 25 Jan Southend-on-Sea, Cliffs Pavilion Micky Flanagan - Warm Up Show
• Sat 21 Jan London, Leicester Square Theatre Micky Flanagan Warm Up Show

December 2022

• Tue 6 Dec Blackpool Winter Gardens Micky Flanagan - Warm Up Show
• Mon 5 Dec Blackpool Winter Gardens Micky Flanagan - Warm Up Show

November 2022

• Sat 26 Nov Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre Micky Flanagan - Warm Up Show
• Fri 25 Nov Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre Micky Flanagan - Warm Up Show
• Wed 23 Nov London, Leicester Square Theatre Micky Flanagan - Work In Progress
• Mon 7 Nov Portsmouth Guildhall Micky Flanagan - Work In Progress
• Sun 6 Nov Portsmouth Guildhall Micky Flanagan - Work In Progress

October 2022

• Thu 20 Oct Stoke-on-Trent, Regent Theatre Micky Flanagan - Work In Progress
• Wed 19 Oct Stoke-on-Trent, Regent Theatre Micky Flanagan - Work In Progress
• Tue 18 Oct London, Leicester Square Theatre Micky Flanagan - Work In Progress
• Thu 6 Oct London, Leicester Square Theatre Micky Flanagan Work In Progress
• Wed 5 Oct London, Leicester Square Theatre Micky Flanagan

September 2022

• Thu 22 Sep → Sat 24 Sep London, Leicester Square Theatre Micky Flanagan - Work In Progress

November 2017

• Sun 5 Nov Brighton Centre Micky Flanagan

October 2017

• Sat 28 Oct Utilita Arena Cardiff Micky Flanagan
• Fri 27 Oct Utilita Arena Cardiff Micky Flanagan
• Thu 26 Oct Utilita Arena Cardiff Micky Flanagan
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• Sat 21 Oct London, The O2 Micky Flanagan
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September 2017

• Sat 30 Sep London, OVO Arena, Wembley Micky Flanagan
• Fri 29 Sep London, The O2 Micky Flanagan
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• Wed 27 Sep The BIC, Bournemouth Micky Flanagan
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• Wed 20 Sep M&S Bank Arena Liverpool Micky Flanagan

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As an alternative to the Coronation, Micky will be doing an extra London date at OVO Arena Wembley on 6th May, with a matinee and an evening show - it could be his crowning (clowning) glory! 8000 people attended the last coronation at Westminster Abbey, Micky is expecting 23,000 for his shows on 6th May.

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This event is a phone free experience. Upon entry your mobile tickets will be scanned and your seat details will be printed out on a paper ticket before your phone is locked away in a Yondr pouch. If you would like to transfer tickets to other members of your party, please do so before the event.

No mobile phones, smart watches/accessories, cameras or recording devices will be allowed in the arena at this event.  Upon arrival, all phones and smart watches/accessories will be secured in individual Yondr pouches that will be unlocked at the end of the show. Guests maintain possession of their phones throughout the night, and if needed, may access their phones at designated Yondr phone zones located on the arena concourses.  

Door opening timings (approximate and subject to change)

  Foyer/Mezzanine bar/The American Express Lounge open 11.30am VIP Entrance/Heroes Lounge/Heineken Lounge open 12pm Doors to building/Auditorium 12.30pm Finish 4pm Evening: Foyer/Mezzanine bar/The American Express Lounge open 5.30pm VIP Entrance/Heroes Lounge/Heineken Lounge open 6pm Doors to building/Auditorium 6.30pm Finish 10pm  

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Don't forget, it's Coronation day in London and we don't want you to miss any of the event so we recommend planning ahead for your safest and easiest route to and from the venue.

In order to plan your journey accordingly and arrive as early as possible, allowing plenty of time for any congestion or road closures in the Wembley area, security checks and Yondr phone pouch sealing on entry:

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As you obtained your ticket via AXS.com , then you will have an AXS Mobile ID ticket . 

You and your guests will need to download the OVO Arena Wembley venue app to access your tickets and have them scanned as you go into the arena. However once inside, the venue, this event is a phone free experience . Upon entry your mobile tickets will be scanned and your seat details will be printed out on a paper ticket before your phone is locked away in a Yondr pouch . If you would like to transfer tickets to other members of your party, please do so before arriving at the event.

No mobile phones, smart watches/accessories, cameras or recording devices will be allowed in the arena at this event.  Upon arrival, all phones and smart watches/accessories will be secured in individual Yondr pouches that will be unlocked at the end of the show. Guests maintain possession of their phones throughout the night, and if needed, may access their phones at designated Yondr phone zones located on the arena concourses.

OVO Arena Wembley is a cashless venue. We’ll only accept contactless or card payments - please ensure you have a payment method other than your phone .

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We just want to remind you of our enhanced security at the OVO Arena Wembley. 

Everyone going into the arena will be screened through our security arches, ensuring we keep all our visitors safe.

Don't forget, in addition to this being a phone free event, no backpacks, large bags, liquids, large flags or items over the size of A3 are allowed into the arena.

We do lots to keep you safe with some security measure that you can see and some that you can’t. We have detection dogs at our sites, if you see them say hello but remember they are working dogs.

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During the Second World War, about 30 enterprises from the European part of the USSR were evacuated to Tomsk, which became the basis of the city’s industry. During the war years, the volume of industrial production in Tomsk tripled. From 1940 to 1944, the number of residents increased from 145 to 178 thousand people. On August 13, 1944, Tomsk Oblast was formed, and Tomsk became its administrative center.

In the post-war years, new industries appeared in Tomsk - optical-mechanical, electrical, mechanical rubber. Metalworking and mechanical engineering, food and light industries grew significantly. The development of the city and the region was also largely connected with the beginning of the industrial development of oil and natural gas fields.

In 1970, Tomsk, which had a large number of preserved monuments of wooden architecture of the 19th century, was given the status of a historical city. In 1989, the population of Tomsk exceeded half a million people.

In the 1990s, in Tomsk, as in most cities in Russia, there was a decline in industrial production, especially in mechanical engineering focused on military government orders. In 2004, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary.

Pictures of Tomsk

Tomsk entrance sign

Author: Tsigankov Konstantin

On the street in the historical center of Tomsk

Author: Vladimir Kharitonov

In the residential area of Tomsk

Author: Dmitry Afonin

Tomsk - Features

Tomsk is located in the very heart of Siberia, about 3.6 thousand kilometers east of Moscow, on the border of the West Siberian Plain and the spurs of the Kuznetsk Alatau on the right bank of the Tom River, 50 km from the place of its confluence with the Ob River. The city is located on the edge of a taiga natural zone.

It was named after the Tom River on which it was founded. The researchers of the 18th century derived the hydronym “Tom” from the Ket word “tom” meaning “river”. The City Day of Tomsk is celebrated on June 7.

The climate in Tomsk is continental-cyclonic (transitional from European temperate continental to Siberian sharply continental). Winter is harsh and long, the average temperature in January is minus 17.1 degrees Celsius, in July - plus 18.7 degrees Celsius.

The international airport Tomsk (Bogashevo) named after Nikolai Kamov offers regular flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Surgut, Krasnoyarsk, Barnaul, Ulan-Ude, Ufa, Nizhnevartovsk, and a number of other Russian cities.

The current coat of arms of Tomsk is based on the coat of arms adopted in 1785. The silver horse was placed on the coat of arms as a sign that “the horses of this area are the best and the Tatars living nearby have stud farms”. The silver horse remains the symbol of Tomsk to this day.

Tomsk is the oldest educational and scientific center in Siberia. Today, students make up one fifth of the population of Tomsk - more than 117 thousand people.

Wooden architecture of Siberia is a bright page in the history of Russian architecture. In Tomsk, wooden architecture is original and expressive. It is here that whole groups of wooden buildings of the late 19th - early 20th centuries have been preserved. You will need at least three days to explore the large number of local attractions.

Main Attractions of Tomsk

Voskresenskaya Gora (Mountain) - the place where Tomsk was founded. Here you can see such sights of Tomsk as Beloye (White) Lake, Voskresenskaya (Resurrection) Church built in the rare Siberian Baroque style in 1789-1807, the Makushin House of Science - an architectural monument of the early 20th century, which houses the puppet theater “Skomorokh”, the Polish Church (1833). The best view of the surroundings opens from the Museum of the History of Tomsk.

Museum of the History of Tomsk . The building of this museum stands out for its unordinary architecture - a stone building crowned by a wooden observation tower, which you can climb and see Tomsk from above. Here you can find exhibitions about peasant and merchant life, a collection of porcelain, and other interesting historical and archaeological exhibits. One of the most interesting exhibits is a wooden monument to the Russian ruble - a copy of a 1 ruble coin, but 100 times larger than the original. Bakunin Street, 3.

Lagernyy Sad (Camps Garden) - a park with an area of about 40 hectares located on the right bank of the Tom River. Several thousand years ago, ancient settlements were located on this very place. The park got its name due to the fact that the summer camps of the Tomsk infantry regiment were located here in the 18th-19th centuries. Today, it is a huge green area with a large population of animals and birds.

Novo-Sobornaya Square - the central square of Tomsk. The architectural appearance of this square began to take shape in the 1840s. In 2003, the square was decorated with a fountain, in 2004 - a monument to the students of Tomsk, and in 2006— the Victory Alley memorial complex.

Tomsk Regional Museum of Local Lore - the largest museum in Tomsk Oblast with more than 140 thousand exhibits. The museum occupies an Empire style mansion of the 19th century and is dedicated to the history and culture of the Tomsk region. Among the most interesting collections are bronze items of the 5th-2nd centuries BC, old handwritten books, Russian silver coins, ceramics, furniture, personal funds of major researchers and architects. A tour of the museum can take several hours. Lenin Avenue, 75.

Tomsk Regional Art Museum . It is housed in a magnificent red brick and sandstone mansion built in 1903. This museum has an excellent collection of paintings, graphics, sculpture, arts and crafts, and icons. The exhibition includes canvases created by European painters of the 16th-21st centuries, Russian and Soviet artists of the 18th-21st centuries. Nakhanovich Lane, 3.

Architecture of Tomsk

Beautiful wooden buildings of Tomsk

Author: S. Shugarov

Wooden Lutheran Church of St. Mary in Tomsk

Church of the Resurrection in Tomsk

Museum of Wooden Architecture . The exposition of this museum is devoted to the main periods in the history of Tomsk wooden architecture. The building of the museum is an architectural monument of federal significance. The main exhibits are wooden fragments of houses (window frames, cornices, pilasters, examples of carved decor). Dozens of contemporary craftsmen showcase their talents in artistic woodworking in a separate hall. Kirov Street, 7.

The First Museum of Slavic Mythology . This museum offers a look at the origins of the Slavic religion - or rather, what was before the arrival of Orthodoxy. The museum collection is dedicated to Slavic epics, folk tales, and their heroes. Zagornaya Street, 12.

“The NKVD Investigative Prison” - a memorial museum located in the basement of the former NKVD prison. It is dedicated to the memory of people who suffered from repression during the Soviet era. The complex consists of the Square of Memory and the exhibition itself. The permanent exhibition is housed in a makeshift prison hall, cells, and the investigator’s office. The collection consists of documentary materials, photographs, handicrafts of prisoners, and their personal belongings. Lenin Avenue, 44.

Monument to Anton Chekhov - an unusual sculpture standing on the embankment of the Tom River opposite the restaurant “Slavyansky Bazar” (the oldest restaurant and one of the oldest buildings in Tomsk, Lenin Square, 10). The monument was created by sculptor L.A. Usov with voluntary donations. The master embodied the image of Chekhov “through the eyes of a drunken man lying in a ditch” according to the inscription on the pedestal. In 1890, during his visit to Sakhalin, Chekhov stayed in Tomsk for a week and found this city boring and not worthy of attention.

Monument to Happiness - one of the most original monuments of Tomsk. It is a bronze figure of a full, extremely pleased, and impudent wolf from the great Soviet cartoon “Once upon a time there was a dog”. Shevchenko Street, 19/1.

Epiphany Cathedral (1777-1784) - one of the oldest churches in Tomsk. This magnificent building constructed in the Siberian Baroque style is located in the very heart of Tomsk. Lenin Square, 7.

White Mosque (1914) - a majestic building constructed in the neo-Moorish style with stone carvings, lancet windows, and doors. Lugovoy Lane, 18.

Siberian Botanical Garden . The garden covers a huge area, more than 120 hectares. There are almost 8 thousand species of plants here including tropical and subtropical. Most of the trees, shrubs, and flowers can be found outdoors. Its grandiose greenhouse is one of the largest and highest in the world. Lenin Avenue, 34/1.

Picturesque architectural monuments of Tomsk:

• “House with Firebirds” (1890) - a fine example of wooden architecture built by the merchant Zhelyabo as a wedding gift to his daughter, an architectural monument of federal significance (Krasnoarmeyskaya st., 67/1),
• “House with Dragons” - one of the symbols of Tomsk with 7 bizarre carved dragons (Krasnoarmeyskaya Street, 68),
• “House with a Hipped Roof”, also known as the Tomsk Regional Russian-German House - an elegant mansion built at the beginning of the 20th century for the wealthy merchant G.M. Golovanov, a masterpiece of wooden architecture not only in Tomsk, but throughout Siberia (Krasnoarmeyskaya st., 71),
• The mansion of the architect S.V. Khomich (1904) - the architecture of this building is so eclectic that it rather resembles a fabulous gingerbread house (Belinsky, 19),
• Tomsk State University - this building of the oldest university in Siberia, founded in 1888, is one of the most recognizable symbols of Tomsk (Lenin Avenue, 36),
• Garrison House of Officers named after N.N. Yakovlev - a beautiful brick building with original decor (Lenin Avenue, 50),
• Tomsk City Hall (1899) - an eclectic three-story mansion built of red brick and light sandstone located in the city center (Lenin Avenue, 73),
• The estate of I.D. Astashev (1842) - a magnificent palace that once belonged to the gold miner Astashev, one of the most beautiful buildings in Tomsk (Lenin Avenue, 75).

Tomsk city of Russia photos

Tomsk views.

Tomsk Railway Station

Tomsk Regional Drama Theater

House with a Hipped Roof in Tomsk

Author: Stanislav Smakotin

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