march 2010 russia trip kaliningrad city 4

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Government office building; Russian flags fly overhead.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Performance theater; holds 1000 seats.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Colonnade and fountain added in city square around Stalin statue.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Police and military training building.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

City Library

Bump by bush is a former German bomb shelter.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Former German bomb shelters used in WWII.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Close up view inside City Library.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Renovating courts building. Famous sculpture (more info coming)

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Former German military headquarters during WWII. Now city offices.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Photo taken from moving car! Newly renovated Orthodox Church in city square.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Entry doors to the Department of Education building.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Close up of design on handle of the door to the Department of Education.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Apartment building right next to the Department of Education building.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Entry on apartment building next to the Department of Education. Thought it was artistic.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Short decorative wall by retail shops that I thought was interesting. It is about a foot high but the style makes it feel like it should be 3 feet high.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Photo taken from moving car! German church that survived the war – WWII. Mural on side of church was beautiful, too bad I couldn’t get a better photo of it.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Photo taken from moving car! German church that survived the war – WWII.

Church was beautiful, too bad I couldn’t get a better photo of it.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Photo taken from moving car! German church that survived the war – WWII.

Church was beautiful, too bad I couldn’t get a better photo of it.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Photo taken from moving car!

View of river that was where the old moat used to be; line of where the city wall was.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Photo taken from moving car!

View of river that was where the old moat used to be; line of where the city wall was.

Typical apartment buildings’ beautiful wrought iron railing.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Photo taken from moving car!

Government building the locals call “The Monster”. Built then started to sink because of mines below; building has never been occupied.

March 30th - Kaliningrad Russia

Photo taken from moving car!

View of city square.