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By Ella Zolotukhina
Rostov-on-Don was founded in 1749 as the Custom-House and became a city only in 1807.
Its territory is 354 sq.km. The city is close to the Black, the Azov, and the Caspian Seas. Rostov is called the southern capital of the country and it is the gateway to the
Caucasus.
Rostov-on-Don is a political, economic and cultural center of the country. Among the cultural hotspots of the city are the Gorky and Musical theatres, the statue of the Roman God Nika on the Theatre Square where, on hot summer days, we enjoy the fountains.
I also would like to point out the Rostov Cathedral of the Virgin with its belfry. The cathedral was founded in 1860 by Russian architect Constantine Tone. Tone is famous in Russia for his Russian-Byzantine style. The cathedral is the exact (but a little diminished) copy of the Our Savior Cathedral, which is located in Moscow.
The Byzantine style distinguishes the Cathedral from other buildings in this part of the city. The building with its bells and domes is very beautiful especially when the domes shine from the light of the Sun. Even when the weather is gloomy the golden domes shine.
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