Taganrog City District

Taganrog City District is in Rostov Oblast, Southern Russia. Taganrog City District is situated nearby to the locality Zapadnyy, as well as near Severnyy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alferaki Palace and Anton Chekhov Theatre.

Alferaki Palace

Museum

Photo: Fargoh, CC0.

Alferaki Palace is a museum in Taganrog, Russia, originally the home of the wealthy merchant Nikolay Alferaki. It was built in 1848 by the architect Andrei Stackenschneider on Frunze Street, in downtown Taganrog.

Anton Chekhov Theatre

Theater building

Photo: ISasha, Public domain.

The Taganrog Drama Theater named after Anton Chekhov and decorated with Order of Honor is a traditional Russian drama theater based in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast.

Birth house of Anton Chekhov

Museum

The birthplace of Anton Chekhov is a historic house in Taganrog, Russia, where the writer Anton Chekhov was born. It is now a writer's house museum. In 1916, the Taganrog City Council supported the initiative of the Chekhov Circle and acquired the house and grounds on Chekhov Street 69 to conserve the house of Anton Chekhov.