Tsentralny City District (russian: Центра́льный внутригородско́й райо́н) is one of four city districts of the

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of Sochi in

Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of ...

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.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Krasnodar Krai'' Sometimes referred to as "Sochi proper", it borders

Lazarevsky City District Lazarevsky City District (russian: Лазаревский райо́н) is one of four city districts of the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city district borders Tuapsinsky District in the northwest, Apsheronsky District in the nor ...

in the west and

Khostinsky City District Khostinsky City District (russian: Хостинский райо́н) is one of four city districts of the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city district borders Maykopsky District of the Republic of Adygea in the northeast, Adlersky C ...

in the north and in the east. In the southwest, it is bounded by the

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. Population:

Geography

It is the core, historic, and most populous city district of Sochi, but also the smallest in terms of area, covering only .Decision #89

Landmarks

* The Friendship Tree and the Friendship Tree Garden Museum, in the Subtropical Botanical Garden * St. Michael's Cathedral, Sochi, a diminutive church built in 1873–1891 to

Alexander Kaminsky Alexander Stepanovich Kaminsky (1829–1897, russian: Александр Степанович Каминский, sometimes spelled Kamensky, Каменский) was a Russian architect working in Moscow and suburbs. One of the most successful and ...

's designs in order to commemorate the victorious conclusion of the

Caucasian War The Caucasian War (russian: Кавказская война; ''Kavkazskaya vojna'') or Caucasus War was a 19th century military conflict between the Russian Empire and various peoples of the North Caucasus who resisted subjugation during the ...

* The red-granite Archangel Column, erected in 2006 in memory of the Russian soldiers fallen in Sochi during the Caucasian War. It is capped by a bronze statue of Sochi's patron saint,

Archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

. * Sochi Art Museum occupies a large building with a four-columned portico, completed in 1939. Its Neoclassical design is by Ivan Zholtovsky. *

Sochi Arboretum The Sochi Arboretum is a unique collection of subtropical flora and fauna. It is a monument of landscape architecture located in the Khosta district of the city of Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the large ...

, a large botanical garden with tropical trees from many countries and the Mayors Alley—the line of palm-trees planted by the mayors of different cities of the world. * The Winter Theater (1934–1937), another rigorously Neoclassical edifice, surrounded by eighty-eight Corinthian columns, with a pediment bearing the statues of

Terpsichore In Greek mythology, Terpsichore (; grc-gre, Τερψιχόρη, "delight in dancing") is one of the nine Muses and goddess of dance and chorus. She lends her name to the word "terpsichorean" which means "of or relating to dance". Appearance ...

, Melpomene, and Thalia; all three cast by

Vera Mukhina Vera Ignatyevna Mukhina (russian: Ве́ра Игна́тьевна Му́хина; lv, Vera Muhina; french: Vera Moukhina; – 6 October 1953) was a prominent Soviet sculptor and painter. She was nicknamed "the queen of Soviet sculpture". B ...

. * Hall of Organ and Chamber Music. Centrally located, it conducts organ, symphony, chamber-ensemble, choral, and vocal music concerts. * The Maritime Passenger Terminal (1955), notable for its distinctive -high steepled tower and four statues symbolizing the

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* The railway station (1952) * The Riviera Park, established by Vasily Khludov in 1883 in the part of the city which later became known as Khludovskaya. The park is popular with tourists and local residents alike. It has a variety of attractions, including an outcrop of funny statues and a "glade of friendship" where

magnolia ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendro ...

trees were planted by every Soviet

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