Pavlodar
Pavlodar is located in the northeastern part of Kazakhstan and it is an industrial center of Pavlodar region. The history of Pavlodar begins from 1720, when the Koryakovsky outpost was built on this area by the Russians. The outpost was built in order to protect the salt stores that were mined in Koryakovsky Lake, that is why it got its name.
Later, large settlements have been created around the outpost, which contributed to the appearance of the Koryakovskaya stanitsa. And in 1861, the district gained the status of a city and received the name Pavlodar. The city was actively built and developed even during the October Revolution and the Great Patriotic War. However, the real flourishing of Pavlodar occurred at the moment of the “Revival of the New Lands”. It was the time when the country especially needed agricultural and construction equipment.
Urgently in the city were built aluminum and agricultural machine plants. A large flow of new workers arrived to Pavlodar. Thus, the population of the city has increased dramatically over the years. People needed housing and upon arrival, they were first settled in panel houses, but because of the sharply continental climate, living in them was uncomfortable. Therefore, it was decided to start large-scale housing construction. Because the new city was built during the time of Khrushchev, this set a certain format for the look of the architecture of Pavlodar.
Today, Pavlodar is the center of science in Kazakhstan. On its area there is a sufficient number of high-tech enterprises and educational institutions.
An interesting fact is that Pavlodar is a multi-confessional city. The Islam, Orthodoxy and Catholicism harmoniously coexist here. In addition, you can note in the city the presence of a large number of attractions and monuments of architecture. For example, guests of Pavlodar will be interested in visiting the merchant houses of Zaitsev (1897) and Derov (1986).
Today they are the main museums of the city. Zaitsev House is a monument of wooden architecture. Since 1992, it houses the Museum of Literature and Art named after Bukhar Zhyrau, where a large collection of unique exhibits devoted to brilliant literary figures is represented. And in the Merchant's house of Derov there is a local history museum. Here tourists can learn more about how the city of Pavlodar was built and developed and get acquainted with archaeological finds.