Novosibirsk Krasny Prospekt

The principal avenue of Novosibirsk runs for miles through the centre of the Siberian city, lined with monumental buildings that trace its rapid growth from a railway settlement into a major metropolis. Along its length stand the local history museum, the chapel marking the old centre of the empire, government buildings and constructivist landmarks of the 1920s and 1930s. Broad and tree-lined, the avenue links the main squares as the axis of civic life and a natural route for understanding the city.