31/42.- Almaty, Old street

Now let's go to the old center. You see the one of the oldest saved buildings - the former municipal gymnasium, now it is one of the faculty of the Almaty State University. It was the typical building for the end of XIX and the beginning of the XX century capable to resist the earthquake: low, with massive base, thick walls made from red bricks. We can name it something like "the Russian colonial style". Amusing detail: at the left side you see old red brick gates, that leads nowhere but enthusiastically kept as a souvenir of ancient Almaty (there is a restaurant behind named "At the Old Gates"). The plants are also typical for Almaty: elms small-leaved. In the summer time the branches close up and form a deep shadow above the streets.
Let's go across the street to the former Municipal garden (now renamed to the Park of 28 Gardsmen from the Panfilov Division).

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