Ruskeala Mountain Park, Mountain park in Karelia, Russia
The Ruskeala park contains three marble quarries along the Tohmajoki River, with water-filled galleries surrounded by steep cliffs reaching 25 meters high.
Beginning around 400 years ago under Swedish rule, the Ruskeala marble quarries provided material for numerous buildings in Saint Petersburg until operations ceased in 1990.
The marble extracted from Ruskeala adorns major Russian landmarks including Saint Isaac's Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, and multiple Saint Petersburg metro stations.
The park opens daily from 9:00 to 23:00 and offers activities such as walking trails, boat rides, underground exploration tours, and winter illumination displays.
The quarry water maintains exceptional clarity to depths of 18 meters due to cold temperatures that prevent algae growth throughout the year.
Location: Ruskeala
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 09:00-23:00
Website: https://ruskeala.ru
GPS coordinates: 61.94529,30.58005
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:24
Ruskeala waterfalls
4 km
Памятное место, где в июле 1941 г. размещался полевой штаб 168-й стрелковой дивизии (Рюттю)
16.2 km
Хозяйственная постройка (Рюттю)
14.1 km
Памятник советским воинам-освободителям (пушка), установленный в честь 25-летия освобождения Карелии от немецко-фашистских захватчиков (Хелюля)
24.2 km
Hämekoski railway bridge
21.1 km
Здание машинного зала с нижней плотиной (Хямекоски)
21.7 km
Harlu railway station building
23.4 km
Братская могила советских воинов, погибших в боях с фашистскими захватчиками (Хелюля)
22.5 km
Hämekoski hydroelectric power plant
21.6 km
Yanisyarvi railway station bridge
20.5 km
Конюшня усадьбы Сомероя (Рюттю)
14.1 km
Glavnoye shosse, 20
24.2 km
Деривационный канал (Хямекоски)
21.6 km
Sahankoski hydroelectric power plant
2.7 km
Jaskelajnen Dacha
21.1 km
Комплекс построек скотного двора усадьбы Сомероя (Рюттю)
14.1 km
Road bridge across Löytöoja
23.9 km
Hämekoski Dam
21.7 km
Братская могила советских воинов, погибших в боях с фашистскими захватчиками (Рускеала)
1.3 km
Коровник усадьбы Сомероя (Рюттю)
14.2 km
Дом жилой пристанционный и отдельно стоящая хозяйственная постройка Саракапильканена (Кааламо)
6.7 km
Railway bridge across Löytöoja
23.9 km
Workers school building
24.3 km
WWII memorial in Harlu
24.1 km
Harlu new school
24.1 km
Railway bridge across Jänisjoki
21.8 km
Склад-пакгауз пристанционный (Кааламо)
6.6 km
Karelian Zoo
12 kmReviews
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