The Lichtental Alley was founded over 350 years ago. During its existence, hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people have already managed to walk along the street. It stretches along the central part of Baden-Baden for just over two kilometers, but this is one of the most famous German alleys and, of course, the most Russian alley in Germany. It begins at the famous casino, where the young Leo Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, who had already recognized literary fame, played. The Rostopchins, Menshikovs, Golitsyns, Demidovs, Trubetskoys, Barclay de Tolly, the Grand Duke and future Emperor Alexander the First made the obligatory evening promenade here (he married the Baden princess Louise, who made Baden-Baden popular in Russia). Vasily Zhukovsky worked here on the translation of Homer's Odyssey, Turgenev immortalized the "Russian Baden-Baden" in the novel "Smoke", Gogol uploaded "Taras Bulba" and at the same time treated hemorrhoids that tormented him.
Prince Vladimir Menshikov raced bays along the alley every morning, which frightened the respectable public, and later became one of the founders of the international club, which to this day arranges very popular horse races in Europe at the local hippodrome. In the 19th century, more than three hundred species of trees and shrubs were planted on the alley: lindens, plane trees, oaks, silver maple, ginkgo, magnolias, chestnuts ...road. German Kaiser Wilhelm, who came to Baden-Baden "on the water" for thirty years, was very fond of walking along this alley without accompanying people. At different times (among others) the king of Jordan, the emperor of Ethiopia, Franz Liszt and Isadora Duncan stayed in the apartments of the hotel "European Court". In general, all the rich and famous wanted to come to this city and walk in silence along the famous alley.
And since the visit is free, we can all enjoy this beautiful park.
Prince Vladimir Menshikov raced bays along the alley every morning, which frightened the respectable public, and later became one of the founders of the international club, which to this day arranges very popular horse races in Europe at the local hippodrome. In the 19th century, more than three hundred species of trees and shrubs were planted on the alley: lindens, plane trees, oaks, silver maple, ginkgo, magnolias, chestnuts ...road. German Kaiser Wilhelm, who came to Baden-Baden "on the water" for thirty years, was very fond of walking along this alley without accompanying people. At different times (among others) the king of Jordan, the emperor of Ethiopia, Franz Liszt and Isadora Duncan stayed in the apartments of the hotel "European Court". In general, all the rich and famous wanted to come to this city and walk in silence along the famous alley.
And since the visit is free, we can all enjoy this beautiful park.
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