Most “stolbistye” pillars, unparalleled in the world, located on the right bank of the Lena River in Yakutsk bilateral kilometers upriver.
Height are up to a hundred meters, and stretched for five miles.
If somewhere in the world there are columns that have appeared in a natural way, usually stone, formed by weathering, most likely it is a place of pilgrimage for people. So the world 🙂 lots of examples – Cappadocia in central Anatolia, the mountains of Zhangjiajie in China Manpupuner plateau in the Northern Urals, Krasnoyarsk Pillars …
But most “stolbistye” pillars unmatched, located on the right bank of the Lena River in Yakutsk bilateral kilometers upriver. Height are up to a hundred meters, and stretched for five miles. A vertical world, the main attraction of the Lena River and Yakutia tourist brand. But apart from the tourist value of the Lena Pillars are of great scientific and, as a unique natural object, half a million years of age that contains a information about the development of life on Earth.
Most recently, July 2, 2012 Lena Pillars (Turuuk Hayalara) included in UNESCO World Heritage List. And since 1995 the pillars included in the list of World geological objects to be protected, and in the same year formed here Nature Park “Lena Pillars”. From this year on July 2nd day became a day of the Lena River, according to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Yegor Borisov. In the first celebration on the Lena Pillars was unveiled a commemorative plaque.
Get on the Lena Pillars summer difficult, as an organized tour, or independently. In winter, after a reliable freezing Lena in January, to Lena Pillars can be reached by ordinary passenger car, SUV although certainly preferable.
I like Van Dementievsky lucky to visit on poles twice at a time, pardon the pun 🙂 Since I arrived much earlier in Yakutia core team of bloggers and journalists, and Vanya still far ahead of me and to my arrival time to visit the sacred Mount jelly, then we met in Pokrovsky and went to Lena Pillars by car and then by boat. Generally the owners for us was another program, but we wanted passionately on pillars and we went to meet him, for which he thanks. The second time we went to the place already with all the big white ship ” Mikhail Svetlov”. Each of the methods expose the Lena Pillars has its advantages and disadvantages, it’s understandable. On the boat we rode in the evening along the poles in search of interesting angles. We were lucky with the wind, he was gone, so we were able to enjoy the majestic stone giants painting reflection in the mirrored surface of the river.
A boat (there was a great bar) was comfortable, it was possible to communicate, attend seminars on tourism and promotion areas, arranged by the organizers of the trip. But any way to control the movement of the ship to get the winning angle was impossible 🙂 But to everyone’s surprise and delight, we organized a helicopter. Air walk was short and to remove almost nothing happened, but it is still memorable.
Lena Pillars with helicopter
Sandy island on the Lena River, from helicopter
Rite before the opening of the memorial plaque on the Lena Pillars
Opening of a memorial plaque in honor of inclusion in the Lena Pillars UNESCO World Heritage Site
I want to thank you for organizing the trip Ministry of Federal Affairs and External Relations and the Ministry of Business and Tourism of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Communication Agency AGT, a travel company “Planet Yakutia” and Deputy Head Khangalassky region (district) Basil Afanasyev, who spared no time fiddling with world.
If you are thinking to Yakutia – start with a site tourit http://planetyakutia.com interesting and informative.
Source: Livejournal.com
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