The monument to the Murom Kalach was opened on 4 August 2012, the day of the city's 1150th anniversary. Kalach is one of the symbols of Murom, which can even be found on the city's coat of arms.
Murom kalach can definitely be called one of the oldest and most popular bakery products in Russia. The Murom kalach, which is also referred to as 'beaten' one appeared much earlier than its Moscow counterpart, back in the 14th century. It is believed that the owners of the city bakeries once adopted it from Tatars; in Tatar 'kalach' literally means ‘be hungry’, which is the Tatar equivalent of 'bon appetite'.

As you stroll along the streets of Gus-Khrustalny, it’s impossible not to notice the single‑story red houses that look very much alike. These are the “Maltsov houses,” which were built in the 19th century for the workers of the crystal factory. They got their name “Maltsov” after the factory’s owners — the Maltsovs — whose funds were used to build the houses. Today, all of them have the status of cultural heritage sites.

The Kovrov Merchants' Rows were built in 1892–1893. By the beginning of the 20th century, Kovrov became one of the most important industrial centres of the Vladimir region. The town had an iron foundry, a sawmill, several brick factories, and in 1916, it saw the start of construction of Russia's largest machine-gun factory. The industry development drove the city's growth. It was time when the Merchants' Rows were established.

Бронзовая статуя высотой 3 метра и весом 600 кг была изготовлена в 2009 году. По утверждениям прессы, это первый в мире памятник шоколаду. Монумент словно создан из плитки шоколада и представляет собой образ сказочной Феи с шоколадкой в руке.

Памятник был открыт 1 июля 2009 года и находится в нескольких шагах от покровского музея шоколада.

The oldest monastery of the Holy Orthodox Russia overlooks the Oka River.