Legendary hydropower plant, life and shrines of Khakass people

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Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP is the largest power plant in Russia by installed capacity. As Yuri Vizbor sang, "But we make missiles, we shut down the Yenisei. And also in the ballet area We are ahead of the whole planet".
The same ceiling appears in all its glory from the observation deck, on which the monument to the Yenisei conquerors is installed. Beautiful nature, stormy mighty river and delightful engineering structure - you can come to this place again and again.

Before visiting the next unique landmark to rest and gain strength after a long road, we stop for lunch in the cafe "Dynasty".

Let's go see the ancient shrine of the Khakass people. Its name literally translates from Khakass as "The Great Stone Baba", in other words, "Mother of All Mothers" or "Tree of the Earth". From the middle of the last century, the shrine was located in the Abakan Museum of Local Lore. In 2003, it was returned to its historical site. Now it is in a glass yurt, which keeps the temperature constant.

Finally, we will visit one of the most amazing open-air museums in Khakassia. It is located in the foothills of Kuznetsky Alatau. The area of the museum-reserve is more than 18 thousand hectares.
We will leave walks on endless steppes and rocks for a more pleasant time of year, and in the meantime we will go to study the reconstruction of the Khakas aala of XVIII-XIX centuries, where the national interior and traditions of the Khakas are fully restored.
Before visiting, it is better to call museum administration to agree the details of the visit.
Mode of operation: summer period - 10:00 - 18:00 winter period - 11:00 - 17:00 day off - Monday

If you get very hungry after the walk and don't want to wait for dinner at home, you can make a stop in Askiz. Then you'll have a straight drive home along the highway.