Akademgorodok was (1) ….. in 1957. It is officially called the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science. This academic community is situated about thirty kilometers from the (2)….  center, but it is considered to be part of Novosibirsk. It is well-planned, the architects even received (3) … state award for their work. When you come into the town, first you see what's called the Builders District. It was decided that the very first blocks of (4) …. should be given to those who build the town, and it was a good (5)…... Then you go on along several streets where most of the research institutes are (6)….. At the beginning of Morskoy prospect, which is the (7)…… street in town, you see the Presidium building. The people who live in Akademgorodok have a (8)….. of imagination, and they loved building this new town. They gave all the streets and places unusual and colorful names. "Morskoy" means "Sea", the street goes all across town straight to the beach and (9)…. Ob Sea, an artificial water reservoir. There are exotic names like The Golden Valley Street, which got its name (10)…. autumn, or Pearly Street, which branches off Morskoy Prospect.

Novosibirsk State University (11)…. also located in Akademgorodok. There are several museums, an English-speaking school, the House of Scientists, where various meetings and conferences are held, and the Botanical Garden. When building this town, the architects counted (12)…… single tree and tried to preserve as much of the natural environment (13)…. possible. For example, the English school, (14)….. occupies 1,500 square  meters, was built on a clearing in the woods. Not a single tree was cut down, and all the trees that now stand around the school grounds are the original forest plants.

Most visitors are charmed by the town's originality of design and (15)…. unique natural environment.

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