«Artefacts of Ponarth» is an audio walk through the old Ponarth district: 16 chapters, 8 points of interest and 5 extra pieces — 60 minutes of narration in total, played on your phone along the route.
Updated: 2026-10-21
| 01 | The beginning — The name Ponarth and how it beganChapter · 1:37 |
| ★ | Memorial marker — Schifferdecker and the 1839 foundingPoint · 3:07 |
| 02 | Fräulein Rosa — The guide and the fire-tower keeperChapter · 1:04 |
| 03 | Like a bird — The watchtower, 86 stepsChapter · 2:57 |
| + | Ponarth through the ages — Extra: 1467, Polish troops, firesExtra · 1:54 |
| 04 | The winter and summer lakes — Cellars and the Amber Room legendChapter · 2:12 |
| + | Ponarth’s economic miracle — Extra: the settlement’s growthExtra · 3:15 |
| 05 | The summer lake — The hydro-park of the futureChapter · 1:50 |
| ★ | The cobbled road — Marshal Novikov streetPoint · 1:54 |
| 06 | A trove of knowledge — The Pushkin library, a former churchChapter · 0:52 |
| 07 | Shaping character — The Schiller schoolChapter · 1:02 |
| + | The Schiller school — Extra: the shipbuilding collegeExtra · 1:20 |
| 08 | Light in the dark — The Lutheran church and the candlestickChapter · 2:09 |
| 09 | Work can wait — The Rodina cinemaChapter · 1:29 |
| + | The Rodina cinema — Extra: the Lichtbühne, the ceiling collapseExtra · 3:13 |
| 10 | In service — The Pestalozzi schoolChapter · 1:14 |
| + | The Pestalozzi school — Extra: the neo-gothic architectureExtra · 1:13 |
| 11 | A mirror of the soul — The Yantar arts palaceChapter · 1:50 |
| 12 | Johann Philipp Schifferdecker — The logo and the 2010 revivalChapter · 2:44 |
| 13 | Home, sweet home — The riddle of October squareChapter · 5:06 |
| ★ | “Fallen brothers” memorial — 690 soldiers, the storming of KönigsbergPoint · 1:16 |
| ★ | The tram loop — The electric tram, 1895Point · 1:41 |
| ★ | School No. 3 — The former Fichte gymnasiumPoint · 1:02 |
| ★ | Old German manhole covers — Traces of a vanished KönigsbergPoint · 1:08 |
| ★ | The décrottoir — A boot-scraper by the doorPoint · 1:53 |
| ★ | Old fire hydrants — From Mannheim, Frankfurt, MagdeburgPoint · 0:58 |
| 14 | All secrets come to light — October square, the candlesChapter · 2:05 |
| 15 | An astonishing find — Finale: the missing governorChapter · 6:58 |
| ✦ | The magic stone — Thank you for playingChapter · 0:46 |
The quest lives on the site: open it on a phone, start the first chapter and walk the route — the next chapter unlocks when the previous one is finished.