First is to say that this city was badly damaged by II World War bombing. So it is a large power to build up this city again during Soviet time. But due to missing many historical buildings the city seems to be a little faceless.
The former place of the historic castle is these days ("Bauruine" because of static problems) the unused "House of the Soviets" developed as councils home building.
If you search for historic buildings you will find only a few left ...
... and they are not far away from eyesores.
The few left historic builings are often used as museums. In this case it is museum for amber ...
... for which the region is also known.
Next to Königsberg Cathedral you will find a monument of the Theologian Julius Rupp (of course he studied in Halle). As far as I can trust the Internet the original monument was designed by his granddaughter Käthe Kollwitz.
But of course even closer at the Cathedral is the grave of the most well known son of the city: Immanuel Kant. He was a big motivation for me to visit this city.
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