Irkutsk travel guide

Irkutsk residents call their city the capital of Eastern Siberia and simply «the middle of the earth». It is equally far from the Northern and southern oceans, to the Western and Eastern capitals. However, there is absolutely no provincial dullness and grayness. On the contrary, it is a bright, joyful and very Sunny city.

Krestovozdvizhenskaya church

Do you know what Siberian baroque style means? You have an opportunity to figure out /recognize its features, explore a unique mix of classical orthodox architecture with Buddhist motives. It would also be interesting to see inside decorations with carved iconostasis of the XVIII century.

The Epiphany Cathedral

The construction of this church was fixed for 1723. Originally and typically for Siberia the church was wooden, but the fire destroyed it. There is an interesting fact in the history of the church – in one of the most destructive fire this church managed to survive. A flame just stopped before the gates.