For the first time in Irkutsk Excursion in Irkutsk

Welcome to the capital of Eastern Siberia! We will start our tour from the place where the Irkutsk History began - on the site of the construction of the ancient prison, founded on July 6, 1661.

You will see a unique architectural ensemble: "White Swan of the Siberian Baroque" - the Savior Church, the oldest stone structure in the city.

The church is famous for its exterior frescoes, unique from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.

You will also see the Polish Church in the neo-Gothic style and the elegant Epiphany Cathedral, famous for irrigation tiles; a monument to Peter and Fevronia; crypt.

We will visit the Eternal Fire Memorial and the Veterans Alley, the monument to the Pioneers of Siberia and the Moscow Gate.

Next, we head to Kirov Square, a real contender for a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, and you will surely learn why, as well as listen to the history of this place and the buildings associated with it. We turn to the old merchant street Zhelyabov with mansions.

If Forbes magazine existed at that time, our countrymen could take honorable first places in it! Walk through the old streets - Bolshoi and Amur, you will get acquainted with many buildings and structures and their unique character and fate: Drama theater, the famous White House, former merchant mansions, monuments to Lenin, Alexander III, A. Vampilov, and much more.

I'm going to show you pictures and illustrations of the past -- compare the past and the present. If you are in the mood - we can expand the walk and visit the very Znamenskaya Church, where the relics of the famous Innocent Kulchytsky are located, as well as the necropolis: the graves of E.I. Trubetskaya (wife of the Decembrist), G. Shelikhov ("Siberian Columbus"), the Decembrists, honorary citizens, there is also a monument to A. Kolchak, if you are interested in the topic of his life - there is a separate excursion "Kolchak and Irkutsk", you can also visit the "Prison Castle".