Irkutsk Travel Guide

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Irkutsk is also home to several theaters, including the Okhlopkov Drama Theater, one of Russia's oldest theatres.After reconstruction the theater became one of the best technical equipment in Russia. The stage is equipped with a computer-controlled all the mechanisms and the... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The mansion was built by Sibiriakov in 1800 - 1804, and even then it was a bright ornament of the city. The palace was built in style of Russian classicism. The authorship usually attributed to Giacomo Quarenghi. In the first days of Soviet power is housed the Central... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The House Officers – the former Kalyginsky Palace built by architect Kudelsky in 1878. Christina Kalygina used it as a public library, a theater for amateur performances, for selling books, balls and evening entertainment. In 1930 it was transferred to the Red Army.The... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The building, built in 1883, is an architecture monument and one of the oldest museums in Russia. The two-story building that resembles a castle with towers, was designed by a design engineer Baron G. Rosen. The museum is located on the corner of the Karl Marx Street and the... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  This bronze sculpture by N.Tomsky appeared in 1952. It’s a copy of the original sculpture that had been made in 1940 for Voronezh and repeated - for Leningrad, Vilnius, and later for Irkutsk. It's still traditional for Russian cities and towns. I think 40 years (since 1991... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The first stone church at the entrance to the Jerusalem cemetery was built by the merchant M. Sibiryakov in 1793 - 1795. By the middle of the XIX century the Church decayed significantly and was partly destroyed by an earthquake. In 1820 the construction of the new stone... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  This monument is the only sculpture art that remained from the pre-revolutionary times in Irkutsk. The Monument to the founder of the Great Trans-Siberian Railway was built in 1908 on people's money. On 4 sides of the monument were placed bronze sculpture portraits of people... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The church was laid in 1747. In 1860 the old porch was replaced with two-story porch in the Empire style. Successful placement of the church on the hill, at the intersection of the main streets of the city, provides an exciting perception of the historic quarter.The temple... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  We had a pleasant conversation over a cup of coffee after an interesting excursion along the centre of Irkutsk. My friends - local citizens ordered a lot of cakes and I thought it’s no need to go Vienna to taste its famous cakes – you’d better go to Irkutsk, though it’s a... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Irkutsk is a relatively compact city in the historical center. It is a very walkable city within the center. But if you want to move from one its suburb to another the public transit system is rather good: you should use bus, trolleybus, tram and minibus ("marshrutka"). Fare... 

 bartw Says:  Main stop on the Transsiberian and Transmongolian train routes, Irkutsk is the gateway to Lake Baikal.The closest and most easily reachable village on Lake Baikal is Listvyanka. However, due to crowding, Listvyanka has little charm left if you ask me.Harder to reach (as... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The Angara River – one of the most deep rivers in Siberia is the main site of Irkutsk. It was established at the shore of the Irkut River, from which the town takes its name. Irkut is a smaller river that joins the Angara directly opposite the city.The city lies on the...