Odigitrievsky Cathedral
Свято-Одигитриевский собор
The oldest stone building in Ulan-Ude, a late-18th-century Baroque Orthodox episcopal cathedral with white walls and a green roof, standing on the bank of the Uda River.
Construction of the cathedral began in 1741 and was completed in 1785. It is one of the earliest stone churches in Transbaikalia and reflects Siberian Baroque style. During the Soviet era it was used as a museum and warehouse. It was returned to the Church in the 1990s and restored, and it is now the cathedral of the Ulan-Ude diocese. It stands at the southern end of Lenin Street, on the bank of the Uda River. Entry is free, but visitors should dress modestly, and women are advised to wear a headscarf.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Lenin Street Pedestrian Zone & Triumphal Arch
- Museum of Nature of Buryatia
- National Museum of the Republic of Buryatia
- Buryat Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Lenin Head Monument (Soviets Square)
- Rinpoche Bagsha Datsan
- Ethnographic Museum of Transbaikal Peoples
- Ivolginsky Datsan