Transfiguration Cathedral
Градоякутский Преображенский кафедральный собор
An Orthodox cathedral on the edge of the Old Town, with white walls and golden domes. It is Yakutsk's most striking church.
The Transfiguration Cathedral is the cathedral of the Orthodox diocese of Yakutsk. Its white walls with golden and green domes contrast with the rebuilt wooden buildings of the Old Town next door. The church was built in the 19th century. During the Soviet era it was closed and put to other uses, and it was later returned to the Church and restored. Today its interior has newly painted icons on the iconostasis.
Entry is free. Women are advised to wear a headscarf, and visitors should stay quiet during services.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Old Town Yakutsk
- Treasury of the Sakha Republic
- National Art Museum of the Sakha Republic
- Archy Diete Spiritual Culture Center
- Lenin Square
- Yaroslavsky Museum of History and Culture of the Peoples of the North
- Museum of Khomus
- Mammoth Museum