Old Town Yakutsk
Старый город
A rebuilt 19th-century wooden quarter with a reconstructed fortress tower, merchant houses, and restaurants. It is the main area for strolling through the city.
Yakutsk was founded by the Cossack Pyotr Beketov in 1632. The Old Town has been rebuilt in the style of the 19th century, with a number of wooden merchant houses, a merchants' club, and a reconstructed tower of the Yakutsk wooden fort. Today it is a district of restaurants, cafés, and souvenir shops. The Transfiguration Cathedral and the Yaroslavsky Museum are right next door, making it a good place for an evening walk. Ice sculptures often appear here in winter.
Open all day, free of charge.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Transfiguration Cathedral
- Treasury of the Sakha Republic
- National Art Museum of the Sakha Republic
- Lenin Square
- Archy Diete Spiritual Culture Center
- Yaroslavsky Museum of History and Culture of the Peoples of the North
- Museum of Khomus
- Mammoth Museum