Former Trading Arches


The former trading arches sit just west of the Soviet-built Tomsk Drama Theatre.


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2. Lenin Statue

0.12 MILES

This frustrated Lenin statue, now relegated to a traffic circle, points at the ugly concrete of the Tomsk Drama Theatre, apparently demanding ‘build more…

3. Iverskaya Chapel

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Topped with a golden angel and right beside a Lenin statue, is the Iverskaya Chapel whose celebrated icon is dubbed ‘Tomsk’s Spiritual Gateway’.

4. Ploshchad Lenina

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Central pl Lenina isn’t really a square so much as a jumbled collection of beautifully restored historic buildings interspersed with banal Soviet concrete…

5. Chekhov Statue

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On the riverbank, this cheeky Chekhov statue was sculpted in bronze for the 400th anniversary of the city’s founding. Rubbing its well-polished nose is…

6. Tomsk Historical Museum

0.28 MILES

Up on Resurrection Hill, this museum's moderately interesting collection of old artefacts, clothing and recreations of old homes is well-presented, with…

7. Catholic Church

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Up on Resurrection Hill, this pretty Catholic church dates to 1883. There are often a couple of nuns around the compound.

8. Resurrection Hill

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This dimple-sized hill was the location of Tomsk’s original fortress, and the replica of its central wooden spasskaya bashnya (savior's tower), which…