Tomsk ostrog (fortress)

Tomsk, Siberia and Far East, Russia

The Tomsk fprtress is on Voskresenskaya hill rising above the river Ushayka and Lenin Square. In 1604 in this place there appeared a fortress significantly extending the Siberian possessions of Russia. It was built by the order of the Russian tsar Boris Godunov

Photo gallery

Attractions nearby

Wooden architecture of Tomsk

Tomsk fortress

Our Lady and St. Alexey Monastery

Wooden Architecture Museum

Epiphany Cathedral

Intercession of the Holy Virgin Church

Local History Museum of Tomsk

NKVD remand prison

Lenin Avenue

Ushayka river and Lenin Square