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The Kharlampievsky Church is complete after 20 years of work
The final stage of restoration of this late-18th-century Siberian Baroque monument has been accepted: the façades, plinth and apron have been renewed.
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Topic: restoration
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Architecture & Heritage 1 min read
Irkutsk takes on the restoration of several more historic buildings
Investors selected by tender are restoring houses on Dzerzhinskogo, Sofyi Perovskoy, Kozhova and Barrikad streets.
Culture & Traditions 1 min read
The concert hall of the regional philharmonic reopens after major repairs
The building, a historical and cultural monument, has a new roof with a spire, a renewed stage and checked acoustics.
Architecture & Heritage 1 min read
Restoration work has begun at the Church of the Saviour
Scaffolding has gone up around the oldest stone church in Irkutsk: the walls are being cleaned of old layers of paint and plaster.
Architecture & Heritage 1 min read
At least 30 monuments in Irkutsk’s historic centre are to be restored by 2030
The governor has set the goal of bringing at least 30 heritage sites in central Irkutsk into satisfactory condition.
Culture & Traditions 1 min read
“Gifts and Restoration”: the Volkonsky House shows new acquisitions and restored costumes
Dresses, handbags and accessories from the early 19th to the mid-20th century that entered the Decembrist Museum’s collection in 2024.