The Kazan Church (also known as the Church of Our Lady of Kazan, Bogoroditse-Irkutskaya Church, or the “New” Kazan Cathedral) is a functioning Orthodox church in the Rabocheye suburb of Irkutsk, on the right bank of the Angara River. It serves as the cathedral of the Irkutsk and Angarsk Metropolitanate.
The church was founded in 1885 in what was then the Craft Settlement, with a cross procession arriving from the old Irkutsk Kazan Cathedral for the blessing. Its construction was championed by Alexander Sibiryakov, an honorary citizen of Irkutsk and gold industrialist, who raised donations from local merchants.
Built in a neo-Byzantine style on a tetraconch plan — four chapels arranged around a central space, each under its own dome — the church is topped with four tent-roofed domes set diagonally around a central twelve-sided drum. Its standout feature is the iconostasis: 12 meters tall, weighing 70 tons, and carved from Indian granite by Chinese craftsmen. The church also holds Irkutsk’s largest bell, and its interior frescoes are among the most striking in the city.
Address: 34/1 Barrikad St.
Hours: Daily, 8:00–19:00
GPS: 52.292237, 104.316693
Service schedule (approximate): weekday Liturgy at 8:30 and Evening Service at 17:00; Saturday Liturgy at 8:30 and Evening Service at 16:00; Sunday Early Liturgy at 7:00, Late Liturgy at 9:00, and a Memorial Service around noon.
● From the Railway Station: take tram No. 4 or 4a to the “Dekabristov” stop, then walk a short distance to the right.
● Or take minibus No. 64 to the “Fuchika” stop and walk straight through the Kazan Market pavilions.
● From the Airport: take minibus No. 64 to “Fuchika,” then walk through the Kazan Market pavilions.
Nearby stops: Dekabristov (140 m), Fuchika (210 m), Stadion Dinamo (290 m).
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