Old Tomsk [80 photos]

[Siberian]

Here are the photos one of oldest city in Siberia. Was founded in 1604.
Tomsk located 200 km northeast of Novosibirsk on the River Tom'.
Population about 500 thousand people.

Tom' River from the Lagerny Garden



Lagerny Garden


The garden is located in the beginning of the Tomsk's main street - Lenin Avenue
Now we're going to the centre of Tomsk along the street.


It is the area of Tomsk State University and Tomsk Polytechnical University campuses.










The Scientific Library of TSU



Cafe Belgrade


a bus stop


Tomsk State University - the oldest university in Siberia, was founded in 1878


The garden at the main university building



further along the avenue


old wooden house


a church


Novosobornaya Square



Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR)


Siberian Pub


in a park



red brick buildings


Tomsk Municipality Building



Philarmonic


Museum of the Regional




Lenina, 50



Marriage Palace



...through the grate


I love the decorative houses


near the Sibir Forum Hotel


a street scene






colourful main street


a cinema


City Duma Building


a side street


sometimes I thought the avenue is a bit similar to Nevsky


now we're in the heart of Tomsk, unfortunately clouds hide sun.








Ushaika River


The Epiphany Cathedral


Aureate Coat of Arms




Sibirskoye Bistro Cafe


a "cake" house



a side street


here is the place with very fashionable GUM and Modny Bazaar Shopping Centres.




Rosa Luxembourg Street


Magistrat Hotel


Bakunina Street


Museum of the Tomsk History



view at city




fortunately, the new city is in distance from the old town


wooden houses


further along Bakunina Str.


White Lake


Skomorokh Theatre


a kind of ruins


a wooden house


Kuznetsky Vzvoz Street


a girl painting the church


Voskresenskaya Church


a door


a quite street


That's all

[Mantas]

Thanks City has a bunch of very good pieces of architecture. Seems like you had a nice trip there

[vytauc]

This is one beautiful city- must say the most beautiful of Siberian cities you've showed us so far
Tomsk was extremely lucky to be away from the front lines of WWI and WWII, so most of it's beautiful architecture survived

[Siberian]

This is one beautiful city- must say the most beautiful of Siberian cities you've showed us so far
Tomsk was extremely lucky to be away from the front lines of WWI and WWII, so most of it's beautiful architecture survived

Yes, Tomsk is very beautiful!
I must say there are many streets with only wooden houses, very decorative, but I didn't find them, was there for the first time.

here is some info (in Russian)
http://trofimov.tomsk.ru/current/tr2/tr_05.shtml#13

[Siberian]

Thanks City has a bunch of very good pieces of architecture. Seems like you had a nice trip there

Thanks, Mantaz. It was my first visit to Tomsk. My trip began in the train to Nsk, then after overnight stop at the friends in the early morning I going to Tomsk morning by bus. Then after the long walk in the city I took the bus to the Barnaul's night passage.

[Giedra70]

Yes, Tomsk is very beautiful!
I must say there are many streets with only wooden houses, very decorative, but I didn't find them, was there for the first time.

Thank you fot the nice pictures. It is all well and good but most of this buildings and houses was build until 1917.

[pablonis]

Thank you fot the nice pictures. It is all well and good but most of this buildings and houses was build until 1917.

that's why it's called OldTown

anyway, nice photos of what seems to be a very beautiful city, liked the churches, esp. the last one, though that new building in the very center with blue roof is increadibly ugly

[L3W]

wonderful photos, very nice city and architecture Thanks, great share !