Sobornaya Street: the city began here

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Sobornaya Street (sobor in Russian means cathedral) begins with the Holy Odigitrievsky Cathedral, for this reason the street was named so. It became a pedestrian street in 2016. It recalls the merchant town Verkhneudinsk at the beginning of the 18th century later renamed Ulan-Ude. There were two Orthodox churches on the Sobornaya Street in the XVIII-XIX centuries, manors of the well-to-do merchants, the Chancellery and the administration of the affairs of the state.

In Soviet times Sobornaya Street was renamed in honor of the opera singer L. Linkhovoin. The Pioneer Club, the Peasant House and the building of the NKVD of Buryatia appeared on it. Despite many changes Sobornaya Street retained the atmosphere of the old city. The walking along it is always included in the city tour. Among the low mansions and one-story houses one can see a real masterpiece of wooden architecture - the house of the woman merchant Chernykh.

Sobornaya Street: the city began here

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