Transfiguration Church (Спасо-Преображенская Церковь), Irkutsk
Transfiguration Church was built in 1798 with financial support from Irkutsk merchants S.Y. Ignatiev and J.H. Dry. The Decembrist families Volkonsky and Trubetskoy were sheltered in this church. Transfiguration Church was also the regular church of the Volkonsky family.
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Transfiguration Church (Спасо-Преображенская Церковь) on Map
Sight Name: Transfiguration Church (Спасо-Преображенская Церковь)
Sight Location: Irkutsk, Russia (See walking tours in Irkutsk)
Sight Type: Religious
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Sight Location: Irkutsk, Russia (See walking tours in Irkutsk)
Sight Type: Religious
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