Krasnoyarsk

Krasnoyarsk occupies both banks of the Yenisey River in central Siberia, within Krasnoyarsk Krai. Founded in 1628 as a Russian fortress, it grew into a major Siberian city on the Trans-Siberian Railway and remains an important administrative, industrial and cultural centre. The Chapel of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa on Karaulnaya Hill is a familiar city emblem; its silhouette appears on Russia’s ten-ruble banknote. South of the urban core, Krasnoyarsk Stolby National Park is known for syenite rock formations amid taiga. The Surikov Estate Museum preserves the birthplace of painter Vasily Surikov. Browse other webcams across Krasnoyarsk Krai to place this Yenisey setting in a wider Siberian context.

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