Ulan-Ude

Ulan-Ude sits at the meeting of the Uda and Selenga rivers in Buryatia, where the broad Selenga basin extends toward Lake Baikal. As the capital of the Republic of Buryatia, it is Russia’s principal urban centre for Buryat culture, shaped by the traditions of a Mongolic people and by Buddhism. Soviet Square is marked by a giant Lenin head, widely described as the world’s largest monument of its kind. The city also has the 18th-century Odigitrievsky Cathedral beside the Uda, reflecting another strand of its religious heritage. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Ulan-Ude and Buryatia.

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