Irkutsk was founded on the place of the rivers Irkut and Angara confluence in 1661. The city foundation is connected with the territory, close to the city central square the Kirov square. This is the place where wooden buildings appeared.
Today there is almost nothing reminiscent of it.
Church stone buildings were constructed much later. The earliest church among them was the Spassky church, built in 1710. It was constructed on the place of a previous wooden church, built together with the fortress. This church remembers many events in our city. For example, in 1812 when Irkutsk emergency volunteer corps went to the war against Napoleon after public prayers, served here.