Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Shrine

The Church of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa in Krasnoyarsk - a brick tower in ancient Russian style situated on Karaulnaya Hill. Its height is 15 meters with a diameter of 7 meters. A federal cultural heritage site, nearby artist V.I. Surikov worked there. The church's image appears on a 10-ruble banknote. Scientist A.S. Popov observed solar eclipse from its observation deck in 1887. It was an old watchtower, now offering views of the central city area. Located on the grounds of an ancient Tatar-Kachin shrine.