By the end of the 17thcentury in Tobolsk it was decided to build a stone kremlin which could withstand fires. The first stone building of Tobolsk Kremlin was laid in 1700. Gradually, all the buildings of Tobolsk Kremlin were erected. About 30 buildings have survived to this day. The walls of Tobolsk Kremlin were restored in the 20thcentury. The oldest building in Tobolsk Kremlin is the Sofia-Uspensky Cathedral 1680s. The Sofia-Uspensky Cathedral is also is the oldest stone building in Russian Siberia. A magnificent bell tower done in the classical style is the tallest building in Tobolsk to this day. On the territory of Tobolsk Kremlin there is a museum complex, whose collection holds more than 300,000 artifacts. It was reported about hidden underground facilitiesand underground passages under Tobolsk Kremlin. The purpose of the underground tunnels was likely defensive. But the facilities had a less pleasant purpose ââ¬â they most likely used to imprison political undesirables at the time who did not get to the prison yard. They were kept in total obscurity. Two of the most well-known fact about Tobolsk Kremlin: Tobolsk Kremlin is the only stone kremlin in Siberia, built to secure the region borders for Russia; and the fact that Tobolsk Kremlin has never been under a siege.
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