Wooden architecture of Siberia of XVI-XVIII centuries is characterized by great simplicity and severity. Houses and huts of both village and city residents were constructed from large logs, at least 35-40 cm thick.
- The windows: Usually, five or six windows face the street (Fig.7). The windows are rather big. The house is richly decorated with serous mostly of the Baroque style which was popular at that time. Sculpturesque shutters are painted in blue and green. Blue and green are 2 favorite colors in Siberia. In the houses were often larger than those of typical Russian houses.It often exceeded a meter. The window frame was usually made of wood, sometimes of iron. Local casings are also unique, they are distinguished by their large size, complicated headings and stunning carving samples (Fig.6). Window-to-wall ratio is rather big, bigger than in the rest of Russia, it spans from 1/3 to 1/6.