Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum in Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
The Nizhny Novgorod Art Museum is one of the oldest and first publicly accessible museums in Russia. Its creation was initiated by Professor of the Academy of Arts N.A. Koshelev, artist A.A. Karelin, son of a famous phot…
Governor's Palace in Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
The construction of the governor's house in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin is linked to significant urban planning changes initiated in Nizhny Novgorod by the decree of Emperor Nicholas I. These changes concerned the territ…
Spasskaya Chapel in Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
The Spasskaya Chapel was built in 2012 next to the administration of Nizhny Novgorod, the former House of Councils, in memory of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral, which was destroyed during the Soviet era. In 2005, a c…
Memorial Cross at the Site of the Destroyed Transfiguration Cathedral in Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
A memorial wooden cross has been erected in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin at the site where the Spaso-Transfiguration Cathedral once stood. This cathedral, founded in 1225, was the oldest temple in the city. Within its wal…
State Center for Contemporary Art in Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
The State Center for Contemporary Art is a research and museum-exhibition organization established by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation in 1992.
The Nizhny Novgorod branch of this center was founded in 1…
Spaso-Preobrazhensky Bell Tower in Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
The first church on the site of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral was laid shortly after the founding of Nizhny Novgorod. It was a church in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord, built by Grand Duke Yuri Vsevolodovi…
Commemorative Cross in Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
In 1993, the administration of Nizhny Novgorod decided to install a monument in honor of Cyril and Methodius, the creators of the Slavic alphabet, on the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture. The monument was ceremoniously …
Simeon Stylites Church in Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
This ancient church was located in the Kremlin, on the right side of Ivanovsky Concourse. In ancient times, there was a male Simeon Monastery here, founded by an unknown person at an unknown time. It is mentioned in the …
Governor's Garden in Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
The Governor's Garden was located in the northeastern part of the Kremlin. To the north and northeast, its territory was bounded by the fortress wall, while on other sides, it was enclosed by a fence that ran along Ivano…
Obelisk to K. Minin and D. Pozharsky in Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
In 1794, historian N. Ilyinsky arrived in Nizhny Novgorod to gather information about Kuzma Minin. He discovered that there was neither a monument nor an inscription over the hero's grave and proposed to establish a monu…
