Alexievsky Church of the Annunciation Monastery in Nizhny Novgorod
The Alexievsky Church was built as part of the Annunciation Monastery between 1821 and 1834. The original project of the church was developed by architect I.I. Mezhetsky, and later refined by architect A.L. Leer.
The ch…
Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist in Nizhny Novgorod
The Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist in the Blagoveshchenskaya Sloboda was founded in the 15th century. According to legend, Kuzma Minin lived in the parish of the church until 1612. The wooden church burned do…
Romodanovsky Station in Nizhny Novgorod
In 1896, the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition took place in Nizhny Novgorod, after which a branch of the Technical Society was established in the city. It took on the project of a railway between Nizhny Novgorod…
Church of the Praise of the Holy Mother of God in Nizhny Novgorod
The Church of the Praise of the Mother of God, located above the Pokhvalinsky descent, is an 18th-century Orthodox church in the historical district of Zapochainye in Nizhny Novgorod.
This area began to be settled in th…
Krestovozdvizhensky Women's Monastery in Nizhny Novgorod
The Krestovozdvizhensky Women's Monastery is located in the southwestern part of the city, not far from the Arzamas highway. Although the monastery has been here since the early 19th century, its history dates back to th…
Bell Tower of the Cross Exaltation Monastery in Nizhny Novgorod
The Cross Exaltation Monastery was founded in the second half of the 14th century and is part of the Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.
On the western side of the monastery cathedral, be…
The Cross Exaltation Cathedral of the Monastery in Nizhny Novgorod
On August 17, 1823, the main cathedral of the monastery, dedicated to the Exaltation of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, was consecrated. Two years later, on July 30, 1825, the right chapel was consecrate…
Old Believer Church of the Assumption in Nizhny Novgorod
The church, which now belongs to the Old Believer community, was originally built as an Orthodox church between 1914 and 1918. In 1914, the diocesan newspaper "Church and Public Herald" reported that on September 17 at 1…
Church of All Saints in Maryina Roshcha, Nizhny Novgorod
The All Saints Church is located on the grounds of the city cemetery "Maryina Roshcha," established in 1939 on the outskirts of the city, in the namesake forest area.
This place has been known since the 17th century and…
Church of the Sovereign Icon of the Mother of God in Nizhny Novgorod
Since 1996, the parish of the church was located in a military unit club near the current site. However, in 2005, the military unit was disbanded, and a converted railway carriage was temporarily provided for services. I…
