Belfry of the Ascension Pechersky Monastery in Nizhny Novgorod
In 1598, during the relocation of the monastery to a new site, a tall octagonal wooden belfry was built, to which bells from the old monastery were transferred. The largest of them, the Blagovestny, weighed 76 poods. The…
Church of the Transfiguration in Old Caves, Nizhny Novgorod
On the high right bank of the Volga, two versts from Nizhny Novgorod, stands the snow-white stone church of the Transfiguration of the Lord. It was built in 1794 according to the design of Yakov Ananievich Ananin, the fi…
Sorrowful Church in Nizhny Novgorod
The Church of the Icon of the Mother of God of All Who Sorrow is also known as the Sorrowful Church and is an Orthodox temple in Nizhny Novgorod. Before the revolution, it served as a chapel for the Martynov Hospital.
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Maxim Gorky's Apartment Museum in Nizhny Novgorod
The museum, opened in 1971, is located in the house where Maxim Gorky lived from 1902 to 1904. In September 1902, the writer rented an apartment in the house of N. F. Kirshbaum and settled there with his family. By this …
Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Nizhny Novgorod
The archbishop's courtyard of the church in honor of the holy equal-to-the-apostles Cyril and Methodius was consecrated on May 23, 2015, by Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas. This event took place on the…
Monument to V. G. Shukhov
The monument, crafted with a portrait likeness, depicts Shukhov in his characteristic working attire: holding rolls of blueprints and a ruler. The bronze figure of the engineer is dressed in a suit, over which a coat is …
The Estate of the Muravyovs-Apostols
On Srednyaya Basmannaya Street stands one of the most interesting architectural monuments, a mansion numbered 23. The building, painted yellow, is adorned with a six-column portico, a corner semicircular rotunda, a trian…
House of Scientists (Tomsk)
The house, built for the family of Tomsk Governor Herman Augustovich Tobizen, first welcomed Tsarevich Nicholas, who spent only a couple of days there. The governors who succeeded each other lived in this house for less …
House with Firebirds
On the estate, there are two new buildings and two ancient ones, among which stands out the wing house known as the "House with Firebirds."
In its time, wealthy townspeople competed in the sophistication of their homes'…
Museum of the History of Arts and Crafts of Nizhny Novgorod Region
The Museum of the History of Arts and Crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod Region is located in Nizhny Novgorod at 43 Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street. It was opened on June 17, 1975, and was established based on the collections of …
