The Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin is unlike any Kremlin in Russia. Set on a steep slope, it has a record height difference between the top and bottom points - 82 m.

Erected in the early 16 century. on the site of an old, dilapidated wooden kremlin, th

When you come to Nizhny Novgorod along the river, the titanic eight of the Chkalovskaya staircase is the first thing that catches your eye. Nizhegorodtsy still can not come to a common opinion - how many steps it has in it. Official guides say that 560

One of the favorite places of Nizhny Novgorod is an ideal route for walking and cycling, for sports and photography. On the one hand - the captivating river landscapes, on the other - luxurious merchant houses, including the mansion of the mayor of Sir

In the 19th century, the Rukavishnikovs' estate was considered almost the most luxurious residential building in Nizhny Novgorod. Rich stucco and interior decoration - everything was arranged in accordance with the merchant's taste of the owner, Sergei

Bolshaya Pokrovskaya - the main street of the city, the favorite promenade of Nizhny Novgorod. Here come families, big companies or alone - others look, show themselves. On Bolshaya Pokrovskaya there are all - expensive boutiques and shops of second ha

The extensive elegant white-and-yellow baroque mansion, adorned with the arms of Nizhny Novgorod, bears the proud name of the "Palace of Labor", although he himself is much older than this name. "The Palace of Labor" it was only in 1919, when the trade

The building of the state bank amazes the imagination - it looks like both a medieval knight's castle and Russian boyar boards decorated with the arms of the Soviet Union, the Russian Empire and Nizhny Novgorod, and if you manage to look into the tall

The grandiose cathedral of Alexander Nevsky is the third largest Orthodox church in Russia after the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow and St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg. If you look at it from afar, because of its slender proportions,