Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.4 km
Ascend 33 m
Descend 41 m

Experience Nizhny Novgorod in Russia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Nizhny Novgorod

Sight 1: Нижегородский острог

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The Nizhny Novgorod prison is a former prison in the historical center of Nizhny Novgorod. The prison is a complex of a prison and an administrative building. It is built in the form of a rectangle with four towers in the corners. The entire territory is surrounded by a brick wall. It is currently used as a museum. Located at the address: Nizhny Novgorod, Svobody Square, 2a.

Wikipedia: Нижегородский острог (RU), Website

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Памятник жертвам и мученикам революции 1905 года

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The Monument to the Heroes and Victims of the 1905 Revolution is a monument in Nizhny Novgorod, in the square on Freedom Square. Architect - A. A. Yakovlev Sr.

Wikipedia: Памятник героям и жертвам революции 1905 года (RU)

149 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: А. С. Пушкину

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А. С. Пушкину

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet, as well as the founder of modern Russian literature.

Wikipedia: Alexander Pushkin (EN)

166 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Театр оперы и балета

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The Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. S. Pushkin is a Nizhny Novgorod theater founded in 1935 as the Gorky Opera and Ballet Theater. It is located in the Sovetsky district of Nizhny Novgorod. The number of seats in the auditorium is 1152.

Wikipedia: Нижегородский государственный академический театр оперы и балета имени А. С. Пушкина (RU), Website

1908 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 5: Г. И. Петровский

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Г. И. Петровский

Grigory Ivanovich Petrovsky was a Ukrainian Soviet politician and Old Bolshevik. He participated in signing the Treaty on the Creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Petrovsky was Communist Party leader in Ukraine until 1938, and one of the officials responsible for implementing Stalin's policy of collectivization.

Wikipedia: Grigory Petrovsky (EN)

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