"The main one." Pedestrian. Big Pokrovskaya

The main street. The most elite. The oldest. Nizhny Novgorod Arbat... Of course, all this (and not only) about the Great Intercession.

The street, which appeared on the map of the city in the 18th century, and to this day has not lost popularity either among guests of the city or among Nizhny Novgorod residents.

Excursions route

We will start the tour in Gorky Square, find out why it is called so today, and what was at this place before. At the same time, you will learn a short history of Nizhny Novgorod and why our city bore the name of the Great Writer for 58 years.

We will find out what was on the site of a modern cinema and who owned the house, now the famous Gorky Puppet Theater. Where did Margaret Thatcher stay - the first woman - Prime Minister of Great Britain; and where taught another famous Nizhny Novgorod - the future explorer of China, Mongolia and Tibet - Alexandra Lavrovskaya-Potanina.

We will be amazed at the scale and grandeur of the State Bank and the history of the magnificent ensemble.

Again, remember M. Gorky, because next to the house, where for 7 years the writer was the editor of one of the main opposition newspapers of Nizhny Novgorod – Nizhny Novgorod leaflet.

We will see a house where the nobility solved pressing issues, gave balls and concerts, met emperors and ... not only.

We discuss how a modern cosmetics and perfume store can be associated with the biography of actress Polina Strepetova. You will learn how one house can be associated with the arrival of A. S. Pushkin in N. Novgorod in 1833, the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition of 1896 and the case of Peter Zalomov.

We'll see the rails in the middle of the street. You will find out why they are on a pedestrian street and what they are connected with. Admire the drama theater, and learn how it is associated with the famous architect of the imperial theaters Schreter, opera singer F. I. Chaliapin and People's Artist of the USSR E. A. Evstigneev.

We will understand why the street in Soviet times had a completely different name, with whom it was associated. And finally, let’s talk about Kulibin, Nizhny Novgorod libraries, a fish shop and Nizhny Novgorod merchants-charities.

We will finish the tour on the main square of the city, which bears the names of the glorious heroes of the 17th century - Minin and Pozharsky.

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