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The Belfry of St. Sophia Cathedral
mallyak Says: The Belfry of St. Sophia Cathedral is the major bell tower of the city of Novgorod. Dating from mid-15th century, it was built in order to replace an earlier belfry that was destroyed in a flood in 1437. Very little has been preserved of the original appearance of the belfry...
mallyak Says: 8AM to 8PM daily. This eleventh-century cathedral is the centerpiece of Novgorod's religious buildings. The iconostasis and frescoes inside are especially interesting. On the north-west exterior of the cathedral, see the Magdeburg Doors, a bronze twelfth-century German...
Monument of the Millennium of Russia
mallyak Says: This iron statue is in the park in the center of the Kremlin. It was created in 1862 and is ringed by an interesting panorama of famous individuals in Russian history up to that time. Russian Tsars and Patriarchs appear on one half of the panorama, and cultural figures on...
mallyak Says: Kremlin, (City Center). Novgorod's Kremlin, or Detinets, is free to visitors and includes many of the main places of interest in the city. Admission is free, and two gates (one from the footbridge on the river; the other by Sofiyskaya Square and the Lenin Statue) are open to...
traveloturc Says: The red brick kremlin is one of the strongest castle because after that it was finished in 1511 ,the kremlin was strong enough to keep out the Tatar attacks in 1520 and 1536.Its situated on the top of the city
1 Review and 14 Opinions I stayed 2 times in this hotel and the first time the temperature outside was -32 and the second...
explore Nizhny Novgorod in a Rikshah
globetrott Says: Exploring Nizhny Novgorod in a Rikshah might be a good way to see the city for elderly or handicpped people, because these vehicles will be able to get to almost any place of the city, although I saw them driving up and down the pedestrian zone in Bolschaja Pokrowskaja...
globetrott Says: I came to Nizhny Novgorod by cruise-ship, on a rivercruise from Perm to Moscow, onboard of M/S Furmanov. Such tours from or to Perm are not yet offered very often, in fact it was the 1st cruise of the summerseason in early May 2008 and that same cruise will be done again as...
horse-riding, mainly for children
globetrott Says: This might be interesting for you to know, when you travel with your smaller children. It seems to be quite popular among the local population to take a ride on a horseback through the pedestrian zone . I had been there in beginning of May, when it was warm enough already in...
9th of May - an important festivity in Russia
globetrott Says: 9th of May is an important festivity in Russia, commemorating the victory of the Soviet Union over the "Deutsches Reich" in WW II. Almost everyone in Russia will have 1-3 days off, you will see giant flags decorating the buildings all over the cities and you will see the...
learn at least the russian alphabet !!!
globetrott Says: Without beeing able to read at least the russian alphabet you will hardly be able to get along in places like Nizny Novgorod. The inscription of "Cappucino" on my photograph is an exception, as you will hardly find anything written in our letters.A few young people might...
globetrott Says: A monument for holy George fighting with the dragon was placed in the middle of the big square inside of the Kremlin, where you will find the big exhibition of cars, tanks and other machineries for war-fare. This exhibition is quite interesting to see when you think of the...
great street-lamps inside the Kremlin
globetrott Says: Dont miss to take a closer look at the lovely street-lamps that you will find all over the Kremlin-area. 2 Lamps with the local coat of arms between them and the crown on top of it.On my 3rd photograph : the coat of arms of Nizhny Novgorod on top of one of the entrance-gates...
globetrott Says: No Smoking / Penalty is 1000 Rubles ( ca. 30 Euros)I saw this signpost at the entrance to the university and once again it is a good excample for the fact that it makes sense to be able to read the cyrillic letters,because the word for penalty in Russia is "Schtraf" similar...
texascowboy77 Says: IF YOU ARE A FOREIGNER AND NEED TO REGISTER YOUR VISA HERE IN NIZHNY NOVGOROD. NEVER REGISTER YOUR VISA AT THE POST OFFICE IS A NIGHTMARE!!! IF YOU ARE A TOURIST ALWAYS REGISTER YOUR VISA AT THE HOTEL EVEN IF YOU STAYING WITH A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER. OTHERWISE YOU WILL...
V.I.Lenin and the Marxists of Nichny Novgorod"
globetrott Says: "To V.I.Lenin and the Marxists of Nichny Novgorod" is the translation of the inscription on this monument that you will find at the western end of the pedestrian area of the street "Bolschaja Pokrowskaja". So you will see that the monuments of Lenin did not all disappear...
globetrott Says: This is another quite funny monument / sculpture in the pedestria area of Bolschaja Pokrowskaja : a young mother and her son, who is playing with a small steam-boat-toy. The most funny part of this sculpture is the fact that you will be able to take a seat next to the lady...
globetrott Says: This is another great church, not more than just 200 meters from the Kremlin-walls, when you drive to it from the port-area, and about halfway to the upper Kremlin-walls.Our bus had stoped there closeby, but the tourguide went into the other direction and I had to follow her...
globetrott Says: When walking through Nizhny Novgorod you will pass by a lot of interesting buildings and most of them are in good condition and well restored. On the other hand this city was off-limits for foreigners for more than 50 years and you will hardly find any infos about it or maps...
globetrott Says: "House of the children" is the name of this great Art-Nouveau"-building not far from the Kremlin. It has an interesting facade with nice mosaiques, but once again we did not have enough time to get any closer, so I could just take a few pics from a large distance.
Kuzma Minin - Russia's most polpular butcher
globetrott Says: Kuzma Minin is a very popular russian hero, you will see his statues in many cities of Russia, the most popular one maybe in front of Saint Baisil's cathedral on Red Square.Here in Nizhny Novgorod he used to live as an ordinary butcher before he started to support Prince...
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No Smoking / Penalty is 1000 Rubles ( ca. 30 Euros)I saw this signpost at the entrance to the university and once again it is a good excample for the fact that...
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Q: Dear fellows, I will be in NN at the center of July (15 till 15 Aug)So I want to know the hotel or appartments rent prices and...
A: I can't propose you any hotel there, but note that if you are going to rent an appartment, you will need to get registered in the Federal Migration Service. Actually it...
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Last stop before Moscow (for me) on the Trans SRR
The Saint Alexander Nevski Cathedral, as beautiful as the Cathedral itself is, time, and perhaps economic necessity have changes the local environs in a manner that tend to belie the significance that...
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Over here people used to wear leather boots instead of bast shoes, the streets were cobbled from ancient times, the commoners were in correspondence with each other, and all the rulers were welcomed...
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A bit of history... Nizhny Novgorod was founded on the confluence of the two great Russian rivers - the Volga and the Oka - by Prince Yuri (George) Vsevolodovich in 1221 as a strong standpoint of...
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