Historic centre of Nizhny Novgorod

Historic centre of Nizhny Novgorod
Исторический центр Нижнего Новгорода
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Lower Posad and the Kremlin
Nickname: 
Old city
Coordinates: 56°19′6″N 43°59′40″E / 56.31833°N 43.99444°E / 56.31833; 43.99444
CountryRussia
CityNizhny Novgorod
DivisionUpper City

The historic centre of Nizhny Novgorod (also old Nizhny Novgorod, the old town) is the downtown of Nizhny Novgorod with historical buildings in the borders up to 1917. A number of ancient buildings, natural landmarks and historic districts are found in the area. In the old city there are buildings of different epochs and architectural styles, including Neo-Byzantine, Stroganov's Baroque, Empire, Modern. These include the medieval Kremlin, 19th-century mansions and Stalinist monumental houses.

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