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      An evening on Rozhdestvenskaya

      ⏱ 5 h🚶 3.5 km🍽 4📍 8 stops
      🚶 Moderate — 3–7 km

      The illuminated kremlin, sunset on the Chkalov Stairs and bar-lined Rozhdestvenskaya: beer under the wall, "herring and coffee", a shot bar and cocktails at Copper Pipes.

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        🏛 Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
        Кремль, вход с пл. Минина и Пожарского
        🎟 partly ticketed · the grounds are free; the wall and the museums in the towers need a ticket
        A red-brick 16th-century fortress on the high bank above the confluence of the Oka and the Volga: inside are cathedrals, museums, gardens and viewing platforms.
        Start with the kremlin in the evening: the grounds are open until 22:00, and the walls and cathedrals are lit up.
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        Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
        © Bestalex · CC BY-SA 4.0
        Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
        © Vityavo · CC0
        • The stone kremlin was founded on 1 September 1500, and the main work went on from 1508.
        • In 1505 construction was interrupted by the siege of the city by the army of the Kazan khan Muhammad Amin.
        • The two-kilometer wall has 13 towers: five gate towers and eight blind round ones.
        • Of the surviving kremlins, Nizhny Novgorod's is second in area and wall length only to Moscow's.
        • In 1929 the Transfiguration Cathedral was blown up, and the House of Soviets was built in its place.
        • In 1935–1937 part of the wall with the Dmitrovskaya Tower was to be demolished to widen the square, but the kremlin survived.
        • Today the kremlin houses the presidential envoy, the regional governor and the city mayor.
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        🌅 Chkalov Stairs
        от памятника Чкалову до Нижне-Волжской наб.
        A monumental figure-eight staircase from the Chkalov monument down to the Volga — the city's main postcard view.
        Go to the stairs for sunset: the city lights up and lights drift along the Volga.
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        Chkalov Stairs
        © Алексей Трефилов · CC BY-SA 4.0
        Chkalov Stairs
        © A.Savin · FAL 1.3
        Chkalov Stairs
        © Vityavo · CC0
        • The design was approved in 1943 and the stairs opened in 1949; the authors are Alexander Yakovlev, Lev Rudnev and Vladimir Munts.
        • Officially they are the Volga Stairs, but since the 1980s they have been called the Chkalov Stairs, after the monument to the pilot Valery Chkalov at the top.
        • The staircase is built as a figure eight, with viewing platforms where the flights cross.
        • Below, on a pedestal, stands the Volga Military Flotilla boat "Geroy" — it was put there in 1985.
        • From the top you can see the Volga, the Strelka and the town of Bor on the far bank.
        • For the city's 800th anniversary the stairs were restored: the crumbled steps were replaced, keeping two historic flights.
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        🚶 Nizhne-Volzhskaya Embankment
        Нижне-Волжская наб.
        A wide embankment right by the water under the kremlin — from the Chkalov Stairs to Kanavinsky Bridge, with a bike path and a view of the Strelka.
        Down to the water and along the embankment to Zelensky Descent.
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        Nizhne-Volzhskaya Embankment
        © Алексей Трефилов · CC BY-SA 4.0
        Nizhne-Volzhskaya Embankment
        © AlexTref871 · CC BY-SA 4.0
        • The embankment runs along the Volga for a little over 3 km, from Kazansky Descent to Kanavinsky Bridge.
        • The section from Kazansky Descent to the former river terminal was landscaped in 2013, and a bike path appeared there in 2014.
        • The second part, to Kanavinsky Bridge, was opened for walking in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
        • At the foot of the Chkalov Stairs, on a pedestal, stands the Volga Military Flotilla boat "Geroy".
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        🍸 Pivzavod on Zelensky Descent
        Зеленский съезд, 10
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        A first glass under the kremlin wall and a beer snack set.
        🍴 A beer restaurant under the kremlin with big meat snacks. What to order: a beer snack set, an assortment of salo (cured pork fat), crispy shrimp, BBQ chicken wings.
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      9. 5
        🍸 Herring and Coffee
        Рождественская ул., 19
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        Across the road — the signature "herring and coffee".
        🍴 A bar-restaurant on Rozhdestvenskaya with the most Nizhny Novgorod name possible and home cooking. What to order: the signature "herring and coffee", syrniki (cottage-cheese pancakes), a cheddar burger.
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        🍸 Goodbye America Shot Bar
        Рождественская ул., 18Е
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        A shot bar with a cutlet and chebureki; closed on Monday — then go straight to Kraken at Rozhdestvenskaya, 45.
        🍴 An ironic rummery (rjumochnaya, a Soviet-style shot bar) on Rozhdestvenskaya with inexpensive Soviet snacks; closed on Monday. What to order: a cutlet with mashed potatoes, chebureki (fried meat turnovers), a Kartoshka (chocolate "potato") cake.
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        🏛 Stroganov (Nativity) Church
        Рождественская ул., 34А
        A church of the late 17th century on Rozhdestvenskaya, carved like a jewelry box and built with the money of the merchant Grigory Stroganov.
        The illuminated Stroganov Church — we look from outside.
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        Stroganov (Nativity) Church
        © A.Savin · FAL 1.3
        • The church was built in 1696–1719 with funds from the merchant Grigory Dmitrievich Stroganov.
        • It is one of the finest examples of the Stroganov style and a federally protected architectural monument.
        • Construction was almost finished by 1701, but a fire got in the way; the main altar was consecrated on 21 June 1719.
        • According to tradition, Peter I prayed here on 29 May 1722, on the eve of his 50th birthday.
        • In the 1860s the bell tower began to lean dangerously and over 20 years tilted by 1.2 m.
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        🍸 Copper Pipes Bar
        Рождественская ул., 40
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        Finish with signature cocktails; the bar is open until 1 a.m., on Fridays and Saturdays until 2.
        🍴 A cocktail bar at Rozhdestvenskaya, 40, every day from 17:00. What to order: a signature cocktail or a Bloody Mary, sweet potato fries with kimchi sauce.

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