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Minin and Pozharsky Square

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia · built 1641

The Minin and Pozharsky Square (Ploshchad Minina i Pozharskogo), also known as just Minin Square, is the main square of Nizhny Novgorod. It is a social and cultural center of the city, the venue of the most important celebrations. It is located in the historical centre of the old town from the southeast side of the Kremlin. The square connects the central streets of the city: Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, Varvarskaya, Ulyanov, Minin, Upper Volga embankment and Zelensky Descent. There are many architectural monuments, the Minin University, Lobachevsky University and the Medical University; monuments to Minin, Chkalov; Exhibition Complex, as well as the first city fountain. The square is the roadway. Movement on it overlaps only on holidays and at the time of other events.

Square data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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