Nizhny Novgorod Fair
Нижегородская ярмарка
The site of the largest trade fair in 19th-century Russia. The main building dates to 1890 and now serves as an exhibition center, a reminder of the prosperity of “Russia's purse.”
The Nizhny Novgorod Fair moved here from Makaryev in 1817 and was once Russia's largest trade fair, which is why the city was nicknamed “Russia's purse.” The main building, completed in 1890, has an ornate façade and is now an exhibition center that hosts trade fairs and the “Russia — My History” multimedia exhibition. It sits on the left bank of the Oka. From Strelka it's about a 10-minute walk, or you can take the metro to Moskovskaya station.
Opening hours
Open during exhibitions; hours vary
Nearby sights
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- Strelka (Volga–Oka Confluence)
- Annunciation Monastery
- Stroganov Church
- Rozhdestvenskaya Street
- Kashirin House (Gorky Childhood Museum)
- Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street
- Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin