2024

NIZHNYI NOVGOROD KREMLIN

Military monuments
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The (wooden) Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin was built in 1221, and the first building constructed in stone was the imposing Dmitrov Tower, when the Kremlin was renovated in 1374. With the fall of Kazan in 1552, Nizhny Novgorod lost its military importance. Under Catherine II, and in 1785-1790 the kremlin was renovated to give it a more civilian appearance. During the Second World War, the Kremlin was partly destroyed by aerial bombardments, and then rebuilt in the 1950s.

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