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Chasing the Sunset

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11 points3 km3 hours

“Sunset Capital” is one of the city's main brands. The route starts on Gorky Square, and most of it runs along Fedorovsky Embankment, with a wonderful view of the confluence of the Oka and the Volga. See a ten-meter (33-foot) mosaic, visit an exquisite early-20th-century mansion and Russia's only monument to Jules Verne, and many more amazing places.

Route author

Susanin Team

Things to do

  • 🌅🌇 Watch the sunset or sunrise
  • 🏞️ Enjoy the view

Route points (11)

  1. Gorky Square — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

    Gorky Square

    ⛲ Square · 📜 Historic site

  2. Monument to the Nizhny Novgorod Marxists — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

    Monument to the Nizhny Novgorod Marxists

    🗿 Monument

  3. Wedding Palace — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

    Wedding Palace

    🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site

  4. Internationalists Square — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

    Internationalists Square

    🌿 Public garden or park

  5. “Victory” Mosaic — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

    “Victory” Mosaic

    🔷 Mosaic

  6. Friendship Alley — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

    Friendship Alley

    🗿 Monument · 🌿 Public garden or park

  7. Pokhvalinsky Elevator — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

    Pokhvalinsky Elevator

    📜 Historic site

  8. Jules Verne — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

    Jules Verne

    🗿 Monument

  9. Fedorovsky Embankment — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

    Fedorovsky Embankment

    🚶‍♂️ Waterfront · 📜 Historic site · 🔭 Viewpoint

  10. Church of the Nativity — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

    Church of the Nativity

    🕍 Place of worship · 🕵️ Urban legend · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  11. River Station — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

    River Station

    🚂 Railway station · 📜 Historic site

Pokhvalinsky Elevator in Nizhny Novgorod

Point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

Pokhvalinsky Elevator — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”
Pokhvalinsky Elevator — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”
Pokhvalinsky Elevator — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”
Pokhvalinsky Elevator — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”
Pokhvalinsky Elevator — point on route “Chasing the Sunset”

Point 7

Pokhvalinsky Elevator

📜 Historic site

Historical Background

The funicular was built in 1896 by the company of the St. Petersburg entrepreneur R. K. von Hartmann. Its construction was timed to coincide with the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition held that same year.

Purpose

The Pokhvalinsky Elevator connected the Kanavino and Verkhny Bazar lines of the Nizhny Novgorod tram. It was 160 meters (525 feet) long. The funicular line ran along the Pokhvalinsky Descent in the Sergievsky Ravine and had two stations. The lower station was right inside the electrical substation building at the start of the Plashkoutny (now Kanavinsky) Bridge across the Oka. The upper one was a wooden building with a waiting room on Gremyachaya Hill, the second hill from the Kremlin hill. The Azimut hotel now partly occupies the site.

Ruins of the Elevator

In 1927 the funicular was removed during the reconstruction of the Pokhvalinsky Descent. Its ruins are the only reminder that it ever existed.