Great Pokrovskaya Street

Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street in Nizhny Novgorod is the city's main pedestrian avenue, also referred to as "Nizhny Novgorod's Arbat." Bronze statues of 19th-century locals are located here: a policeman, shoeshine boy, lady with a pooch, and others. Named after the former Pokrovska Church, it runs from Minin and Pozhar Square to Lyadova Square, renowned for its theatres, museums, and various cafés.