Nizhnyi Novgorod was founded in 1221 by the Prince of Vladimir Yuryi Vsevolodovich. It is a large river port, trade and cultural centre. One of the most ancient chronicles of Russia was written here, in Pechersky monastery, written in 1328-30. Later it was known as Lavrentyevskaya chronicle. There are also numerous monuments of history and architecture. Some of them are the Kremlin with its Fortress towers (1500, 1508-1511) and Arkhangelsky Cathedral, built by Lavrenty and Antip Vozoulin (-1624 – 1631); the monasteries. |
