The most famous fountains of Nizhny Novgorod
Today, on Minin and Pozharsky Square, the fountain started operating for the 171st time. This year it was repainted in its historical color - black. In the evening, its jets, illuminated by colored lights, will dance to the music.
In any city, the central fountain is an iconic place. Lovers meet here, mothers walk with children, elderly couples relax. On a hot summer day people look for coolness here, and in the evening - peace.
The fountain on Minin has always been a landmark of Nizhny Novgorod. But once upon a time it served not only an aesthetic function, but also a practical one - it was part of the city’s first water supply system.
Residents of the upper suburb (upper part of the city) have always suffered from a lack of water. In winter and spring they took water from city reservoirs. Of the ponds - Pokrovsky, Sarki, Cherny, Mironositsky, not a single one of them exists anymore. And from the rivers - Pochaina, Chernaya, Kovalikha, all of them are driven into underground pipes.
But in the summer, the reservoirs dried up and became polluted by cesspool drains, slops and garbage. People began to carry water from the Volga. The richer ones ride on horses, and the poor ones use buckets.
And fires - how often do we witness that, despite all possible police efforts for a person, a fire spreads due to lack of water. Looking through the chronicles of Nizhny Novgorod, we notice that from the middle of the fourteenth century it was subjected to terrible misfortunes from fire up to twenty times; often an entire half of the city burned down, sometimes more - and always the main reason“It was a lack of water,” wrote the “Provincial Gazette” in 1846.
Things moved forward under the Governor-General, Prince Mikhail Alexandrovich Urusov. He found funding, and the project was developed by hydraulic engineer Andrei Ivanovich Delvig. Equipment for the water supply system - unique for Russia - was made at the Vyksa Shepelev plant.
The plumbing worked like this. Water from 18 springs of the Volga slope - it was tested by the medical board - flowed through wooden pipes into a brick pool at the intersection of the Kazan and Georgievsky congresses. There was also a water-lifting station here - a beautiful building in the Gothic style, which housed two water-lifting steam engines.
The water pipeline was laid through the entire central part of the city. Through four cast-iron pipes laid through the Alexander Garden, steam engines delivered water to the first water supply - to the Martynovskaya hospital (at the intersection of present-day Minin and Semashko streets). Next, the conduit delivered water along Zhukovskaya Street (now Minin) to the fountain - this was the main water intake. Then the water went to the Kremlin, to the governor’s house, along Alekseevskaya and Dvoryanskaya streets and along Bolshaya Pokrovka to the Lykov congress, where a reservoir was built.
Skeptics said: “Such a water supply system does not exist anywhere in Europe, how can it be in Nizhny Novgorod?” But on October 1, 1847, the fountain was inaugurated. The water supply provided 40 thousand buckets of water per day.
By the way, then the fountain was located near the current stop public transport- between the cafe and the Kremlin wall. But in 1930, the churches - Alekseevsky and Blagoveshchensky - were demolished, the square was “reformatted”, and the fountain was moved to its current location.
It was restored in the 1990s. The historical appearance was preserved, even this year it was repainted in its original color, but the “filling” was completely changed: an underground part was built and modern pumping equipment was installed.
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Fountain on Minin and Pozharsky Square- this is the central and most famous fountain of Nizhny Novgorod.
History of the fountain
The fountain on Minin Square (then Blagoveshchenskaya) began operating on October 1, 1847. Initially, the fountain was used as a source of water, since the city had problems with water supply and residents took water from ponds that were not very clean at that time: Sarka, Cherny, Mironositsky, Pokrovskiye and the Pochayna, Chernaya, Kovalikha rivers. In the summer, these reservoirs dried up completely or turned into sewage pits, so they had to take water from the Volga. Also, the lack of water led to frequent fires, or rather problems in extinguishing them.
The fountain project was developed by hydraulic engineer A.I. Delvig. According to his plan, the water of 18 springs was collected through wooden pipes into a brick pool at the junction of the Kazan and Georgievsky congresses, where a water-lifting station with two steam engines was built. Through four cast-iron pipes, water from the water-lifting station rose to the Martynovskaya hospital, and then went to the first water tank at the intersection of Zhukovskaya (now Minin) and Martynovskaya (now Semashko) streets. After this, the water flowed along Zhukovskaya Street to the fountain on Blagoveshchenskaya Square, which was the main place of water collection. The fountain was manufactured at the Vyksa Shepelev plant.
In total, the hydraulic complex provided the supply of 40,000 buckets of water per day.
Initially, the fountain was located in the area of the modern bus stop between the former Olen cafe and Kremlin wall, and in 1930 it was moved to its current location.
In 1990, the fountain underwent reconstruction, and a modern water pipeline was built that meets modern requirements.
In 2007, the fountain was equipped with illumination, operating from 8 pm to 1 am.
After reconstruction in 2017, the fountain is musical and “performs” classical musical works. The fountain's sound is provided by a computer with special software that synchronizes the operation of the fountain's jets with musical works.
The fountain on Minin has always been a landmark of Nizhny Novgorod. But once upon a time it served not only an aesthetic function, but also a practical one - it was part of the city's first water supply system.
Residents of the upper suburb (upper part of the city) have always suffered from a lack of water. In winter and spring they took water from city reservoirs. Of the ponds - Pokrovsky, Sarki, Cherny, Mironositsky, not a single one of them exists anymore. And from the rivers - Pochaina, Chernaya, Kovalikha, all of them are driven into underground pipes.
But in the summer, the reservoirs dried up and became polluted by cesspool drains, slops and garbage. People began to carry water from the Volga. The richer ones ride on horses, and the poor ones use buckets.
And fires - how often do we witness that, despite all possible police efforts for a person, a fire spreads due to lack of water. Looking through the chronicles of Nizhny Novgorod, we notice that from the middle of the fourteenth century it was subjected to terrible misfortunes from fire up to twenty times; Often an entire half of the city burned down, sometimes more - and the main reason for this was always the lack of water, wrote the Provincial Gazette in 1846.
Things moved forward under the Governor-General, Prince Mikhail Alexandrovich Urusov. He found funding, and the project was developed by hydraulic engineer Andrei Ivanovich Delvig. Equipment for the water supply system - unique for Russia - was made at the Vyksa Shepelev plant.
The plumbing worked like this. Water from 18 springs of the Volga slope - it was tested by the medical board - flowed through wooden pipes into a brick pool at the intersection of the Kazan and Georgievsky congresses. There was also a water-lifting station here - a beautiful building in the Gothic style, which housed two water-lifting steam engines.
The water pipeline was laid through the entire central part of the city. Through four cast-iron pipes laid through the Alexander Garden, steam engines delivered water to the first water supply - to the Martynovskaya hospital (at the intersection of present-day Minin and Semashko streets). Next, the conduit delivered water along Zhukovskaya Street (now Minin) to the fountain - this was the main water intake. Then the water went to the Kremlin, to the governor’s house, along Alekseevskaya and Dvoryanskaya streets and along Bolshaya Pokrovka to the Lykov congress, where a reservoir was built.
Skeptics said: “Such a water supply system does not exist anywhere in Europe, how can it be in Nizhny Novgorod?” But on October 1, 1847, the fountain was inaugurated. The water supply provided 40 thousand buckets of water per day.
By the way, then the fountain was located near the current public transport stop - between the cafe and the Kremlin wall. But in 1930, the churches - Alekseevsky and Blagoveshchensky - were demolished, the square was “reformatted”, and the fountain was moved to its current location.
It was restored in the 1990s. The historical appearance was preserved, even this year it was repainted in its original color, but the “filling” was completely changed: an underground part was built and modern pumping equipment was installed.
In 2007, the fountain was decorated with lighting. The software synchronizes the water supply, music and lighting and creates the effect of a “dancing” fountain. The music and light show lasts from 8 pm to 1 am.
Nizhny Novgorod, aka Gorky, aka, with a light youth hand - NiNo or NN. The city, which has earned the title of the Volga capital, is truly original - a little provincial and at the same time rapidly developing, having preserved its historical appearance, it is, at the same time, quickly acquiring modern architecture.
If we talk about the sights of Nizhny Novgorod, then there are quite a lot of them: over the 8 centuries of existence, no one has ever set foot on the land of the Dyatlov Mountains, who has left their mark on Nizhny Novgorod history.
Nizhny Novgorod - birthplace outstanding people in the field of literature, art, science. And almost every eminent citizen has a monument erected here. As a last resort - a memorial plaque. Monuments to the most famous Nizhny Novgorod residents - Minin and Pozharsky, Gorky and Chkalov - were erected in the very heart of Nizhny Novgorod.
The most famous Nizhny Novgorod landmark, the Kremlin, is also located here. Recently, negotiations have been underway to include it in the List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Russia.
Immediately outside the walls of the Kremlin there is Rozhdestvenskaya Street on one side, and the Chkalov Stairs on the other. Walking along these stairs is a reason not only to marvel at the power of engineering, but also to test your endurance. The staircase has no less than 560 steps! This is the longest staircase in Russia.
Numerous churches and cathedrals occupy a special place among the city's attractions. Some are monumental and strict (Old Fair Cathedral, Alexander Nevsky New Fair Cathedral), others are small and intricate (Stroganov Church and Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist in Torg).
But all are incredibly beautiful, with a rich centuries-old history. The Nizhny Novgorod monasteries - Annunciation and Pechersky - are especially famous.
As for the museums of Nizhny Novgorod, their number is not too large, but all of them, without a doubt, deserve attention. Moreover, some of them are unique and exist in Russia in singular- for example, the Dobrolyubov Museum.
The most famous, of course, is the recently restored and therefore amazingly beautiful local history museum - the Rukavishnikov Estate. What is of great value here is not so much the expositions as the building itself, which amazes with its beauty and combination of styles.
Almost all the most interesting museums are located close to each other: the Art Museum, the Russian Museum of Photography, the museum-apartment of A.M. Gorky.
But still the main attraction remains natural beauty and landscapes of Nizhny Novgorod, opening from the Verkhnevolzhskaya embankment. The Nizhny Novgorod Volga Escarpment is a place that UNESCO experts plan to include as a World Heritage Site.
The beauty of Nizhny Novgorod nature can be appreciated not only on the Verkhne-Volzhskaya embankment, but also in one of the city parks: Avtozavodsky Park, Kulibin Park, Pushkin Park, Switzerland Park.
So, in Pushkin Park you can walk along a unique birch alley, and in Switzerland Park you can enjoy the beauty of the river expanses and ride one of the many attractions.
The fountain on Minin and Pozharsky Square is the central fountain of Nizhny Novgorod, which is one of its main attractions.
Initially, this fountain, which opened in 1847, was intended as a water source. The shortage of water in the upper part of the city was especially acute in the summer: if in winter the residents of the upper suburb could get water from one of the many lakes (Chernoe, Mironositskoye) or from rivers (Pochaina, Kovalikha), then in the summer they simply turned into sewage pits.
The fountain and water supply installed on Blagoveshchenskaya Square (Minin Square) were a unique structure for Russia, manufactured at the Vyksa Shepelev plant.
The design was as follows: water from 18 springs rose through wooden pipes into a stone pool, and then with the help of a water-lifting station powered by two steam engines, and then through cast-iron pipes the water crossed many city streets before entering the fountain. This system provided Nizhny Novgorod residents with 40 thousand buckets of water per day.
The current location of the fountain has changed somewhat. And judging by archival photos, its location has changed more than once. Now the fountain is firmly established in the park opposite the Kremlin wall. And since 2007 in winter time it is decorated with amazing illumination.