Nizhny through the lens: century history Introduction
We invite you on our audio city tour based on vintage photos of the historical center of Nizhny Novgorod.Move between points on your app’s map in preset or arbitrary order. All you need is to turn on the recording which is corresponding to the point number. This is how you can learn the city's history with us. Each route point contains some photos from Russian Photography Museum fund made by famous Nizhny Novgorod photographs of 19-20 centuries: A.O. Karelin, M.P. Dmitriev, D.N. Smirnov, V.A. Zeveke. You may compare these photos to the contemporary city views, take your own photos and share them via any social network, tagging the Museum account.Attention: please, follow the safety and traffic rules during the tour. To listen to the audio guide, exploring the route or photos, stand only in safe zones. Traffic restrictions, reconstructions and other circumstances may not be seen on the map. Please, choose relevant route to the tour point.We remind you that this guide is available in English and Russian languages in audio and text formats.Project is produced by HSE University Philology students and Russian Photography museum on the IZI travel platform. While producing, materials from Museum fund and open-source information were used. It is a non-profit, educational project.
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