Nizhny Novgorod Fair

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Nizhny Novgorod Fair is a historic Russian trade fair complex that served as one of the largest commercial and cultural centers of the Russian Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
market complex
trade fair
architect Agustín de Betancourt
Augustin Betancourt
Georg Ludwig Karpov
country Russia
currentUse congress center
cultural venue
exhibition center
declinePeriod early 20th century
function international trade hub
venue for cultural events
wholesale trade center
goodsTraded furs
grain
metals
tea
textiles
hasPart Main Fair House
Spassky (Saviour) Cathedral
trade rows
warehouses
heritageStatus object of cultural heritage of Russia
historicalRegion Russian Empire
locatedIn Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast NERFINISHED
Volga Federal District
locatedNear confluence of the Oka and Volga rivers
locatedOn right bank of the Oka River
mainBuildingCompletedIn 1822
movedFrom Nizhny Novgorod Fair self-linksurface differs
surface form: Makariev Fair
notableEventType agricultural exhibitions
art exhibitions
industrial exhibitions
originallyEstablishedIn early 19th century
peakPeriod 19th century
replaced Makariev Fair
seasonalOperation annual summer fair
significance major commercial center of the Russian Empire
major cultural center of the Russian Empire
one of the largest trade fairs of the Russian Empire
status partially preserved
style Empire style
tourism popular tourist attraction in Nizhny Novgorod
tradingPartners Central Asia
China
European Russia
Persia

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Nizhny Novgorod hasLandmark Nizhny Novgorod Fair
Nizhny Novgorod Fair movedFrom Nizhny Novgorod Fair self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Makariev Fair
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Nizhny Novgorod) locatedInNeighborhood Nizhny Novgorod Fair
this entity surface form: Nizhny Novgorod Fair area