Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street

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Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street

Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street in May 2022
Native name	Большая Покровская (Russian)
Former name(s)	Sverdlov Street (Soviet period)
Location	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Postal code	603005
Nearest Nizhny Novgorod Metro station	Gorkovskaya
Coordinates	56°19′20″N 44°00′02″E / 56.32222°N 44.00056°E / 56.32222; 44.00056

Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street (Russian: Большая Покровская улица, lit. 'Greater Intercession Street'; short-name — Pokrovka, Russian: Покровка) is the high street in the historical centre of Nizhny Novgorod and one of its oldest streets. Until 1917 it was considered a street for noblemen. Formed the main street of the city by the end of the 18th century. It is considered an analog of the Arbat in Moscow or 6-7 Lines of Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg.