Chkalov Stairs

Chkalov Stairs
Stairs
Russian: Чкаловская лестница
Design	Alexander Yakovlev Lev Rudnev Vladimir Munts
Construction	1943-1949
Opening date	1949
Steps	560
Dedicated to	Valery Chkalov
Location	Russia, Nizhny Novgorod
Coordinates: 56°19′51″N 44°00′34″E / 56.33083°N 44.00944°E / 56.33083; 44.00944

The Chkalov Stairs is a monumental flight of steps in the center of Nizhny Novgorod, connecting Minin and Pozharsky Square, the Upper Volga and the Lower Volga embankments. It was built by the architects Alexander Yakovlev, Lev Rudnev and Vladimir Munts.^[1] It is the longest staircase in Russia.^[2][3] The staircase starts from the monument to Chkalov, near the St. George's Tower of the Kremlin. It is built in the form of a figure of eight and consists of 560 steps, if you count it both sides. The number of steps from the bottom to the top is 442 on the right. In the intersections of the side slopes there are two observation platforms. At the bottom of the stairs is a monument to the boat "Hero", which is located at the Lower-Volga embankment.