This category collects articles about architectural landmarks of Nizhny Novgorod and its region: historic buildings, defensive structures, Soviet-era constructions, and contemporary projects. Nizhny Novgorod architecture spans several centuries — from the 16th-century towers of the Dmitrievskaya Tower of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin to today's residential complexes and metro stations. Merchant and income-property buildings occupy a special place: the The State Bank Building on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street, the Merchant Houses of Vorotynets, and other landmarks that have preserved the appearance of the pre-revolutionary city. The Soviet period is represented by the Sotsgorod ensemble in the Avtozavodsky district and major public buildings.