Cathedral Square
The hilltop square with the Resurrection Cathedral is the focal point of the historic centre. The old streets lead toward it and form the densest part of the map.
Minimalist map poster · Russia
55.3956° N / 43.8381° E
An old Russian town set on high ground above the Tesha, its compact centre grouped around a cathedral square

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The map
Arzamas stands in the south of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, on a high bank above the Tesha River. It was founded in the sixteenth century as a fortress on the eastern frontier of Muscovy and grew into a prosperous trading town. Its centre still has the compact pattern of that era, with streets converging on a hilltop square and the river valley and water meadows opening below.
Arzamas was once known for having an unusual number of churches for a town its size. The great Resurrection Cathedral, completed in the nineteenth century, still dominates Cathedral Square. The writer Arkady Gaidar spent his childhood here, and the town was also known for its geese, a local breed that became a kind of emblem.
An Arzamas map poster shows the old core clearly. The tight radial streets of the historic centre give way to a looser grid of later districts, rail lines and industrial zones. The Tesha curves along one side of the town, and its floodplain appears as an open band that gives the composition space and balance.
The hilltop square with the Resurrection Cathedral is the focal point of the historic centre. The old streets lead toward it and form the densest part of the map.
Below the high bank, the Tesha winds through a broad valley of meadows. It forms a soft band of open space beside the built-up town.
Arzamas grew into a notable rail junction. Tracks heading toward Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow cut long straight lines across the newer districts.
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Why Arzamas
For people from Arzamas, the view from the cathedral square down to the Tesha is part of home. A map of the town suits a family that has lived here for generations, or someone who left for Moscow or Nizhny Novgorod and still thinks of it often.
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Order the Arzamas poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
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| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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