Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street (Russian: Большая Покровская улица, lit.

After the visit of Empress Catherine II, a new regular city plan was developed, providing for a quarterly system.

[1] In 1823 - 1824 the bell tower at the church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin (Russian: Церковь Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы) was built.

[3] In 1896 Nicholas Theater was built, the opening of which was timed to coincide with the beginning of the All-Russia Exhibition.

[4] After the revolution, the street was renamed and began to bear the name of the revolutionary Yakov Sverdlov and was popularly called "Sverdlovsk".