The list of embankments in St. Petersburg has more than a hundred names. They are called the most important city attractions along with museums and world-class palaces.
Sunrises are greeted on the embankments of St. Petersburg and bridges are being raised. Here, graduates of schools and colleges celebrate their entry into adulthood and the newlyweds take oaths of loyalty.
The lists include
All embankments of St. Petersburg can be roughly divided into three large groups:
- Embankments of the St. Petersburg rivers. A huge list, which includes streets along the banks of the Bolshaya and Malaya Neva, three Nevokas, the Volkovka and Karpovka, Moika and Smolenka, Fontanka and Krestovka rivers - more than fifty names in total.
- Canal embankments. Nine names, among which are well-known even to those who have never been to St. Petersburg. For example, the embankment of the Lebyazhya Kanavka or the Griboyedov Canal.
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Some of Peter's embankments were reconstructed within the framework of the "Light City" program, which provided for the installation of modern lighting along the banks of the Obvodny Canal and the Krestovka and Malaya Nevka rivers.
Waiting for the glitter of the epaulettes that sparkled in the distance …
Image A walk along the embankments of St. Petersburg is a special pleasure that cannot be compared with anything else. The city is literally riddled with rivers and canals, and they have become an integral part of its historical and architectural appearance.
One of the most atmospheric places in St. Petersburg is the embankment of the Griboyedov Canal with the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, whose reconstruction has lasted for the last decades. The majestic cathedral appears before the guests of the city, like an outlandish bird hovering over the dark waters of the canal.
Every admirer of Pushkin's work has heard about the Moika Embankment. It was here that the great Russian poet lived and died of wounds, and a museum is now open in his house.
The facades of the State University, the leading university in Russia, founded by the decree of Peter the Great in 1724, overlook the University Embankment of St. Petersburg.
Walk under the bridges
Tourist companies of the northern capital offer the guests of the city boat trips along the rivers and canals. Vessels depart from the Admiralteyskaya embankment, from the Anichkov bridge on the Fontanka embankment and many other berths. The water offers magnificent views of the main attractions and embankments of St. Petersburg.
