Neva, the main water artery of the city and the only river flowing from Lake Ladoga. Its name comes from the Finno-Swedish peoples who inhabited these lands before, and it means ‘swamp’. Neva width of 400-600 meters, in the delta reaches kilometer depth ranges from 4 meters in Ivanovo thresholds to 24 in Foundry Bridge. Most famous for the river for its floods, which occur due to the westerly winds blow up the water in the Gulf of Finland and thus raise the level of the river. Due...
This is the second temple, after the laurels dedicated to this saint and national hero. At this point in the early 13th century there was a chapel dedicated to the victory over the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva. After several hundred years already Peter I erects a wooden church here, but after it burned several times by lightning, at the end of the 18th century stone church was built by the believers, then warmed and expanded by an attached refectory and bell tower. In Soviet times it...
Not far from the cruiser “Aurora” is the same name concert hall at the metro station Lenin Square are a club that can offer its viewers 2 concert halls, a total capacity of 1150 guests.; brewery, where you can drink a beer zhviogo; restaurant and self-interest groups on stage and high-quality equipment. Not long ago, the club has been updated, so the new technology is good to hear of visitors, and to raise the image of the club owners are doing everything possible to act by...
Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge striking in its lightness and delicate bays, seemingly weightless. It was built relatively recently, in the early 20th century, because it strongly opposed the construction of the cabbies, who did not want to lose profits from the traffic. After 10 years after the announcement of the competition last bridge was built, it produced parts for the Petersburg Metal Works. It is a classic three-span bridge, with the central part of the adjustable length of about 50 meters, the...
Bypass Canal is the largest in our city and was built to protect against floods He began digging in 1769 and finished only 10 years later, but he was unable to save the city from the water.; basically it was used for shipping and disposal of waste. In addition to various factories near Kanli also were rooming house for the poor and the hospital, so the smell was nauseating, not only from the water. By the mid-19th century there were the Baltic and Warsaw stations, and various churches. Now the...
Its length is just 400 meters away and there are 8 houses, but that does not stop it from being one of the most popular places in our city. Samu embankment used for a long time, but to clothe it in granite decided only in the late 19th century, when special harbor for repair korabley.Vsego for the year were carried out major works for which funds have been directed to the sale of land at verfi.Pozzhe lions were placed, made of sheet copper, polished porphyry vases and sculpture ”...