Voznesensky Prospekt (russian: Вознесенский проспект) is a 1.8 km long street in
Admiralteysky District of
Saint Petersburg,
Russia. Crossing
Saint Isaac's Square, the
Moika (
Blue Bridge) and
Griboyedov Canal
The Griboyedov Canal or Kanal Griboyedova () is a canal in Saint Petersburg, constructed in 1739 along the existing ''Krivusha'' river. In 1764–90, the canal was deepened and the banks were reinforced and covered with granite.
The Griboyedo ...
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Voznesensky Bridge Voznesensky (masculine), Voznesenskaya (feminine), or Voznesenskoye (neuter) may refer to:
People
*Alexander Voznesensky (1898–1950), Soviet economist
*Anastasiya Voznesenskaya, Soviet actress, wife of Andrey Myagkov
*Andrei Voznesensky (1933 ...
), the street spans from
Admiralteysky Prospekt to
Izmaylovsky Bridge across
Fontanka, where it turns into
Izmaylovsky Prospekt. According to the city plan of 1737, the center of Saint Petersburg should develop along three radial axes meeting at the
Admiralty
Admiralty most often refers to:
*Admiralty, Hong Kong
* Admiralty (United Kingdom), military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964
*The rank of admiral
* Admiralty law
Admiralty can also refer to:
Buildings
*Admiralty, Tr ...
's spire:
Nevsky Prospekt,
Gorokhovaya Street and Voznesensky Prospekt. In 1923-1991 the street was named Mayorov Prospekt (Проспект Майорова) after a prominent
Bolshevik killed in the
Russian Civil War.
Notable buildings along the avenue
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Lobanov-Rostovsky Residence
Lobanov-Rostovsky Residence or the Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace is a building at 12 Admiralteysky Avenue in Saint Petersburg, Russia, constructed in 1817-1820 for Prince Alexander Yakovlevich Lobanov-Rostovsky. Today, the building houses a luxury ho ...
External links
Voznesensky Avenue@ Encyclopaedia of Saint Petersburg
Streets in Saint Petersburg
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