Sights on Palace Embankment
16 most striking attractions on Palace Embankment
This embankment is the starting point for many tourist routes.
Having walked 1675 meters along the banks of the Neva, you will embrace the immensity and scroll through the main pages of the history of St. Petersburg. Palace Bridge.
The bridge was built in 1856: the merchants needed a direct connection with the Exchange and the Commercial Port.
In the manufacture of the structure, the floating St. Isaac's Bridge was used. Then it was modernized and called Palace. The permanent bridge appeared in 1916, although it was conceived earlier. Construction was hampered by a variety of events: first, a flood, then the First World War. In 1917, the bridge was renamed Republican, but in 1944 its original name was returned. Cast iron grates were installed only in 1939. In 2013, this architectural monument was reconstructed. Divide garden.
The garden owes its name to the fact that it was here that the palace guard was stationed earlier.
The garden was laid out in 1896 and separated the royal residence - the Winter Palace - from the roadway. The planning was carried out by the architect Nikolai Kramskoy, according to whose design the garden was raised above the street by about a meter. A fountain and tree seedlings appeared in it. The garden fence was made in the Rastrelli baroque style: the pattern of leaves was supplemented with the emblem of the imperial family and the state coat of arms. In 1920, the fence was dismantled and installed in the January 9 Park. In 2008, the original appearance of the fountain was restored. Now the garden is a great place to relax in the center. In summer you can hide from the sun here, and in winter you can admire the colorful garlands decorating the tree branches. Winter Palace.
The main residence of the Russian emperors changed its appearance five times.
Construction began under Peter I, and ended under Peter III. Bartolomeo Rastrelli gave the building a modern baroque appearance. Many decisive events for the country took place in this place: here the revolutionary Stepan Khalturin tried to kill Emperor Alexander II, here a demonstration of workers was shot in 1905, a little later the Provisional Government, removed by the Bolsheviks, met in the palace.
For 20 years, the Museum of the Revolution functioned in the Winter Palace, which closed in 1941. Now the palace is the main building of the Hermitage, storing many cultural and historical values and objects of art. Place: Pl.
Dvortsovaya, 2. Small Hermitage.
The museum was built by Yuri Felten and Jean-Baptiste-Michel Vallin-Delamote in 1775.
The miniature gallery contains many famous exhibits: the Peacock Clock, the Pavilion Hall, and the Hanging Garden. Initially, unique works of art acquired by Catherine II were exhibited here. Only a select few could see them - it’s not for nothing that the word “Hermitage” is translated as “place of solitude.” It was only in 1852 that the Hermitage became accessible to the public. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
d.36. Great Hermitage.
The museum was built in 1787 by architect Yuri Felten.
Built in the classicist style, the building amazes with its interior: the rooms are painted with gilding, decorated with colored stones and skillful stucco. Nowadays administrative premises are located here and works of Italian painting of the 13th-18th centuries are exhibited. Five years after the construction of the building, Raphael’s loggias were added to the Great Hermitage, which contain copies of the artist’s frescoes. Among the famous objects inside are the Theater and Soviet Staircases.
The first connects the floors of the Great Hermitage and allows access to the Hermitage Theater and the Raphael Loggias. The second staircase appeared due to the need for its own entrance to the room where the Committee of Ministers and the State Council met. Architect Andrei Stackenschneider decorated the staircase with marble and decorated the lobby with red porphyry columns. The New Hermitage, designed by Leo von Klenze in 1851, is located behind the Great Hermitage building.
Famous for its portico with ten atlases, the museum was created especially for public visits. Initially, it housed halls of Russian and Western European sculpture; now there is a Knights' Hall with a rich collection of armor and weapons. Also an interesting exhibit is the Large Kolyvan vase made of green jasper weighing 19 tons. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
d.34. Winter groove.
The ditch was dug in 1719 and was called the Old Palace Canal.
It connects the Neva and Moika and extends 228 meters. Despite the fact that the canal is so short, several bridges are thrown across it. The Hermitage Bridge became the founder of stone construction in the city: before it, all bridges were constructed exclusively from wood. It was built in the 18th century, like the 1st Winter Bridge. The 2nd Winter Bridge was built in the mid-20th century, but made in the style of the previous two. The buildings of the Great Hermitage and the Hermitage Theater are connected by an arched structure supporting a gallery passage. From the embankment it looks very beautiful: the ditch flows under the arch, disappearing in perspective. Location: Winter Canal Embankment.
Hermitage Theater.
Originally, Peter's Winter Palace was located here.
In 1787, in its place, Giacomo Quarenghi built a luxurious theater in antique style. The Hermitage Theater was intended for the imperial family and the highest nobility: in addition to operas and performances, balls, masquerades, and amateur performances were staged here. The chamber hall is located in an amphitheater and can accommodate 250 people. The interior of the theater is framed by marble columns, statues of Apollo and muses of art, portraits of great musicians and poets. Since 1990, the theater has hosted performances by the Russian Ballet troupe, the St. Petersburg Ballet Theater. Tchaikovsky, the chamber theater "St. Petersburg Opera" and the L. Jacobson Ballet Theater. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
d.34. Palace of Vladimir Alexandrovich.
Previously, on the site of the palace stood the mansion of Ivan Musin-Pushkin, then Dmitry Volkonsky, which a little later housed the French embassy.
In 1872, the architect Alexander Rezanov erected a palace intended for the third son of Alexander II, Vladimir. The building was built in the Florentine style, decorated with large Venetian windows and family coats of arms. It was called the “Small Imperial Palace” because the interior decoration was amazing: different architectural styles were harmoniously intertwined in the decor of the halls. The Grand Duke was president of the Academy of Arts and collected paintings. In the first third of the 20th century, the House of Scientists was opened in the palace, where meetings, round tables, open lectures, and debates were held.
Now there are several dozen scientific sections dealing with issues of technology and science. Historical films are also shot in this place, exhibitions and presentations are held. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
d.26. Novo-Mikhailovsky Palace.
The palace was erected for the family of Grand Duke Mikhail, son of Nicholas I. Architect Andrei Stackenschneider created the building in an eclectic style, combining trends from various architectural trends.
Metal structures were used during construction, which was an innovation of that time. In 1911, a museum was opened here, the exhibition of which tells about the life and work of Prince Mikhail, who for a long time was the governor of the Caucasus. At the moment, the palace houses the Institute of the History of Material Culture and a large library containing many oriental manuscripts. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
d.18. Marble Palace (Russian Museum).
This is the first palace in St. Petersburg, the cladding of which is made of natural stone.
In his work on the exterior and interior decoration of the building, Antonio Rinaldi used more than 30 types of marble. Many of them are presented in the Marble Hall. Forged latticework and marble vases decorate the main entrance to the palace. Previously, on the site of the palace there was a Postal Yard, and then a menagerie where an elephant lived. The palace was intended for Count Orlov, but he never settled in it - the count died two years before the completion of construction work.
Catherine II had to buy the palace from his heirs. For some time, the empress’s favorite, Stanislav Poniatowski, lived here, and then the building became the property of the Romanov princes. The grandson of Catherine II, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, lived here, then the son of Nicholas I, Konstantin, and the heirs of his family. For 17 years, the Russian Academy of the History of Material Culture functioned here, then the Central Lenin Museum operated.
In 1996, the palace became a branch of the Russian Museum. The exhibition presents works by foreign artists of the 18th - early 19th centuries. From time to time, exhibitions of works by contemporary masters are held here. The armored car “Enemy of Capital” stood for a long time near the walls of the Marble Palace.
The car was installed in memory of Lenin, who performed in an armored car of a similar model in 1917. Now there is a monument to Alexander III by Paolo Trubetskoy, who worked on it at the beginning of the 20th century. Previously, it stood on Znamenskaya Square, not far from the modern Moscow railway station. The monument was created as a tribute to the founder of the Siberian Road. The sculpture did not capture the appearance of the emperor familiar from ceremonial paintings, but a true portrait likeness. In 1919, the ironic poem “Scarecrow” by Demyan Bedny appeared on the monument. He was also involved in the celebration dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution. The monument was placed in a cage, decorated with a sickle, a hammer and the emblem of the “USSR”. Since 1937, the monument rested in the Russian Museum and was returned to the city only in the early 90s. Place: St.
Millionnaya, 5/1. Trinity Bridge.
Originally it was a floating bridge, named Troitsky in honor of the nearby square.
The permanent drawbridge was built at the beginning of the 20th century in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the wedding of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna. The grilles and lanterns are designed in the Art Nouveau style by architects René Patouliard and Vincent Chabrol, and the granite columns with bronze rostras and eagles on top are by Amandus Adamson. Trinity Bridge has undergone two reconstructions. According to legend, it was over this architectural monument that Valery Chkalov flew during his famous non-stop flight along the Moscow-North Pole route. Place: Prosp.
Kamennoostrovsky, 9/2. Suvorovskaya Square.
The territory belonged to Count Alexander Vorontsov, who renounced his own rights.
By decision of the neighbor, Field Marshal Nikolai Saltykov, a garden was laid out here. In 1818, the state bought the site, and a square was created on this site, the plan of which was worked on by Carl Rossi. A bronze monument to commander Alexander Suvorov, worked on by Mikhail Kozlovsky, was erected in the center of the square.
Originally it stood on the Champ de Mars. Suvorov is depicted in the allegorical image of the god of war, Mars. This was the country's first monument to an uncrowned person, erected by order of Paul I in honor of the commander's victorious campaign in Italy. Place: Suvorovskaya Square.
Saltykov's house.
It was erected in 1788 by Giacomo Quarenghi in the classicist style and belonged to the merchant Groten.
The house changed several more owners and, by order of Catherine II, was purchased by the state and presented to Nikolai Saltykov as gratitude for raising Konstantin Pavlovich, the Empress’s favorite grandson. Alexander Suvorov was a frequent guest at the house, and it was here that Mikhail Kutuzov was appointed field marshal of the army. Before the October Revolution, the house was rented by various foreign embassies. Despite the fact that the building was rebuilt several times, the beautiful interiors in the White Hall and lobby remained intact. Now the St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts is located here. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
d.4. Palace of the Prince of Oldenburg.
Originally there was a spruce grove growing here.
A little later, Domenico Trezzini built a pavilion for Peter I, where the king spent his relaxing hours. In 1750, Bartolomeo Rastrelli erected an Opera House on the vacated space, where European troupes gave performances. For a long time, the building was rented by an Italian theater. After 22 years, the Opera House was demolished, and construction began on the mansion of Catherine II’s personal secretary, Ivan Betsky. Among the official's guests were Denis Diderot and Ivan Krylov. It was here that the fabulist took up publishing and published the magazines “Spectator” and “St. Petersburg Mercury”. In 1830, the mansion was purchased by the state treasury and presented to the Prince of Oldenburg.
Architect Vasily Stasov re-decorated the building. The son of the Prince of Oldenburg sold the mansion to the Provisional Government for 1.5 million rubles. After the October Revolution, the inner chambers were divided into communal apartments, then a museum and a circle named after Saltykov-Shchedrin appeared in the former palace. In the second half of the 20th century, the mansion was connected to Saltykov’s house, so a wing of the St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts is also located here. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
D 2. Swan's groove.
A ditch was dug between the Summer Garden and the Field of Mars and connects the Neva and Moika.
Work on creating the groove took about eight years. In 1719 they were completed, and swans began to inhabit the place, after which it was named. The length of the ditch is a little more than 500 meters, and there are two bridges across it: the Upper and Lower Lebyazhy Bridges. In the second half of the 20th century, the banks were reinforced with granite for strength. Summer Palace of Peter I.
One of the oldest buildings in the city was built in 1714.
Dominico Trezzini created a Baroque palace, very simple and modest inside. The outside of the building is decorated with bas-reliefs depicting the events of the Northern War. The palace has 14 rooms and 2 kitchens. The palace was built for Peter I's summer vacation. After the death of the tsar, dignitaries lived here, and under Alexander I the palace became publicly accessible. In 1934, a museum was opened there. In the mid-20th century a major restoration was carried out. Now the building is a branch of the Russian Museum. The Summer Garden was conceived as a regular park and the personal residence of the Tsar.
In 1704, official landscaping work began. Over the course of 15 years, the garden acquired the desired appearance. They began to let visitors in; they did this selectively and on Sundays. The composition of the Summer Garden was done by Jean Baptiste Leblond, and Bartolomeo Rastrelli created a wooden palace for Anna Ioannovna, the “Amphitheater” cascade and the “Crown” fountain. The garden was filled with Venetian sculptures, becoming, along with fountains, its main decoration. Later, a flood destroyed the fountains and the Grotto pavilion, which it was decided not to restore. The fence appeared in 1784, and in 1855 a monument to Krylov was erected here. Gradually, the garden acquired the features of a landscape English park and completely opened its doors to the public. In 2012, the reconstruction of the Summer Garden was completed, the layout of which was given its original appearance. Place: Nab. Kutuzova, 2.
Having walked 1675 meters along the banks of the Neva, you will embrace the immensity and scroll through the main pages of the history of St. Petersburg. Palace Bridge.
The bridge was built in 1856: the merchants needed a direct connection with the Exchange and the Commercial Port.
In the manufacture of the structure, the floating St. Isaac's Bridge was used. Then it was modernized and called Palace. The permanent bridge appeared in 1916, although it was conceived earlier. Construction was hampered by a variety of events: first, a flood, then the First World War. In 1917, the bridge was renamed Republican, but in 1944 its original name was returned. Cast iron grates were installed only in 1939. In 2013, this architectural monument was reconstructed. Divide garden.
The garden owes its name to the fact that it was here that the palace guard was stationed earlier.
The garden was laid out in 1896 and separated the royal residence - the Winter Palace - from the roadway. The planning was carried out by the architect Nikolai Kramskoy, according to whose design the garden was raised above the street by about a meter. A fountain and tree seedlings appeared in it. The garden fence was made in the Rastrelli baroque style: the pattern of leaves was supplemented with the emblem of the imperial family and the state coat of arms. In 1920, the fence was dismantled and installed in the January 9 Park. In 2008, the original appearance of the fountain was restored. Now the garden is a great place to relax in the center. In summer you can hide from the sun here, and in winter you can admire the colorful garlands decorating the tree branches. Winter Palace.
The main residence of the Russian emperors changed its appearance five times.
Construction began under Peter I, and ended under Peter III. Bartolomeo Rastrelli gave the building a modern baroque appearance. Many decisive events for the country took place in this place: here the revolutionary Stepan Khalturin tried to kill Emperor Alexander II, here a demonstration of workers was shot in 1905, a little later the Provisional Government, removed by the Bolsheviks, met in the palace.
For 20 years, the Museum of the Revolution functioned in the Winter Palace, which closed in 1941. Now the palace is the main building of the Hermitage, storing many cultural and historical values and objects of art. Place: Pl.
Dvortsovaya, 2. Small Hermitage.
The museum was built by Yuri Felten and Jean-Baptiste-Michel Vallin-Delamote in 1775.
The miniature gallery contains many famous exhibits: the Peacock Clock, the Pavilion Hall, and the Hanging Garden. Initially, unique works of art acquired by Catherine II were exhibited here. Only a select few could see them - it’s not for nothing that the word “Hermitage” is translated as “place of solitude.” It was only in 1852 that the Hermitage became accessible to the public. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
d.36. Great Hermitage.
The museum was built in 1787 by architect Yuri Felten.
Built in the classicist style, the building amazes with its interior: the rooms are painted with gilding, decorated with colored stones and skillful stucco. Nowadays administrative premises are located here and works of Italian painting of the 13th-18th centuries are exhibited. Five years after the construction of the building, Raphael’s loggias were added to the Great Hermitage, which contain copies of the artist’s frescoes. Among the famous objects inside are the Theater and Soviet Staircases.
The first connects the floors of the Great Hermitage and allows access to the Hermitage Theater and the Raphael Loggias. The second staircase appeared due to the need for its own entrance to the room where the Committee of Ministers and the State Council met. Architect Andrei Stackenschneider decorated the staircase with marble and decorated the lobby with red porphyry columns. The New Hermitage, designed by Leo von Klenze in 1851, is located behind the Great Hermitage building.
Famous for its portico with ten atlases, the museum was created especially for public visits. Initially, it housed halls of Russian and Western European sculpture; now there is a Knights' Hall with a rich collection of armor and weapons. Also an interesting exhibit is the Large Kolyvan vase made of green jasper weighing 19 tons. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
d.34. Winter groove.
The ditch was dug in 1719 and was called the Old Palace Canal.
It connects the Neva and Moika and extends 228 meters. Despite the fact that the canal is so short, several bridges are thrown across it. The Hermitage Bridge became the founder of stone construction in the city: before it, all bridges were constructed exclusively from wood. It was built in the 18th century, like the 1st Winter Bridge. The 2nd Winter Bridge was built in the mid-20th century, but made in the style of the previous two. The buildings of the Great Hermitage and the Hermitage Theater are connected by an arched structure supporting a gallery passage. From the embankment it looks very beautiful: the ditch flows under the arch, disappearing in perspective. Location: Winter Canal Embankment.
Hermitage Theater.
Originally, Peter's Winter Palace was located here.
In 1787, in its place, Giacomo Quarenghi built a luxurious theater in antique style. The Hermitage Theater was intended for the imperial family and the highest nobility: in addition to operas and performances, balls, masquerades, and amateur performances were staged here. The chamber hall is located in an amphitheater and can accommodate 250 people. The interior of the theater is framed by marble columns, statues of Apollo and muses of art, portraits of great musicians and poets. Since 1990, the theater has hosted performances by the Russian Ballet troupe, the St. Petersburg Ballet Theater. Tchaikovsky, the chamber theater "St. Petersburg Opera" and the L. Jacobson Ballet Theater. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
d.34. Palace of Vladimir Alexandrovich.
Previously, on the site of the palace stood the mansion of Ivan Musin-Pushkin, then Dmitry Volkonsky, which a little later housed the French embassy.
In 1872, the architect Alexander Rezanov erected a palace intended for the third son of Alexander II, Vladimir. The building was built in the Florentine style, decorated with large Venetian windows and family coats of arms. It was called the “Small Imperial Palace” because the interior decoration was amazing: different architectural styles were harmoniously intertwined in the decor of the halls. The Grand Duke was president of the Academy of Arts and collected paintings. In the first third of the 20th century, the House of Scientists was opened in the palace, where meetings, round tables, open lectures, and debates were held.
Now there are several dozen scientific sections dealing with issues of technology and science. Historical films are also shot in this place, exhibitions and presentations are held. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
d.26. Novo-Mikhailovsky Palace.
The palace was erected for the family of Grand Duke Mikhail, son of Nicholas I. Architect Andrei Stackenschneider created the building in an eclectic style, combining trends from various architectural trends.
Metal structures were used during construction, which was an innovation of that time. In 1911, a museum was opened here, the exhibition of which tells about the life and work of Prince Mikhail, who for a long time was the governor of the Caucasus. At the moment, the palace houses the Institute of the History of Material Culture and a large library containing many oriental manuscripts. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
d.18. Marble Palace (Russian Museum).
This is the first palace in St. Petersburg, the cladding of which is made of natural stone.
In his work on the exterior and interior decoration of the building, Antonio Rinaldi used more than 30 types of marble. Many of them are presented in the Marble Hall. Forged latticework and marble vases decorate the main entrance to the palace. Previously, on the site of the palace there was a Postal Yard, and then a menagerie where an elephant lived. The palace was intended for Count Orlov, but he never settled in it - the count died two years before the completion of construction work.
Catherine II had to buy the palace from his heirs. For some time, the empress’s favorite, Stanislav Poniatowski, lived here, and then the building became the property of the Romanov princes. The grandson of Catherine II, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, lived here, then the son of Nicholas I, Konstantin, and the heirs of his family. For 17 years, the Russian Academy of the History of Material Culture functioned here, then the Central Lenin Museum operated.
In 1996, the palace became a branch of the Russian Museum. The exhibition presents works by foreign artists of the 18th - early 19th centuries. From time to time, exhibitions of works by contemporary masters are held here. The armored car “Enemy of Capital” stood for a long time near the walls of the Marble Palace.
The car was installed in memory of Lenin, who performed in an armored car of a similar model in 1917. Now there is a monument to Alexander III by Paolo Trubetskoy, who worked on it at the beginning of the 20th century. Previously, it stood on Znamenskaya Square, not far from the modern Moscow railway station. The monument was created as a tribute to the founder of the Siberian Road. The sculpture did not capture the appearance of the emperor familiar from ceremonial paintings, but a true portrait likeness. In 1919, the ironic poem “Scarecrow” by Demyan Bedny appeared on the monument. He was also involved in the celebration dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution. The monument was placed in a cage, decorated with a sickle, a hammer and the emblem of the “USSR”. Since 1937, the monument rested in the Russian Museum and was returned to the city only in the early 90s. Place: St.
Millionnaya, 5/1. Trinity Bridge.
Originally it was a floating bridge, named Troitsky in honor of the nearby square.
The permanent drawbridge was built at the beginning of the 20th century in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the wedding of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna. The grilles and lanterns are designed in the Art Nouveau style by architects René Patouliard and Vincent Chabrol, and the granite columns with bronze rostras and eagles on top are by Amandus Adamson. Trinity Bridge has undergone two reconstructions. According to legend, it was over this architectural monument that Valery Chkalov flew during his famous non-stop flight along the Moscow-North Pole route. Place: Prosp.
Kamennoostrovsky, 9/2. Suvorovskaya Square.
The territory belonged to Count Alexander Vorontsov, who renounced his own rights.
By decision of the neighbor, Field Marshal Nikolai Saltykov, a garden was laid out here. In 1818, the state bought the site, and a square was created on this site, the plan of which was worked on by Carl Rossi. A bronze monument to commander Alexander Suvorov, worked on by Mikhail Kozlovsky, was erected in the center of the square.
Originally it stood on the Champ de Mars. Suvorov is depicted in the allegorical image of the god of war, Mars. This was the country's first monument to an uncrowned person, erected by order of Paul I in honor of the commander's victorious campaign in Italy. Place: Suvorovskaya Square.
Saltykov's house.
It was erected in 1788 by Giacomo Quarenghi in the classicist style and belonged to the merchant Groten.
The house changed several more owners and, by order of Catherine II, was purchased by the state and presented to Nikolai Saltykov as gratitude for raising Konstantin Pavlovich, the Empress’s favorite grandson. Alexander Suvorov was a frequent guest at the house, and it was here that Mikhail Kutuzov was appointed field marshal of the army. Before the October Revolution, the house was rented by various foreign embassies. Despite the fact that the building was rebuilt several times, the beautiful interiors in the White Hall and lobby remained intact. Now the St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts is located here. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
d.4. Palace of the Prince of Oldenburg.
Originally there was a spruce grove growing here.
A little later, Domenico Trezzini built a pavilion for Peter I, where the king spent his relaxing hours. In 1750, Bartolomeo Rastrelli erected an Opera House on the vacated space, where European troupes gave performances. For a long time, the building was rented by an Italian theater. After 22 years, the Opera House was demolished, and construction began on the mansion of Catherine II’s personal secretary, Ivan Betsky. Among the official's guests were Denis Diderot and Ivan Krylov. It was here that the fabulist took up publishing and published the magazines “Spectator” and “St. Petersburg Mercury”. In 1830, the mansion was purchased by the state treasury and presented to the Prince of Oldenburg.
Architect Vasily Stasov re-decorated the building. The son of the Prince of Oldenburg sold the mansion to the Provisional Government for 1.5 million rubles. After the October Revolution, the inner chambers were divided into communal apartments, then a museum and a circle named after Saltykov-Shchedrin appeared in the former palace. In the second half of the 20th century, the mansion was connected to Saltykov’s house, so a wing of the St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts is also located here. Place: Dvortsovaya embankment.
D 2. Swan's groove.
A ditch was dug between the Summer Garden and the Field of Mars and connects the Neva and Moika.
Work on creating the groove took about eight years. In 1719 they were completed, and swans began to inhabit the place, after which it was named. The length of the ditch is a little more than 500 meters, and there are two bridges across it: the Upper and Lower Lebyazhy Bridges. In the second half of the 20th century, the banks were reinforced with granite for strength. Summer Palace of Peter I.
One of the oldest buildings in the city was built in 1714.
Dominico Trezzini created a Baroque palace, very simple and modest inside. The outside of the building is decorated with bas-reliefs depicting the events of the Northern War. The palace has 14 rooms and 2 kitchens. The palace was built for Peter I's summer vacation. After the death of the tsar, dignitaries lived here, and under Alexander I the palace became publicly accessible. In 1934, a museum was opened there. In the mid-20th century a major restoration was carried out. Now the building is a branch of the Russian Museum. The Summer Garden was conceived as a regular park and the personal residence of the Tsar.
In 1704, official landscaping work began. Over the course of 15 years, the garden acquired the desired appearance. They began to let visitors in; they did this selectively and on Sundays. The composition of the Summer Garden was done by Jean Baptiste Leblond, and Bartolomeo Rastrelli created a wooden palace for Anna Ioannovna, the “Amphitheater” cascade and the “Crown” fountain. The garden was filled with Venetian sculptures, becoming, along with fountains, its main decoration. Later, a flood destroyed the fountains and the Grotto pavilion, which it was decided not to restore. The fence appeared in 1784, and in 1855 a monument to Krylov was erected here. Gradually, the garden acquired the features of a landscape English park and completely opened its doors to the public. In 2012, the reconstruction of the Summer Garden was completed, the layout of which was given its original appearance. Place: Nab. Kutuzova, 2.