Wednesday, August 29, 2012

The Palace Embankment (Дворцовая набережная)

crossland_alan has added a photo to the pool:

The Palace Embankment (Дворцовая набережная)

The Palace Embankment or Palace Quay (Russian: Дворцовая набережная, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya) is a street along the Neva River in Central Saint Petersburg which contains the complex of the Hermitage Museum buildings (including the Winter Palace), the Hermitage Theatre, the Marble Palace, the Vladimir Palace, the New Michael Palace and the Summer Garden.

The street was laid out between 1763 and 1767, when it used to be a preferred place of residence for the Russian Imperial Nobility.

The spires of the church of the savior of spilled blood are just visible in the background.



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