Travel Reference
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At the
Moyka River
look northwest for a wonderful view of the Neva; to the
south is Bartolomeo Rastrelli's lavish
Stroganov Palace
. Head north along
nab reki Moyki to No 12, the final residence of Russia's most celebrated poet
and now the
Pushkin Flat-Museum
.
Konyushennaya pl
is dominated by crumbling 18th-century court stables.
Formerly the imperial guard parade grounds
Mars Field
became a burial
ground for revolution and civil war victims. South is the shady canal-side
Mikhailovsky Gardens
and southeast the unusual
Mikhailovsky Castle
,
part of the Russian Museum.
Near the intersection of the Moyka and Kanal Griboyedova,
Teatralny most
gives a spectacular perspective on the
Church on the Spilled Blood
.
Centred on a stoic
statue of Pushkin
, pretty
pl Iskusstv
(Arts Sq) is
ringed by celebrated cultural institutions, including the
Russian Museum
Mikhailovsky Theatre
and
Shostakovich Philharmonia
, as well as the historic
Grand Hotel Europe
.
The corner of
Nevsky pr
and this canal is a landmark. The old
Singer
Building
provides a whimsical contrast to the formidable
Kazan Cathedral
opposite. Behind it,
Bankovsky most
is the city's most picturesque and pho-
tographed bridge.
Crowds pour out of the metro station at
Gostiny Dvor
, the 18th-century
trading arcade still serving shoppers. The National Library of Russia, Alexandrin-
sky Theatre and Anichkov Palace surround
pl Ostro-vskogo
(Ostrovsky
Sq), named for the playwright. Beyond the square on Nevsky pr the elaborate
Anichkov most
, flanked by rearing horses, crosses the Fontanka.
PAALACCE
ANICHKOV PALACE
(
Аничков дворец
; 310 4395; nab reki Fontanki; by appointment; Gostiny Dvor)
Occupying an entire block between pl Ostrovskogo and the Fontanka River, the
