Griboyedov Canal
canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Griboyedov Canal or Kanal Griboyedova (Russian: кана́л Грибое́дова) 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 Griboyedov Canal starts from the Moyka River near the Field of Mars. It flows into the Fontanka River. Its length is 5 kilometres (3 mi), with a width of 32 metres (105 ft).
Before 1923, it was called the Catherine Canal, after the Empress Catherine the Great, during whose rule it was deepened. The Communist authorities renamed it after the Russian playwright and diplomat, Alexandr Griboyedov.
The streets or embankments running along the canal are known as Naberezhnaya Kanala Griboyedova.
Bridges
There are 21 bridges across the canal:
Tripartite Bridge
Novo-Konyushenny Bridge
Italian Bridge
Kazansky Bridge
Bank Bridge
Flour Bridge
Stone Bridge
Demidov Bridge
Hay Bridge
Kokushkin Bridge
Voznesensky Bridge
Podyachesky Bridge
Bridge of Four Lions
Kharlamov Bridge
Novo-Nikolsky Bridge
Krasnogvardeysky Bridge
Pikalov Bridge
Mogilyovsky Bridge
Alarchin Bridge
Kolomensky Bridge
Malo-Kalinkin Bridge
Cultural references
Griboedov Canal appears on the cover of the 2011 contemporary classical album, Troika.
The canal is a key location in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel, Crime and Punishment.
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