Fontanka Embankment

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Fontanka Embankment is a historic waterfront promenade in Saint Petersburg, Russia, lined with notable palaces, bridges, and architectural landmarks along the Fontanka River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf embankment
tourist attraction
waterfront promenade
architecturalStyle baroque architecture
eclecticism
neoclassical architecture
country Russia
followsBankOf Fontanka River
hasHeritageStatus cultural heritage site of regional significance in Russia
hasPart Anichkov Bridge
Anichkov Palace
Belinsky Bridge
Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace
Bolshoy Drama Theater (Tovstonogov Theater)
Chicherin House
Egyptian Bridge
Engineering Castle moat section
Lomonosov Bridge
Obukhovsky Bridge
Panteleymonovsky Bridge
Prachechny Bridge
Saint Petersburg State University of Economics buildings
Semënovsky Bridge
Sheremetev Palace
Staro-Kalinkin Bridge
Summer Garden fence along the Fontanka
Yusupov Palace on the Fontanka
hasViewOf Engineers' Castle
surface form: Engineering Castle

Fontanka River
Nevsky Prospekt area
Summer Garden
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
historicalPeriod Russian Empire
surface form: Imperial Russia
inception 18th century
knownFor bridges
historic architecture
palaces
waterfront views
locatedIn St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
locatedInTimeZone UTC+03:00
locatedOnRiver Fontanka River
namedAfter Fontanka River
partOf Admiralteysky District of Saint Petersburg
Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg
surface form: Central District of Saint Petersburg

Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg
historic center of Saint Petersburg
streetType embankment street
usedFor pedestrian promenade
road traffic
sightseeing

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Fontanka River hasEmbankment Fontanka Embankment
Anichkov Bridge near Fontanka Embankment
Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace locatedOn Fontanka Embankment
this entity surface form: Fontanka River embankment
Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg locatedOn Fontanka Embankment
this entity surface form: Fontanka River Embankment
Egyptian Bridge situatedOn Fontanka Embankment
Gorokhovaya Street connectsWith Fontanka Embankment
this entity surface form: Fontanka River Embankment
Obukhovsky Bridge locatedOnWaterway Fontanka Embankment
this entity surface form: Fontanka River embankment
Адмиралтейская набережная adjacentTo Fontanka Embankment
this entity surface form: Дворцовая набережная