Admiralteysky Island

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Admiralteysky Island is a historic river island in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known as a core part of the city’s early development and administrative center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
river island
contains Admiralty Embankment
Admiralty building
surface form: Main Admiralty building

Nevsky Prospekt western end
Palace Square vicinity
Saint Isaac’s Cathedral vicinity
Saint Isaac's Square
surface form: Saint Isaac’s Square area

Senate Square
surface form: Senate Square area

buildings of federal and city authorities
historic embankments of the Moika
historic embankments of the Neva
country Russia
era developed intensively in the 18th century
key area during the founding of Saint Petersburg by Peter the Great
hasCharacteristic densely built historic urban fabric
monumental 18th–19th century architecture
radial street pattern centered on the Admiralty
hasRussianName Admiralteysky Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: Адмиралтейский остров
hasUse administrative center
commercial area
cultural center
governmental center
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
historicalRole early administrative center of Saint Petersburg
naval and shipbuilding hub in imperial period
languageOfToponym Russian
locatedIn St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg

central Saint Petersburg
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Admiralteysky District
locatedInOrOn Bolshaya Neva
Moika River
Neva River
Neva River delta
namedAfter Admiralty
partOf central city islands of Saint Petersburg
historic center of Saint Petersburg
significance core part of Saint Petersburg’s early development
one of the oldest settled parts of Saint Petersburg
tourism major tourist destination in Saint Petersburg
transport served by multiple metro stations in central Saint Petersburg

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Admiralty building locatedOn Admiralteysky Island
Admiralteysky Island hasRussianName Admiralteysky Island self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Адмиралтейский остров