Palace Embankment
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Palace Embankment is a historic waterfront promenade in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its grand palaces and cultural landmarks along the Neva River.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English Embankment | 1 |
| Palace Embankment ensemble | 1 |
| Дворцовая набережная | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embankment
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ waterfront promenade ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque architecture
ⓘ
Russian neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Admiralty Embankment
ⓘ
Kutuzov Embankment ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| famousViewOf |
Peter and Paul Fortress
ⓘ
surface form:
Peter and Paul Fortress (across the Neva)
Vasilievsky Island spit ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse | Neva River ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Admiralty Embankment
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiralty Embankment junction
Hermitage Museum ⓘ Hermitage Theatre ⓘ Marble Palace ⓘ Winter Palace ⓘ
surface form:
New Hermitage
Old Hermitage ⓘ Palace Bridge ⓘ Stroganov Palace ⓘ Summer Garden vicinity ⓘ Suvorov Square ⓘ Winter Palace ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Palace Embankment
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Дворцовая набережная
|
| hasViewOf |
Neva River ice drift in spring
ⓘ
White Nights ⓘ
surface form:
White Nights of Saint Petersburg
|
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century urban development of Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural landmarks
ⓘ
grand palaces ⓘ panoramic views of the Neva River ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg
|
| locatedNear |
Admiralty building
ⓘ
Palace Square ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Neva River ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble of imperial-era palaces
ⓘ
role in imperial Russian court life ⓘ |
| partOf |
embankments of the Neva River
ⓘ
surface form:
Neva River embankment system
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ
surface form:
historic center of Saint Petersburg
|
| streetType | embankment street ⓘ |
| touristRegion | Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ |
| transportRole | city street for vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| urbanFunction | representative ceremonial frontage along the Neva ⓘ |
| usedFor |
city festivals and celebrations
ⓘ
pedestrian promenade ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
English Embankment
this entity surface form:
Дворцовая набережная
this entity surface form:
Palace Embankment ensemble