Nevsky Gate

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Nevsky Gate is a historic riverside entrance of the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg, notable as one of the fortress’s main water gates and a former site of prisoner executions.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
historic gate
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Neva River embankment at Peter and Paul Fortress
architecturalStyle classical architecture
country Russia
culturalSignificance notable landmark of Peter and Paul Fortress
symbol of political repression in Russian history
hasAccess access to Neva riverbank
pedestrian access from fortress courtyard
hasHeritageStatus protected monument
hasHistoricalFunction main water gate of Peter and Paul Fortress
prisoner transfer point
site of prisoner executions
hasPart arched passage
fortress wall opening
riverside stairs
hasTourismType cultural tourism site
hasUse access point to fortress from river
riverside entrance
water gate
hasView Neva River
Palace Embankment across the Neva
heritageDesignation cultural heritage monument of regional significance in Russia
isPartOf historic center of Saint Petersburg
locatedIn Peter and Paul Fortress
Russia
Saint Petersburg
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Petrogradsky District
locatedInFortification Peter and Paul Fortress walls
locatedInTimeZone UTC+3
locatedOnWaterbody Neva River
materialUsed brick
stone
near Ioannovsky Bridge
Peter and Paul Cathedral
Trubetskoy Bastion Prison
Zayachy Island
openToPublic yes
ownedBy City of Saint Petersburg
partOf Peter and Paul Fortress
significantEvent execution of political prisoners during the Imperial period
execution of prisoners during early Soviet period
usedFor ceremonial arrivals by water in the Imperial era
military purposes in the fortress period
transport of prisoners by boat

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Peter and Paul Fortress
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