Fontanka River
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The Fontanka River is a major distributary of the Neva in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its historic embankments, bridges, and role in defining the city’s central layout.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
distributary
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Anichkov Palace
ⓘ
Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace ⓘ Nevsky Prospekt ⓘ Stroganov Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Sheremetev Palace
Summer Garden ⓘ Yusupov Palace on the Fontanka ⓘ |
| cityPlanningRole | formed part of the original city limits ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Anichkov Bridge
ⓘ
Egyptian Bridge ⓘ Lomonosov Bridge ⓘ Obukhovsky Bridge ⓘ Panteleymonovsky Bridge ⓘ Staro-Kalinkin Bridge ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Saint Petersburg city center ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryOf | historic city center of Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
artificially straightened channel
ⓘ
granite embankments ⓘ numerous historic bridges ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
associated with 19th-century Saint Petersburg life
ⓘ
featured in Russian literature ⓘ |
| hasEmbankment |
Fontanka Embankment
ⓘ
Nevsky Prospekt vicinity embankments ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
tourist boat route
ⓘ
urban waterway ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | derived from the word for fountains ⓘ |
| hasTourismAttraction |
river cruises
ⓘ
views of historic architecture ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | developed in the 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic embankments
ⓘ
palaces along its banks ⓘ role in defining Saint Petersburg’s central layout ⓘ stone bridges ⓘ |
| length |
about 6.7 km
ⓘ
approximately 7 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
European Russia
ⓘ
Northwestern Federal District ⓘ St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| locatedOn | Neva River delta ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Neva River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Neva River
ⓘ
surface form:
Neva River basin
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg historic center
|
| usedAs | southern boundary of Saint Petersburg city center ⓘ |
| watercourseType | distributary of the Neva River ⓘ |
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