Moika River

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river waterway

The Moika River is a small, historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, lined with notable palaces and landmarks and forming part of the city’s iconic canal network.

Aliases (1)

Moyka River ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → waterway →
basinCountry	Russia →
city	Saint Petersburg →
country	Russia →
crossedBy	Blue Bridge → First Sadovy Bridge → Green Bridge → Pevchesky Bridge → Red Bridge → Second Sadovy Bridge →
developmentPeriod	intensively urbanized in the 18th century →
flowsInto	Neva River →
flowsThrough	historic districts of Saint Petersburg →
formsBoundaryOf	Summer Garden (on part of its course) →
hasCulturalAssociation	Russian literature → life of Alexander Pushkin →
hasFeature	granite embankments → numerous 18th- and 19th-century buildings →
hasLandmarkOnBank	Moika Palace (Yusupov Palace on the Moika) → New Holland Island → Pushkin Apartment Museum on the Moika → Stroganov Palace → Yusupov Palace →
hasTourismType	cultural tourism → urban heritage tourism →
historicalSignificance	important urban waterway in imperial Saint Petersburg →
knownFor	architectural landmarks → historic embankments → palaces along its banks →
length	about 4.67 km →
locatedIn	Saint Petersburg → central Saint Petersburg → historic center of Saint Petersburg →
mouthOf	Neva River →
namedAfter	Finnic word for "small river" (disputed etymology) →
near	Admiralty building → Nevsky Prospekt → Palace Square →
partOf	Saint Petersburg canal network → historic waterways of Saint Petersburg →
region	Northwestern Federal District of Russia →
usedFor	sightseeing cruises → tourist boat trips →
watercourseType	lowland river →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Admiralteysky District of Saint Petersburg → Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg →	contains
Saint Isaac's Square →	adjacentTo
Griboyedov Canal →	connectsWith
Nevsky Prospekt →	crosses
Griboyedov Canal →	hasSourceIn
Neva River ("Moyka River") →	hasTributary
Mikhailovsky Castle →	locatedNear
Stroganov Palace vicinity →	near