Nevsky Prospekt

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avenue street tourist attraction

Nevsky Prospekt is the main avenue and one of the most famous streets in St. Petersburg, known for its historic architecture, cultural institutions, and role as the city’s central thoroughfare.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	avenue → street → tourist attraction →
country	Russia →
crosses	Fontanka River → Griboyedov Canal → Moika River → Neva River vicinity →
culturalReferenceBy	Nikolai Gogol →
culturalReferenceIn	Nevsky Prospekt (short story) →
designedUnderRuleOf	Peter the Great →
foundedInPeriod	early 18th century →
hasHeritageStatus	part of Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments →
hasLandmark	Alexandrinsky Theatre → Anichkov Bridge → Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace → Dom Knigi bookstore → Gostiny Dvor → Kazansky Cathedral → Passage department store → Singer House → Stroganov Palace vicinity →
hasRole	commercial center of Saint Petersburg → cultural center of Saint Petersburg → main thoroughfare of Saint Petersburg →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component →
knownFor	cafés and restaurants → cultural institutions → historic architecture → literary associations → nightlife → shopping →
languageOfName	Russian →
length	about 4.5 km →
locatedIn	European Russia → Northwestern Federal District → Saint Petersburg →
namedAfter	Alexander Nevsky →
nativeName	Невский проспект →
partOf	Admiralteysky District of Saint Petersburg → Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg →
servedBy	Admiralteyskaya metro station vicinity → Gostiny Dvor metro station → Mayakovskaya metro station → Nevsky Prospekt metro station → Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro station →
terminusA	Admiralty building →
terminusB	Alexander Nevsky Lavra →
wasPartOf	Leningrad during Soviet period →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Admiralty building → Alexandrinsky Theatre → Anichkov Bridge → Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace → Dom Knigi bookstore → Kazan Cathedral →	locatedOn
Passage department store → Singer House → Stroganov Palace → Stroganov Palace vicinity →	locatedIn
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood → Griboyedov Canal → Mayakovskaya metro station → Russian Museum →	locatedNear
Admiralty Embankment → Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ → Church on Spilled Blood → Moika River →	near
Gostiny Dvor metro station → Mayakovskaya metro station →	hasEntrance
Fontanka River →	adjacentTo
Palace Square →	connectsTo
Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg →	contains
Nevsky Prospekt ("Nevsky Prospekt (short story)") →	culturalReferenceIn
July Days →	hasGeographicFocus
St. Petersburg →	hasLandmark
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments →	hasPart
Singer House →	hasViewOf
Gostiny Dvor metro station →	locatedUnder
Bloody Sunday (1905) →	location
Nevsky Prospekt ("Невский проспект") →	nativeName
Gostiny Dvor metro station ("Nevsky Prospekt shopping district") →	nearbyLandmark
Nikolai Gogol ("Nevsky Prospect") →	notableWork
Nevsky Prospekt ("Nevsky Prospekt metro station") →	servedBy
Mayakovskaya metro station ("Nevsky Prospekt commercial district") →	servesArea