Neglinnaya River (underground)
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The Neglinnaya River is a historically significant Moscow river that now flows through underground tunnels beneath the city center.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neglinnaya River | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former surface river
ⓘ
river ⓘ underground river ⓘ |
| associatedWithInfrastructure |
Moscow sewer system
ⓘ
stormwater drainage system ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
featured in Moscow urban legends
ⓘ
important element of Moscow historical topography ⓘ |
| currentVisibility | not visible on surface along most of its course ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | pollution risk due to enclosed flow ⓘ |
| flowDirection | north-to-south ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Central Administrative Okrug
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tverskoy District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulvert |
concrete tunnel
ⓘ
stone-and-brick tunnel ⓘ |
| hasStatus | fully urbanized river ⓘ |
| historicallyFormedBoundaryOf |
Kitay-gorod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kremlin hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName | Neglinnaia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalProblem |
frequent flooding before culverting
ⓘ
unsanitary conditions along banks ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
defensive moat for Kremlin
ⓘ
drainage channel ⓘ driving watermills ⓘ |
| hydrologicalStatus | fully enclosed in tunnels ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moscow
ⓘ
Moscow city centre ⓘ |
| locatedUnder |
Manezhnaya Square
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neglinnaya Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Teatralny Proyezd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementBy | Moscow city authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Moskva River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Alexander Garden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolshoi Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Moscow Kremlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Teatralnaya Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Moskva River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representation | artificial surface channels and fountains in Alexander Garden ⓘ |
| surfaceStatus | no longer flows on surface in city centre ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Moskva River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tunnelConstructionReason |
flood control
ⓘ
sanitation improvement ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| tunnelConstructionStart | early 19th century ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningImpact | influenced layout of central Moscow ⓘ |
| watercourseType | culverted river ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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