Discover Rubinstein Street, The Fontanka Embankment and the surrounding area (исследуйте улицу Рубинштейна, набережную Фонтанки и их окрестности)
Rubinstein Street leading from Nevsky Prospect to
Five C_____ is
full of cultural spots, delicious cafes and restaurants.
Fontanka River crosses the central part of the city. It was named like that because of the pipes that lay above the river and brought water to the fountains of the Summer Garden.1️⃣
A_____ Theatre is the second most popular theatre after the Mariinsky Theatre. It might remind you of The Bolshoi Theatre because of the similar architectural style and Apollo's Quadriga (квадрига Аполлона).2️⃣
A_____ Bridge is the oldest and most famous bridge across the Fontanka River. As well as its four famous
horse sculptures, the bridge has some of the most celebrated ornate iron railings in Saint Petersburg.
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Olga B_____"No one is forgotten, nothing is forgotten" – one of the most famous phrases surrounding the deeds of the Great Patriotic War heroes – was written by Leningrad poet Olga B_____.
During the blockade, she lived in Leningrad, where she worked as a radio announcer and reached out to the citizens almost every day. Her poems are dedicated to the heroism and courage of the defenders of Leningrad
. You can find a memorial plaque (мемориальная доска) on the house where she lived.
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B_____-B_____ Palace is a Neo-Baroque palace at the crossing (на перекрёстке) of Nevsky Prospect and the Fontanka, which is just a short walk from the A_____ Bridge. The authentic interiors have been preserved in the palace. Today, it is home to several organizations, including a cultural center.5️⃣
C_____ The Great is a
Russian empress who ruled in the 18th century. The monument to C_____ The Great is located in front of the A_____ Theatre. She is dressed in her official gown and holds a scepter in her right hand and an olive wreath in her left hand. The pedestal is decorated with the symbols of royal power. She is surrounded by 9 historical figures, such as Alexander Suvorov, Prince Potiomkin, Ekaterina Dashkova, the celebrated poet Gavrila Derzhavin and a few others.6️⃣
Sergei D_____ is the wittiest writer in Saint Petersburg. His literature is told from the perspective of an intellectual who makes laughter sad and makes sadness funny. Find an unusual monument with a doorframe of the apartment where Sergei used to live. His house is near at hand, by the way.
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F. M. D_____He is a Russian writer and philosopher. He depicts a special version of Saint Petersburg – a combination of the fictional and the real – where the poor student Raskolnikov (protagonist of the novel Crime and Punishment) murders an elderly pawnbroker with an axe and a beggar boy appears at Christ's Christmas Tree. On top of that, D_____ always lived in corner houses. You can learn more after visiting the his Memorial Museum located at Kuznechny Lane.
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Five C_____
"Five C_____" is the unofficial name of the famous crossroads on Zagorodny Prospekt where it intersects with Razyezhaya, Rubinstein and Lomonosov streets.You'll spot the main building by its unique feature. It's one of the symbols of the city, is an apartment house with a turret, built in 1913 in neoclassicism style, designed by architect A.L. Lishnevsky.9️⃣
T_____ House was constructed in 1910–1912. The architect Fyodor Lidval designed it in Nordic Art Nouveau. The construction is interesting for its inner street with three connected
yards where the facades were decorated as richly as the front ones. Three-storey
arches leading to the inner street are the architectural dominants of the compositions.