The Kryukov Canal is one of the canals located in the central part of St. Petersburg (Admiralteysky district).
The Kryukov canal is a very popular place among the guests of the city, along which, on the embankment of the same name, there are historical buildings and sights of the city.
The Kryukov canal is man-made, it was dug in 1719-1720 under the leadership of the senior contractor of construction works Semyon Kryukov, in whose memory the canal was named "Kryukov".
Initially, the canal connected the Neva and Moika rivers. From 1782 to 1787, the canal was extended from Moika to the Fontanka River. This part of the channel was originally called "Nikolsky", but later the entire channel became known as Kryukov.
In 1847, during the construction of The Blagoveschensky Bridge over the Neva River, part of the canal-from the Neva to the island of New Holland was enclosed in a pipe.
Today, the Kryukov Canal stretches from the island of New Holland (Admiralty Canal, near Labor Square with Nicholas Palace) and to the Fontanka River.
The length of the channel is a little more than one and a half kilometers, its width reaches 20 meters, and the depth is 2 meters.
The Kryukov Canal is crossed by bridges.
On both sides of the canal there are Embankments of the Kryukov Canal, which have both carriageways and sidewalks.
During its existence, the embankments of the canal were subjected to reconstruction and major repairs.
Along the entire length of the embankments of the Kryukov Canal on both banks are reinforced with a retaining wall of rubble masonry, lined with granite slabs. The sidewalks are paved with granite slabs. The canal fences are granite curbstones with metal filling: from the Admiralty Canal to the Moika, created according to the type of the Moika River, from the Moika to the Fontanka - according to the type of the Griboyedov Canal.
The Kryukov Canal also has significant attractions: in the area of the intersection of the canal with the Griboyedov Canal there is the famous Semimostye, which, according to legend, fulfills the most cherished desires; on the embankments of the canal there is a complex of the famous Mariinsky Theater; as well as the Central Naval Museum, the Vega apartment house, the St. Nicholas-Epiphany Naval Cathedral and the historical St. Nicholas Rows.
Many houses that are located along the embankments of the Kryukov Canal were somehow connected with the cultural life of St. Petersburg. So, the number 11 was one of the centers of literary work in the city - house of A. S. Pushkin first read the poem "Ruslan and Ludmila", for which he received from V. A. Zhukovsky's portrait with the words "Winner-student from the defeated teacher"; in the house No. 6-8 lived conductor of the Mariinsky theatre Eduard Napravnik; in the house at number 10, he lived Feodor Chaliapin, building No. 14, lived a famous pianist and conductor Alexander siloti, and the house number 23 is known to what it spent the last years of the life of the great commander Alexander Suvorov.
Thanks to all this, the Kryukov Canal is a popular place in St. Petersburg. Part of the routes of many excursions along the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg runs along the canal.
A walk along the canal and the sights of the Kryukov Canal
The merger of the Kryukov Canal with the Admiralty Canal.
On the right is the island of New Holland, which is a well-maintained recreation area with public spaces, a park, a pond, playgrounds, catering places and retail outlets. More about the island of New Holland…
On the left is the Central Naval Museum named after Emperor Peter the Great, located in the building of the former Kryukov Barracks and is one of the oldest museums in Russia and one of the largest maritime museums in the world, with one of the richest collections of ship models. The pride of the museum is the original boat of Peter I, originally stored in Bot House Peter and Paul Fortress. Museum website: navalmuseum.
Matveev Bridge, which spans the Kryukov Canal in the alignment of the Moika River, and connects the Kolomna and Kazan islands.
This is a small bridge with a total length of 26.8 meters and a width of 10.5 meters.
The bridge is designed for traffic and pedestrians. Learn more about the Matveev Bridge…
On both sides of the Matveev Bridge, along the Moika River embankment and the Kryukov Canal Embankment, there are corner buildings, one of which is a residential club house, and in the second (at the address: Moika River Embankment, 100) there is a museum and exhibition center "Petersburg Artist" with an art museum (website: piter-art).
The Decembrist Bridge, thrown over the Kryukov Canal in the alignment of Dekabristov Street.
The length of the bridge is 34.4 meters, and its width is 23.8 meters.
The bridge is pedestrian and road-going.
By design, the bridge is a three-span metal structure of a beam-continuous system.
The bridge, like other bridges of the Kryukov Canal, was built during the construction of the granite embankments of the Kryukov Canal in 1782-1785, according to the standard design of bridges across the Kryukov Canal.
The Mariinsky Theatre is one of the greatest and leading opera and ballet theaters in Russia and the world.
Today, the Mariinsky Theater is a technically perfect theater complex in St. Petersburg, including three buildings with seven stages: the Historical Stage (the main building of the Mariinsky Theater), the New Stage Mariinsky -2 with four chamber halls (Musorsky, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Shchedrin) and an acoustically perfect Concert Hall.
On both sides of the Kryukov Canal is the Mariinsky Theater: on the left is the historical stage, and on the right is the modern Mariinsky-2.
Through the Kryukov Canal, the old stage of the Mariinsky Theater is connected to the Mariinsky-2 by a suspended covered glass passage. Learn more about the Mariinsky Theater…
Near the outer wall of Mariinsky-2, on the side of the Kryukov Canal Embankment, there is a fragment of the wall of the Lithuanian market recreated during the construction of the theater building.
In 1787-1789, a market was built on the corner of Officer Street (now Dekabristov Street) and the Kryukov Canal Embankment, designed by architect Giacomo Quarenghi. The market was named "Lithuanian", because of the Lithuanian Castle located next door, where the Lithuanian Musketeer Regiment was quartered.
In 1920, the shopping malls were destroyed by fire, and in their place in 1929-1930, architects Nikolai Miturich and Vasily Makashov erected the Palace of Culture named after the First Five-Year Plan.
In 2013, the palace gave way to the new stage of the Mariinsky Theater (Mariinsky-2), built by architect Jack Diamond.
A shopping bridgespanning the Kryukov Canal in the alignment of the Union of Printers Street.
By design, the Trade Bridge is a three-span structure with a length of 24 meters and a width of 10.5 meters. The superstructure is a metal beam-continuous system with a curved outline of the lower belt.
The Shopping bridge is a roadway and pedestrian.
The bridge is illuminated by four round lanterns mounted on metal floor lamps of artistic casting.
The railing of the bridge is a light metal lattice of a simple pattern.
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At: the Bank of the Kryukov canal, 14 / Rimsky-Korsakov Avenue, 41 is located in a historic building - apartment house R. G. VEGA, which was built on the site of a three-storey house in 1912-1914 by architect S. O. Ovsyannikov, with the participation of military engineer I. P. Stavisky, for the merchant confectionery in Russia and abroad - VEGA.
This mansion is considered one of the most luxurious historical houses in the city, combining attractiveness, gloom and mystery. More about the Vega House…
Kashin Bridge, spanning the Kryukov Canal along the axis of Rimsky-Korsakov Avenue.
The length of the bridge is 30.4 meters, the width is 16.3 meters.
This is a single-span arch bridge. The superstructure is a hinged arch, and by design - a simple reinforced concrete vault. The abutments are made of monolithic reinforced concrete on a pile base, lined with granite. The metal railings of a simple pattern, without curbstones, are completed on the abutments with granite parapets. For the transition from the sidewalks of the bridge to the level of the embankments, staircases are arranged.
Initially, the bridge was given the name Nikolaevsky, in 1789 it was renamed Nikolsky-after the St. Nicholas Cathedral located nearby. Since 1795, the bridge was called Kashin, after the name of the owner of a nearby drinking house.
House No. 15-the former gymnasium of the Imperial Humane Society (House of Education of Poor Children) - a secondary educational institution of the Russian Empire.
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral (the Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Epiphany) is the first naval cathedral that traditionally nursed the sailors of the Russian navy, a regimental temple - the Guards crew.
The cathedral is one of the most striking monuments of the Elizabethan Baroque in the church architecture of the city.
Next to the cathedral there is a smallSt. Nicholas Garden, laid out in the 18th century.
In the garden there are: places for recreation, a fountain and a granite obelisk in memory of those who died at the Battle of Tsushima on the battleship "Alexander III", which was opened in 1908 and created by the architect Ya.I. Filatey according to the sketch of the naval officer Prince N. S. Putyatin. In 1973, the obelisk was restored, but during the restoration its appearance was changed.
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Semimostye is a beautiful place in the center of St. Petersburg, where, standing on one bridge, you can see six more bridges, or even see more.
Names of bridges inSemimostye : Pikalov Bridge, Staro-Nikolsky Bridge, Krasnogvardeysky Bridge, Adjacent Bridge, Mogilevsky Bridge, Kashin Bridge and Novo-Nikolsky Bridge.
Semimostye is a unique panorama of St. Petersburg, attracting many tourists, photographers and artists.
According to legend, Semimostye is a place of power and has the ability to fulfill the most cherished desires. Learn more about Semimostye, its bridges and how to make a wish…
Nikolsky Rows (Nikolsky Market) is a historical complex of commercial buildings built in 1787-1789 in the classical style.
Today, the historical restored Nikolsky Market, which is called Nikolsky Rows, is a shopping and entertainment complex with cafes and hotels: the 4 - star Holiday Inn Express - St. Petersburg-Sadovaya, an IHG Hotel and the 4-star Holiday Inn St Petersburg - Theatre Square hotel
The center of Nikolsky Rows forms an open courtyard, which is a space where concerts, fairs (including New Year's and gastronomic ones), festivals, sports events, lectures and seminars are held.
In the courtyard of the Nikolsky rows there are: an observation tower with a height of 21 meters (the ascent is paid), a mini-golf, a summer amphitheater, a coffee shop, a slide in winter, etc. Read more about the Nikolsky Rows…
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Adjacent bridge, which closes the Kryukov Canal, and is thrown over the Kryukov Canal at its confluence with the Fontanka River.
This is a three-span metal bridge of a beam-split system. The bridge is 27 meters long and 15.3 meters wide.
The abutments and supports of the bridge are reinforced concrete on a pile foundation, lined with granite and located in line with the wall of the Fontanka River embankment. The sidewalks are separated from the roadway by a high granite curb. For the transition from the sidewalks to the level of the embankments, staircases are arranged. The roadway is a reinforced concrete slab with an asphalt concrete coating.
The railing of the bridge is metal with a simple but unusual pattern in the form of two crossed anchors.
Practical information
Nearest metro stations: "Sennaya Ploshchad", "Sadovaya", "Spasskaya", "Admiralteiskaya" and "Technological Institute".
All accommodation facilities in St. Petersburg, including in the city center, near the Kryukov Canal and more remotely from those, can be viewed and booked here
