The Fontanka Embankment (Russian: Набережная реки Фонтанки) is a street in Saint Petersburg that follows the course of the Fontanka from its origin as it diverges from the Neva River up to its confluence with the Great Neva.[1] In 1762–1769 the general plan of city development was developed by the State Special Committee, headed by Aleksei Kvasov.[2] Following this plan, in the 1780s the shores were embanked in granite by architect Giacomo Quarenghi.[3][4] The Fontanka Embankment was used as a border of Saint Petersburg central part.[5]
Nowadays the embankment serves as a motorway, it was reconstructed in the early 1990s, then in 2016–2019.[6][7] It has a status of cultural heritage object.[8][9] Total length of the left side embankment is 6.4 km, right - 5.7 km. Numerous palaces and historical sites are located on this street.[10]
No. 20 – Nekludov house, built in 1787—1790 by architect Fyodor Demertzov. In 1812—1824 the palace served as a residence of Alexander Nikolaevich Golitsyn.[17]
No. 70-72 – the building of the Main Treasury — State Bank (architect D. M. Iofan, S. S. Serafimov [ru]), 1913-1915.[23]
No. 74-78 – Loan office and barracks of the Ministry of Finance, management of State savings banks (architect Aleksander von Gogen [ru]), 1898-1900.[24][25]
No. 87A – Lebedev's house, 1809. Data on this building was lost in 1910, but according to prominent Russian historian Igor Grabar it could be attributed to architect Yury Felten. The mansion was built for Vytegra merchant K. P. Galashevsky, but its modern name comes after last pre-revolutionary owner — lieutenant V. J. Lebedev.[26]
No. 90 (Gorokhovaya Street, 50A) – Kukanova-Klado house, 1831—1832, architect Avraam Melnikov. The mansion was built for merchant's wife A. Kukanova and was designed as a part of a single ensemble with house No. 81 and Semyonovsky Bridge.[27]
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^"State Expertise Report"(PDF) (in Russian). Committee for the State Inspection and Protection of Historic and Cultural Monuments (KGIOP). 2016-09-08. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
