GARDEN STREET

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Vorontsov Palace on Garden Street was designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli.

'Garden Street' ''russian: Улица Садовая'' or 'Sadovaya Street' is a major thoroughfare in Central Saint Petersburg. It runs from the west part of the Fontanka Embankment, to the Palace Embankment.
The street is a major commercial street, mostly aound the Hay Square and the crossing with Nevsky Prospekt. The street is home to many markets, like Merchant Yard, Apraksin Yard, and the Hay Market.

Contents
History
Transport
Subway
Notable Places
See also

History


The street was built ca. 1710, and run from Nevsky Prospekt to the Gorokhovaya Street. The street was filled with wealthy estates, with large gardens, from where the street got its name. Later on, ca. 1730, the street was being built on to the southwestern direction, and two squares were built; Hay Square and Turgenev Square.
Later on, ca. 1820, the street was being built northwards on to the Field of Mars (Saint Petersburg).
Garden Street was the trading center of Saint Petersburg in the 18th to the 19th century.

Transport


The Garden Street is a major transport hub.
There's trolleys, tramways, buses and marshrutkas.
Subway

The street is served by three stations of the Saint Petersburg Metro: Sennaya Ploshyad, Sadovaya, and Gostiny Dvor.

Notable Places



Apraksin Yard

Field of Mars

Merchant Yard

Mikhail Garden

Vorontsov Palace

Yusupov Palace

See also



Garden Ring

Hay Square

Nevsky Prospekt

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