Ligovsky Canal
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Ligovsky canal Russian: Лиговский канал | |
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Specifications | |
Maximum height above sea level | 78.9 ft (24.0 m) (Difference between a mouth and a source in meter) |
Status | 90 % closed |
History | |
Principal engineer | G. Skornyakov-Pisarev |
Construction began | 1718 |
Date completed | 1721 |
Date closed | 1891, 1926 and 1965-1969 |
The Ligovsky Canal (Russian: Ли́говский кана́л) is one of the longest canals of Saint Petersburg (Russia). Constructed in 1721, it is 23 kilometres (14 mi) long. Its purpose was to supply water for the fountains of the Summer Garden. The canal delivered water from the river to ponds on the current Nekrasov Street.
History
The idea of constructing the canal came from the Russian tsar and reformer
Except for the basic function of activating the fountains, the canal was used as a
The flooding of 21 September [O.S. 10 September] 1777 destroyed the fountains of the Summer Garden and the reason for the canal disappeared. In addition, the water in the canal became muddy and undrinkable. The canal gradually became unfit for use and was gradually filled in:
- In 1891–92, the site from the Tauride Garden to Obvodny Canal was filled in. Yamskoi Vodoprovodniy Aqueduct was reconstructed in 1895 and was renamed Novo-kamenniy bridge. Granite basins by the bridge existed before the beginning 20th century, when they were dismantled as superfluous.
- In 1926, the site from Obvodny Canal to Moskovsky Prospekt was filled in
- In 1965–69, waters of the canal were lowered in Krasnenkaya River, and the canal was truncated before crossing Krasnoputilovskaya street.
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In its place,
Present system
Near to a railway line the Liga canal waters go underground and come to the surface near the Krasnenkaya River. There the canal is divided into two channels: the majority of the canal waters are carried away by the Krasnenkaya River, the smaller branch goes underground and exits into the ponds of the Aviatorov Garden. The length of the remaining part is 11 kilometres (7 mi).
in 1834–38 on the bank of the canal the Moscow Triumphal Gate was constructed. It was built mainly in cast iron.[1]
The filled in Ligovsky Canal became a hindrance to the subsequent construction of a metro station Ploshchad Vosstaniya - a wet stratum greatly complicated works. They were overcome, applying a caisson with an hydrochloric solution in 1950.[2]
References
- ^ Russian: Раскин А. Г., Raskin A. G. (1977). Triumphal arches of Leningrad Russian: Триумфальные арки Ленинграда (in Russian). Leningrad.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "The metro will not be Russian: МетрА не будет" (in Russian). Verssija v Sankt-Peterburge Russian: Версия в Санкт-Петербурге. 2002-08-05.
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