Moskovsky Avenue

Coordinates: 59°53′09″N 30°19′11″E / 59.8859°N 30.3197°E / 59.8859; 30.3197
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59°53′09″N 30°19′11″E / 59.8859°N 30.3197°E / 59.8859; 30.3197

Moscow Triumphal Gate.
Russian National Library
on Moskovsky Prospekt.

Moskovsky

Ligovsky Prospekt. It is named for and leads to Moscow
.

The prospekt began to develop as a part of the major route connecting the city with Moscow and south provinces.[citation needed] The original name of the prospekt was Tsarskoselskaya Doroga ("Route to Tsarskoe Selo") since it leads to imperial estates in Tsarskoye Selo. In the 1770s, marble mileposts were installed along the way; many have survived to this day.

Among the historic buildings along the prospekt are the

Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878 the prospekt was renamed Zabalkansky (i.e., Transbalkanian), to memorialize the crossing of the Balkans
by the Russian army.

The southern stretch of the prospekt features an ensemble of buildings built in the distinctive Stalinist style in the 1930–1950s, including the House of Soviets (1941), which was a military stronghold and command post during the Siege in World War II.[citation needed]

Notable features

References

  1. ^ "Moskovsky Prospekt". stay.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

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