Where the Romanovs lived. Palaces of the palace embankment Palace square and the embankment of the neva river

The development of the Palace Embankment began to form one of the first in St. Petersburg. Its character was determined by the construction of both the summer and winter residences of Peter I on this bank of the Neva. Due to the proximity to the Admiralty, the highest naval authorities settled here, first of all. A little further, upstream of the Neva, ship craftsmen settled. Among them are Peter Mikhailov (the "tsar-carpenter" Peter I himself), Fedosey Sklyaev, Philip Palchikov, Gavrila Menshikov.

The first buildings on the Palace Embankment, as in the whole city, were made of wood. In the summer of 1705, at a distance of 200 yards from the Admiralty, a wooden house for General Admiral Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin was built according to the project of Domenico Trezzini. Such a distance from the Admiralty was required by the rules of the "fortification esplanade". In the same summer, the construction of a wooden choir for Vice Admiral Cornelius Cruis began. The house of Apraksin set the red line for the Palace Embankment, while the house of Cruis was located a little further from the low bank of the river in this place. The gap between these two buildings marked the beginning of Srednyaya Street, which ran parallel to the bank of the Neva.

The next building on the Palace Embankment in 1706 was the Postal Yard. At the same time (in 1706-1708), the wooden house of the Swedish Major Konou, which became the predecessor of the Summer Palace of Peter I, was moved closer to the banks of the Neva. On the site of house number 32 in 1708 was built the first Winter Palace Peter I. Srednaya Street was extended to its main facade from the Apraksin house. The latter did not last long, since Peter I did not want to have narrow "medieval" passages between houses in St. Petersburg.

At the beginning of the 18th century, the embankment was called the Postal Embankment, since the Post Yard was located in the place where the Marble Palace is now located. Next to it in 1711, the Red Canal was dug, which connected the Neva and Moika. Parallel to it, on the other side of Tsaritsyn's meadow (now the Field of Mars), the Swan Canal was dug.

After the victory at Poltava (1709) and the capture of Vyborg (1710), active stone construction began in St. Petersburg. Not everyone could afford the construction of an expensive stone house, but the residents of the Palace Embankment had enough funds for this. Apraksin's house was rebuilt in stone in 1712, but four years later the admiral wanted to have more spacious apartments. The new building was moved about 50 meters closer to the river, which defined the current red line of the embankment. At the same time, they began to build new luxurious buildings for Raguzinsky, Yaguzhinsky, Olsufiev, Kruis, Golovin. The construction of these palaces was completed by 1721, when the construction of the palace of Dmitry Kantemir (house No. 8) began at the opposite end of the embankment. This was the first project of the young FB Rastrelli in St. Petersburg.

In the same years, the new Winter Palace of Peter I was under construction, which was moved to the Neva itself. For this, the coast was reinforced with wooden walls, and the wharves were equipped. Thus, more than 80 meters were "recaptured" from the Neva. In 1718, a canal called the Winter Canal was dug between the Neva and the Moika. Through it, in the alignment of the embankment, engineer Hermann van Boles built a wooden drawbridge Zimnedvortsovy bridge.

The development of the bank of the Neva was regulated by administrative methods. On January 30, 1720, a decree of Peter I was issued:

"The Great Sovereign ... indicated to those who have chambers under the roof of the Neva River down from the Post Yard, so that, of course, in those chambers they would have built 2 or 3, or 1 chambers by this winter and went over to live in them, so that the street next from the Postal Yard to the Winter Tsar's Majesty's house must be partitioned off into those courtyards when it is ordered. And if someone will be ordered to build a wooden one, yielding from the chambers to the courtyards by twenty and not less than fifteen fathoms, and with those embankment chambers from the river, of course, all the places were properly placed and not occupied by anything ... "[ Quoted from: 2, p. 6, 7]

One of the decrees of 1721 lists all the owners of land plots on the embankment [Quoted from: 2, p. eight]:

• 1. Postal Yard
• 2.Mr. Prince Volosky
• 3. Jagana Feltin, cochmeister
• 4. Prokofey the Short
• 5. Danilo Chevkina
• 6. Booty Cue ball
• 7. Major Ushakov
• 8. Major Volkova
• 9. Lifeguard clerk Andrey Ivanov
• 10. Major Korchmina
• 11. Doctor Areskin
• 12. Petra Moshkova
• 13. Lieutenant Prokofy Murzin
• 14. Prince Vasily Dolgorukov
• 15. Count Musin-Pushkin
• 16. Gavrila Menshikova
• 17. Feodosia Sklyaeva
• 18. His Royal Majesty's Winter House

The surname of Peter Moshkov, who lived on the site of the modern house number 20, remained on the maps of St. Petersburg in the form of the name of Moshkov Lane. The legendary Vasily Korchmin lived nearby, after whom, according to legend, Vasilyevsky Island was named. Most of the buildings existing at that time were built according to standard designs and resembled each other. The houses of Peter I and Admiral Apraksin stood out especially.

Until 1724, the Winter Palace of Peter I expanded along the embankment. The emperor died there in 1725. At the same time, the newlyweds were temporarily settled in the Apraksin mansion: the Duke of Holstein and the daughter of Peter I, Anna.

Petersburg in 1726 is captured in the memoirs of the Frenchman Aubry de la Motre. He wrote about the future Palace Embankment as follows:

"You find yourself on an embankment 800 steps long and 30 wide, dominated by a number of palaces. Russian nobles built these palaces, as well as many other large houses and public buildings that adorned St. Petersburg" [Cit. by: 2, p. 12, 13].

The house of Apraksin was passed on to Peter II in 1728 by will. The young emperor never settled here, he moved with the government to Moscow, where he died of cholera. The house of Apraksin was empty all this time, since 1731 it began to be rebuilt under the residence of Anna Ioannovna. Domenico Trezzini began these works, continued at the request of the Empress FB Rastrelli. To accommodate new premises, a neighboring land plot belonging to the Maritime Academy was purchased. By 1735, the new Winter House of Anna Ioannovna was built here, with the main facade facing the Admiralty.

In 1729, the artist H. Marcelius created two drawings that conveyed in sufficient detail the nature of the development of the entire Palace Embankment. They became the first such historical document.

Initially, since 1737, the embankment was called Nalichnaya line. It ended at the border of the city, which was Fontanka in the 18th century. The numbering of houses then went against the flow of the river. On April 20, 1738, the highway was named Upper Embankment Street (Lower was the modern English Embankment). Along with this name, there were others: Upper Embankment line, Embankment Upper Kamennaya line, Upper Embankment of the river line, Embankment of the Neva river line, Embankment line, Naberezhnaya street, Nevskaya embankment or Upper embankment. In the 1740s and 1790s, the embankment was also called Millionnaya. There were also other names: Millionnaya Embankment Line, Millionnaya Embankment Street, Bolshaya Millionnaya Embankment. The last two options were used together with the "Palace Embankment" until the 1790s.

In 1746, Moshkov Lane appeared, facing the Neva River between houses No. 20 and 22 along the Palace Embankment.

The most notable building on the Palace Embankment is the Winter Palace, built in 1754-1762 by the architect FB Rastrelli. After the start of its construction, it turned out that the construction site was separated from the Neva by a very narrow, inconvenient for travel strip of the coast. In this regard, the architect provided the Office of the buildings with a plan and profile of an expanded and additionally fortified wooden embankment.

The plan began to be realized by the carpenter master I. Erich called from Moscow, who in 1758 presented two projects for strengthening the coast, providing for its facing with stone. Work began in December 1762, until the following May piles were driven into the ground, and on June 7, a team of masons began to lay the foundation for the stone wall. At the same time, the supply of hewn stone for cladding began.

The first stone was laid on the embankment in mid-June 1763. The construction work was carried out under the supervision of the stone craftsmen B. Manigotti, G. Liceni and P. Corti. The construction of the stone embankment opposite the Winter Palace was completed, most likely in 1764. But due to miscalculations in the design, very soon it began to collapse. In September 1765, in some places, the coast sagged noticeably due to the fact that the foundation was not given sufficient time to settle. Having discovered these shortcomings, Lieutenant-General N.E. Muravyov and Engineer-Major General I.M. Golenitsev-Kutuzov reported to Catherine II that it was impossible to repair the embankment;

Most local historians believe that the Palace Embankment was built according to the project of Yuri Matveyevich Felten. This assumption was made at the beginning of the 20th century by I.E. Grabar, without supporting it with documents. Therefore, the authorship of Felten was easily refuted by the historian V.I.Kochedamov. He proved that Felten was mentioned in documents related to the stone Palace Embankment only six years after the start of its creation, when the embankment wall from Foundry yard to the Admiralty.

So who actually became the author of the Palace Embankment project? Various local historians proposed such candidates as J. B. Wallen-Delamot, architect S. A. Volkov. The author of the book "St. Petersburg of the XVIII century" K.V. Malinovsky proves that he is the advisor to the Chancellery from the buildings of Ignatio Rossi. He refers to documents in which Rossi is directly named the author of the Palace Embankment project and the corresponding estimate. For example, the Minutes of the Office of Buildings on September 7, 1762: " ... Mr. Collegiate Counselor Ignati Rossi who, according to his ability to project the banks and bridges to the structure and the estimate, was"[Quoted from: 4, p. 379]. On September 10, he was appointed head of the" Office of the construction along the Neva River on the Kamenny Bank ".

Rossi's initial project involved the creation of a stone embankment wall and a metal balustrade. The descents to the water were straight stairs with the same metal rails. It was proposed to make the pier in the form of slopes widened by two times. The bridge across the Fontanka was designed as a stone, hoisting on chains. Therefore, its central part had to be made of wood.

It should be noted that not only the Palace Embankment was being built at that time. The project provided for the facing with stone of the entire bank of the Neva from the Liteiny Dvor to the Galley Shipyard. On February 14, 1763, the first piles were driven into the bank. Already in the process of these works, their volume increased significantly, since it was decided to hammer not one row of piles, but 13. At the same time, round pine logs with a length of eight to ten meters and a thickness of 20 to 30 centimeters were used.

During the construction process, adjustments were made to the project. Since 1764, the descents to the water were created not straight, but oval. Fences "for strength" began to be made entirely of stone. The author of these changes is unknown. It is possible that they were offered to Catherine II by J.-B. Vallin-Delamot, who was then engaged in the reconstruction of premises in the Winter Palace. In the museum of the city of Angoulême in France, there is a drawing by Delamot depicting an oval descent to the Neva.

In 1763-1766, instead of the wooden one, the stone Hermitage Bridge was built across the Winter Canal. To improve transport links with the Moscow side, the embankment was extended beyond the Fontanka. At the same time, in 1766-1769, the Laundry Bridge was built across the Fontanka, and in 1767-1768, the Verkhne-Lebyazhy Bridge over the Lebyazhya Canal. The profile of these crossings is organically introduced into the silhouette of the granite embankment. The bridges form a single architectural ensemble with it.

Already in January 1765, Catherine II checked the finished section of the embankment opposite the old Winter Palace. On February 8, it was decided to increase the minimum permissible height of buildings erected here. On April 27, 1766, the Commission from the stone structure of St. Petersburg and Moscow determined this height to be equal to ten fathoms.

The construction of the Palace Embankment was fully completed in November 1767. V next january"Architectural assistant" Neelov set up stone pillars connected by iron chains at the slopes in the Neva.

After the completion of the main part of the stone cladding of the left bank of the Neva, Ignatio Rossi resigned. He was replaced by the architect Yuri Matveyevich Felten, who had to deal with the creation of the famous fence of the Summer Garden. The bank opposite it was taken out into the river bed for 20 meters.

Dvortsovaya became the first of the embankments faced with granite in St. Petersburg. It has seven slopes to the water. The granite parapet is interrupted only at the Hermitage Bridge, where the cobblestone shore is surrounded only by pedestals with chains hanging from them.

The construction of new buildings on the Palace Embankment began simultaneously with its facing with stone. In 1762-1769, the building of the Small Hermitage (house No. 36) was added to the Winter Palace, and then the Great Hermitage (house No. 34). In 1762-1785, the Marble Palace was built on the site of the old Postal Yard. At the same time, the Red Channel was filled up. An office building (house no. 6) was erected next to the Marble Palace. In 1784-1788, the Saltykovs' house (No. 4) was built. The neighboring house of Betskoy (No. 2) was also built in the 1780s. In 1783-1787, on the site of the old Winter Palace of Peter I, the architect Quarenghi erected the Hermitage Theater, which was connected to the Great Hermitage by an arch.

On October 6, 1778, the highway was officially called the Palace Embankment. At the beginning of the 19th century, it was also called Bolshoi and Bolshaya Dvortsovaya. The name "Palace Embankment Street" existed until 1822.

In 1799, two buildings on the site of the currently existing house No. were merged into one according to the project of Quarenghi. This was a gift from Emperor Paul I to his favorite Anna Petrovna Lopukhina for her wedding with Prince Gagarin.

At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, the Palace Embankment was sketched by the Swedish artist Benjamin Patersen. He created a number of watercolors showing the left bank of the Neva from the Zayachiy and Vasilievsky Islands.

In 1803, the Palace Embankment was connected to the Petersburg side by the floating Trinity Bridge. Initially, it went to the left bank of the Neva in the area of ​​the Summer Garden.

The area between the Saltykovs' house and the service building Marble Palace was originally intended for development. But by the end of the 1810s, nothing had been erected here. In 1818, at the suggestion of the architect K. Rossi, the site became a new square, which connected the Field of Mars with the Palace Embankment. A monument to A.V.Suvorov was erected in its center, the square was named Suvorov.

In the early 1820s, the section of the embankment near the Winter Palace was a construction site. There were barns, sheds, piles of stone, heaps of sand and stacks of boards prepared for the construction of the General Staff building. Nicholas I made a decision on the improvement of this territory, the work was entrusted to the architect Karl Rossi. According to his project, a wide descent to the Neva was arranged here. Rossi planned to decorate it with sculptures of the Dioscuri (youths holding back horses) and cast-iron lions, copies of those at the Mikhailovsky Palace. The emperor forbade placing the dioscuri here, the architect replaced them with porphyry vases.

In 1827, in connection with the construction of the first floating Trinity Bridge on the embankment, the fence and lanterns were renewed. In 1857-1862, the Novo-Mikhailovsky Palace (house No. 18) was built, in 1867-1872, the palace of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (No. 26).

By the 1860s, the development of the Palace Embankment had grown far beyond the Fontanka. At this time, the "overflowing" part of the highway was allocated to a separate Gagarinskaya embankment, which now bears the name of the great Russian commander Mikhail I. Kutuzov. At the same time, the numbering of houses that still exists today was introduced.

After the construction of the first permanent bridge across the Neva, the floating Isaac Bridge was moved closer to the Winter Palace. It was given a different name - Palace.

In 1903, a permanent metal Trinity Bridge was built between the Palace Embankment and Troitskaya Square. In 1915, in connection with the commissioning of the permanent Palace Bridge, the pier with lions was moved to the Admiralty Embankment. The route of the new ferry went right through the old pier.

Of the nineteen houses here, half belonged to the royal family. Thanks to this, until 1917, the Palace Embankment lived according to its own "schedule". In summer, the palaces located here were empty. Their owners left for country estates, with them the numerous retinue left St. Petersburg. At this time, the facades of the houses were put in order, repainted. The pavement was being repaired. In winter, the palaces came to life. The embankment was filled with luxurious carriages, walking public.

On October 6, 1923, the Palace Embankment was renamed into the "Embankment of the Ninth January (1905)". The year was indicated in parentheses, so it was often omitted. This name of the highway was given due to the fact that the order to shoot the peaceful demonstration on January 9, 1905 was given by the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich who lived here.

On September 9, 1941, during an air raid, one of the bombs fell in front of house No. 14, destroying its facade and the facades of neighboring houses No. 12 and 16. After the war, the facades of these buildings were united.

In 1944, the embankment was returned to its former name - Dvortsovaya.

Palace Embankment

And, leaning on the colonnades, Granite masses rise as an unshakable row of Palaces Above the darkened Neva! .. N. Agnivtsev.

Location: left bank of the Neva, from Troitsky to Palace Bridge

Palace Embankment, one of the most picturesque in St. Petersburg, is located on the left bank of the Neva, between Kutuzovskaya and Admiralteyskaya embankments. It crosses Suvorovskaya Square and is connected by the Palace Bridge with Vasilyevsky Island, and the Troitsky Bridge with the Petrogradskaya side. The ensemble of the Palace Embankment includes architectural structures of outstanding artistic value: the Winter Palace, the Small and Old Hermitages, the Hermitage Theater, the Marble Palace, the House of Scientists and other buildings.

Soon after the founding of St. Petersburg, in 1715, the general scheme of the Palace Embankment was outlined. In those days, it was called Upper, and retained this name until the end of the 18th century. In 1754-1762, according to the project of the architect Rastrelli, the Winter Palace was erected, which became the royal residence. It was he who gave the name to the Palace Square, Palace Embankment, Palace Proezd and Palace Bridge located next to it. During the heyday of Soviet power, when it became a good tradition to rename streets and avenues, naming them in honor of prominent figures and memorable dates of the revolution, the Palace Embankment turned into the Ninth January Embankment. However, already in 1944, the original name was returned, and has remained unchanged since then.

In the middle of the 18th century, the Palace Embankment was faced with granite; it was complemented by picturesque descents to the water, made by the master G. Nasonov according to the project of the architect I. Rossi. In the 19th century, at the place where the entrance to the Palace Bridge is today, there was a pier, decorated with bronze sculptures of lions (sculptor - I. Prokofiev) and porphyry vases. In 1873 they were moved to the Admiralty Embankment.

On the Palace Embankment there is the former palace of the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, made by the architect A. Rezanov in the style of a Florentine palazzo. Today it houses the House of Scientists (Dvortsovaya Embankment, 26). House No. 20 belonged to I. Moshkov, chief-quartermaster of Peter I. Old walls of the building are preserved under late plaster. House No. 18 was built in the middle of the 19th century by the architect Stakenschneider for the Grand Duke Mikhail. There is no stylistic unity in the buildings on the Palace Embankment, but its appearance gives the impression of harmony, balance and architectural integrity.

Historical reference

1715 - creation of the embankment. 1754-1762 - erection of the building of the Winter Palace, which gave the name to the embankment. 1763-1767 - the embankment is faced with granite, slopes to the water are built. 1763-1766 - construction of the Hermitage Bridge over the Winter Canal. 1767-1768 - construction of the Verkhne-Lebyazhiy bridge over the Lebyazhy canal. Legends and myths

There are several palaces on the Palace Embankment, including the official royal residence, so it is not surprising that many legends about the palaces themselves and their owners are associated with this place in St. Petersburg. For example, among the Hermitage workers there is a legend about the last owner of the Winter Palace - Emperor Nicholas II. It is said that in the evenings the ghost of the martyr tsar appears in the galleries of the Hermitage, who sadly looks around his former possessions.

Palace Embankment- this is the embankment of the Neva in St. Petersburg.

Palace Embankment is located on the left bank of the Neva and runs from the Kutuzov embankment to the Admiralteiskaya embankment. The length of the embankment is 1300 meters.

History of the Palace Embankment

The embankment of the Neva was outlined shortly after the founding of the city, in 1715. In those days it was called Upper.

V different time the embankment was called by different names: Nalichnaya line, Naberezhnaya Kamennaya line, Millionnaya. Sometimes it was called the Post Office because the Post Yard was located here. After the Winter Palace was built here in 1762, the embankment was officially named as the Palace Embankment. In Soviet times, the embankment was called the Ninth of January for a long time, but in 1944 its old name was returned.

Until the middle of the 18th century, all embankments were wooden, and Dvortsovaya became the first stone street. During the reconstruction, it was complemented by picturesque descents to the water, made by the master G. Nasonov according to the project of the architect I. Rossi.

Attractions on the Palace Embankment

• Laundry Bridge
• Summer garden
• Upper Lebyazhy Bridge
• Betsky's house
• Saltykov House
• Marble palace
• Gromov's mansion (Ratkov-Rozhnov)
• Zherebtsova's tenement house
• Novo-Mikhailovsky Palace
• Palace of Vladimir Alexandrovich
• Reserve House of the Winter Palace
• Hermitage theater
• Hermitage bridge
• The big hermitage
• Small Hermitage
• Winter Palace
• Winter Palace Garden

Photo 21.07.2011:

Photo May 2015:

Palace Embankment Is one of the most famous streets. Stretches along the left bank of the Neva River from to. It is a continuation, and after it begins.

There are many architectural monuments and sights on the Palace Embankment:

• house number 2 - Palace of the Prince of Oldenburg
• house number 4 - House of Count Saltykov
• house number 8 - Cantemir Palace
• house number 10 - Gagarin's mansion
• house number 12 - House of Saltykova
• house number 16 - Ushakov's mansion
• house number 18 - Novo-Mikhailovsky Palace
• house number 20 - Moshkov House
• house number 22 - Chertkov's mansion
• house number 24 - Trofimov's mansion
• house number 26 - Palace of the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich
• house number 28 - Reserve house of the palace of the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich
• Upper Lebyazhy Bridge
• Sculpture "The First Horsewoman"
• Monument to Emperor Alexander III

Palace Embankment(based on the book “St. Petersburg and the Suburbs: A Guide to Cultural and Historical Monuments / Yu.G. Ivanov, O.Yu. Ivanova, R.A. Khalkhatov. - Smolensk: Rusich, 2010. - 336 p .: ill. - ( Memorable places Russia) "):

In 1763, after the completion of the next one, the creation of a granite embankment began. For four years, under the guidance of master T. Nasonov, the capital (now Palace) embankment 1.6 km long was laid out of granite blocks in front of the palace. Above the retaining wall, set with a slight slope, a rounded cornice of the sidewalk slightly overhangs. The parapet is made of massive blocks with rounded edges. Rhythmically repeating seven semicircular stairs, the Hermitage equestrian descent, as well as humpbacked stone bridges across the sources, the Red Canal, and the Fontanka completed the creation of the architectural and artistic appearance of the city's front embankment. The Palace Embankment, stretching on the left bank of the Neva from to the bridge, stood for almost two centuries without major repairs and served as a model for the creation of other St. Petersburg embankments.

The appearance of the embankment is formed by buildings of outstanding artistic value, and, as well former palaces and mansions of the nobility. A wonderful view of the wide expanses of the Neva opens from here, and.

Palace Embankment(based on the book "Historical quarters of St. Petersburg / A. G. Vladimirovich, A. D. Erofeev. - M .: AST, 2014. - 544 p."):

This name is familiar and dear to every citizen of St. Petersburg. Today it is even difficult to imagine that the embankment could have had any other names besides this one. Meanwhile, it first appeared in 1776, when the current architectural miracle of Francesco Bartolomeo (or, as it was called in Russian, Bartholomew Varfolomeevich) Rastrelli already existed.

Initially, since 1737, the embankment was called Nalichnaya Line, which was typical for the front, front streets of the city. On April 20, 1738, Empress Anna Ioannovna, at the suggestion of the Commission on the St. Petersburg building, assigns it the name Verkhnyaya Naberezhnaya Street. This was due to the fact that the street was located upstream of the Neva in relation to the Lower Naberezhnaya street (modern).

The name was used until the middle of the 18th century. In parallel, there were options: Upper Embankment Line, Embankment Upper Kamennaya Line, Upper Embankment of the Neva River Line, Embankment of the Neva River Line or simply the Embankment Line, Embankment Street, Nevskaya Embankment or Upper Embankment.

But these are far from all names. In the second half of the 18th century, the definition “Millionnaya” was stuck to the embankment - along the line parallel to it. Accordingly, the embankment was Millionnaya Embankment Street, Millionnaya Embankment Line, Millionnaya or Bolshaya Millionnaya Embankment. The last two options were used in parallel with the Palace Embankment until the mid-1790s.

At the beginning of the 19th century, the embankment was called Bolshoi and Bolshaya Dvortsovaya, and the name Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya street was used until 1822. After that, the modern name was finally fixed for the embankment. For 101 years. For on October 6, 1923, it was renamed the Ninth January Embankment (1905). Moreover, the year was taken in brackets, so it was often omitted when this name was used.

Palace Embankment was originally called the Upper Embankment. It was built in the depths of the plots, because at the beginning of the 18th century the swampy banks of the Neva had not yet been fortified. It passed in the middle of the block between Millionnaya Street and the Neva embankment. Due to the expansion of land plots, already in 1716 it was displaced to the north. In the shallow water of the river, piles were broken and an embankment that has survived to this day was built.
In April 1707, a decree was issued, according to which a strict regulation of the allocation of land plots for construction began. In this case, the priority was the official and property status of the applicants. The same decree established the size of land allotments. The narrow side of each allotment overlooked the side of the bank of the Neva. The plots were assigned only to persons related to the Admiralty Department.
Development of modern Palace Embankment. What is on the left bank of the Neva began from the first years of the existence of St. Petersburg. In 1705, the first house that belonged to General-Admiral F.M. Apraksin, in 1707 the Kikin chambers were rebuilt. By the mid-1710s, work was underway to strengthen coastline Neva on the site palace embankment... The banks were reinforced with wooden walls, and docks appeared along the embankment. Thus, it was possible to move the river bed at least eighty meters. In the thirties of the 18th century, instead of the Apraksin house, the Winter House was built for Empress Anna Ioannovna. Since the second half of the 18th century, the embankment has been called Millionnaya.
By the sixties, the one-millionth embankment was dressed in granite, and semicircular slopes to the Neva appeared here. But since the construction work of the architect Ignazio Rossi was carried out poorly, later the embankment had to be rebuilt according to the project of Yu.M. Felten. As a result, the bank of the Neva "moved back" by another twenty meters.
On the embankment there was a Postal Yard (on the site of the modern Marble Palace), which is why it was often called the Postal. In the sixties of the 18th century, the Hermitage Bridge and the Verkhne-Lebyazhy Bridge appeared, which connected the Palace Embankment with the Kutuzov Embankment.
By the end of the 18th century, a lot of interesting buildings appeared on the territory of the Palace Embankment in St. Petersburg. These are the buildings of the Hermitage, the Hermitage Theater, the Marble Palace, the Saltykovs' house, and many others. In the 19th century, the palaces of Novo-Mikhailovsky and the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, the service building of the Marble Palace were built here.
After 1917, the embankment became the embankment on January 9th.
The Palace Embankment is connected to Vasilievsky Island by a drawbridge Palace Bridge, which appeared here at the beginning of the 20th century. The embankment is connected with the Petrogradskaya side by the Troitsky bridge, erected here at the turn of the 19th - 20th centuries.