It is not difficult to guess why the University embankment is named that way. Of course, the fact is that here is the oldest Russian university - St. Petersburg State University. It was finished by Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. The university embankment is on the Vasilievsky Island and connects the Vasileostrovskaya Strelka from the embankment of Lieutenant Schmidt. One of the most beautiful streets of the northern capital received its modern name on April 16, 1887.

In the middle of the 18th century, the University embankment was called in another way - Cash line, a little later they began to be called the Cadet embankment because of the cadet corps located in the house # 15 . As early as 1710, stone buildings were started here . The first of these was the building Menshikov's palace . Peter I gave this street special significance, because he wanted to make it an administrative center of the city . A little later there appeared the house of Peter I's wife - Praskovia Fedorovna, the Church of the Resurrection of Christ and the first in Russia natural science museum Kunstkamer and . In the second half of the 18th century the Academy of Arts and the Academy of Sciences were erected . Gradually the highway was built and acquired a beautiful view . Building No. 9 both now and in those years belonged to the university and was called the Rector's House . B In 1880 a famous poet Alexander Blok was born here .

The pier built in 1832-1834 is of special importance. Here are Egyptian sphinxes, which are very popular with tourists and local residents. Many mysteries and beliefs are associated with these mysterious creatures. For example, if you want to fulfill your fondest wish, then you need to scratch behind his ear at the Sphinx.

The story of the Sphinx on the University Embankment very curious . In the early 19th century, an officer Muravyov during a trip to Egypt to see the Sphinx and was simply amazed by these historical monuments . He made an offer to buy sphinxes, and Emperor Nicholas I and the Council of the Academy of Arts supported his initiative . True, while there were meetings and negotiations on the appropriateness of the acquisition, the sphinxes bought France . However, in 1830 the French sold us statues for 64 thousand rubles . Two years later the sphinxes arrived in St. Petersburg from Egypt . It is worth noting that the weight of each sculpture is 23 tons .

University embankment is very popular with tourists who come to St. Petersburg. This is not surprising, because it offers a stunning panorama of the city's attractions. Decembrists Square, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Admiralty

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