Nevsky Prospekt
Russia's main street—4.5 kilometers from the Admiralty to Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Nevsky Prospekt is more than an address—it's a symbol: "There is nothing finer than Nevsky Prospekt, at least in Petersburg; for that city it is everything," wrote Gogol. Here history, architecture, and city life are compressed into one line.
History
Construction
The avenue was laid from both ends: from the Admiralty and from the Lavra. Builders met at present-day Vosstaniya Square—and made an error: the street got a bend. This "mistake" was never corrected—it became part of the avenue's character.
