Volzhsky lane - a lane in the Vasileostrovsky district of St. Petersburg . It passes from Bolshoi Prospekt in the direction of Sredniy Prospekt on Vasilyevsky Island .
| Volzhsky lane | |
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 View of the lane from Bolshoi Prospekt | |
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| A country | Russia |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| Area | Vasileostrovsky |
| Historic District | Vasilyevsky Island |
| Length | 120 m |
| Underground |  Vasileostrovskaya |
| Former names | Market Lane |
| Police unit | Vasilyevsky part |
History
The original name Market Lane is known since 1821, it is associated with the nearby St. Andrew’s market. The modern name Volzhsky Lane is given on July 14, 1859 along the Volga River , along a series of Vasilyevskaya streets, named after the rivers of Russia [1] .
Attractions
- Private Orthodox School of the Shostakovich Family
Notes
- ↑ Toponymic encyclopedia of St. Petersburg. - SPb .: Information and Publishing Agency LIK, 2002. - p. 80
Literature
- Gorbachevich K.S. , Khablo E.P. Why are they so named? On the origin of the names of streets, squares, islands, rivers and bridges of Leningrad. - 3rd ed., Corr. and add. - L .: Lenizdat , 1985. - p. 76. - 511 p.
- City names today and yesterday: Petersburg toponymy / comp. S. V. Alekseeva, A. G. Vladimirovich , A. D. Erofeev, and others. - 2nd ed., Revised. and add. - SPb. : Lick , 1997. - p. 33. - 288 p. - (Three centuries of Northern Palmyra). - ISBN 5-86038-023-2 .
- Architects of St. Petersburg. XIX - early XX century / comp. V. G. Isachenko ; ed. Y. Artemyeva, S. Prokhvatilova. - SPb. : Lenizdat , 1998. - 1070 p. - ISBN 5-289-01586-8 .
- Gorbachevich K.S. , Khablo E.P. Why are they so named? On the origin of the names of streets, squares, islands, rivers and bridges of St. Petersburg. - SPb. : Norint , 2002. - 353 p. - ISBN 5-7711-0019-6 .
- Nikitenko G. Yu. , Sobol V. D. Vasileostrovsky District. Encyclopedia of the streets of St. Petersburg (Reference Edition). - SPb. : White and Black , 2002 . - 534, ill. - ISBN 5-89771-030-9 .
Links
- An overview of the street buildings on the Citywalls site