The Alexandrovsky Garden

(Saint Petersburg)

10 b, school 180, Alexandra Stepanova, Anastasia Hamova the teacher : Belobrova E.D.

The Alexandrovsky Garden 

lies along the southern and western facades of the Russian Admiralty.

It extends from Palace Square to St. Isaac's Cathedral. 

1 - The Bronze Horseman. 2 - Sculpture "Farnese Hercules." 3 - Monument NM Przhevalsky. 4 - Monument to Nikolai Gogol.

5 - Monument to Gorchakov. 6 - Monument to Mikhail Glinka. 7 - Monument Lermontov. 8 - Monument VA Zhukovsky. 9 - Sculpture "Flora Farnese."

The Garden was opened in 1874 and named in honour of

Alexander II.

The garden was designed by

 Luigi Rusca in 1805.

In 1876 a fountain was built in the Garden. At the time of the construction this fountain

was the biggest in the city. 

There are monuments to many famous Russian people in the park

M.I. Glinka N.M. Przhevalsky

N.V. Gogol V.A. Zhukovskiy

A. M. Gorchakov M.Y. Lermontov