Aleksandrovsky Park

St. Petersburg, Alexandrovsky Park, 5

Parks of St. Petersburg In the summer, the lawns of the park are occupied by connoisseurs of yoga, oriental martial arts or simply idle people, there are full runners on the tracks, children crowd around street theaters and laugh at puppets. Moreover, there is a meteorological station and the only Foucault pendulum in the region.

The Alexander Garden in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, Alexandrovsky Garden

Parks of St. Petersburg The garden unites the former Admiralty Square and the Decembrists Square. If Palace Square is the heart of St. Petersburg, then the Alexander Garden is the face of the northern capital. A very well-groomed person, it should be noted.

Botanical Garden on the Aptekarsky Island

St. Petersburg, about. Pharmaceutical

Parks of St. Petersburg On the orders of Peter I, the Botanical Garden on the Aptekarsky Island was founded, when the Aptekarsky garden was built here for growing herbs for the needs of the army and navy and studying medicinal plants (hence the city's pharmacies were supplied with herbs and medicinal raw materials).

Elagin Island

St. Petersburg, about. Elagin

Parks of St. Petersburg Elagin Island is a unique natural-protected complex. This is the northernmost island at the mouth of the Neva, washed from the north by the Great Nevka, from the south and southeast by the Middle Nevka, and in the West by a narrow promontory going into the Gulf of Finland.

Summer garden

St. Petersburg, Summer Garden

Parks of St. Petersburg The first garden in the new city was the Summer Garden on the banks of the Neva. It was laid in 1704 by the decree of Peter I, who took part in his design. On the territory of the garden for the emperor was built a summer residence, which has survived to this day.

Park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, pr-kt Primorsky, d.157, building. 3

Parks of St. Petersburg The park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg was founded to perpetuate the anniversary of the city. In the park were planted trees, arranged alleys, fountains and a swimming pool. Decorative column of granite, stylized under the lighthouse, consists of three parts, symbolizing three centuries in the history of St. Petersburg.

Victory Park in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, Victory Park

Parks of St. Petersburg Moscow Victory Park in St. Petersburg was laid in October 1945 on the territory formerly called the Syzran Field. Having perpetuated the memory of the sad pages in the history of Leningrad, the park remains a place of rest for citizens.

Seaside Park Victory

St. Petersburg, Prospect Krestovsky, 23, lit. A

Parks of St. Petersburg On the adjacent to Elagin Krestovsky island is located Seaside Victory Park, laid in honor of sea victories, won in the Second World War. In the center of the park from east to west stretched for 2 km triple lime avenue, decorated with flower beds, lawns and sculptures.

Parks and gardens of St. Petersburg occupy a special place among the sights of the city, harmoniously complementing its appearance and often being masterpieces of landscape architecture and historical monuments .In total, there are 68 parks, 166 gardens, 730 squares, 232 boulevards and more than a thousand greened streets in St. Petersburg .Comparing these dry facts with the total area of ​​the city, we learn that the green plantations of St. Petersburg and the suburbs together with the water surface occupy about 40% of the urban territory .To understand what this gives to a single Petersburger, one can, if you take advantage of the data of 2000, when it was established that there is about 65 square meters of green space for one inhabitant of the city, which is very, very good .It is not surprising that the citizens and guests of the Northern capital like to spend time in parks and gardens .

The historical center of the city is decorated with chamber gardens and public gardens, while large park spaces are located mainly at some distance from it.