Griboyedov Canal or Kanal Griboyedova is a canal in Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

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, constructed in 1739 on the basis of the existing river Krivusha. In 1764–1790, the canal was deepened, and the banks were reinforced and covered with granite.

Griboyedov Canal starts from the Moyka River near the Field of Mars

Field of Mars (Saint Petersburg)

The Field of Mars or Marsovo Polye is a large park named after the Mars - Roman god of war situated in the center of Saint-Petersburg, with an area of about 9 hectares. Bordering the Field of Mars to the north are the Marble Palace, Suvorova Square and Betskoi’s and Saltykov’s houses. To the west...

. It flows into the Fontanka

Fontanka

Fontanka is a left branch of the river Neva, which flows through the whole of Central Saint Petersburg, Russia. Its length is 6,700 meters, its width is up to 70 meters, and its depth is up to 3,5 meters. The Fontanka Embankment is lined with the former private residences of Russian nobility.This...

 River. Its length is 5 km, with a width of 32 m.

Before 1923 it was called Catherine Canal, after the empress Catherine the Great

Catherine II of Russia

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, during whose rule it was deepened. The Communist authorities renamed it after the Russia

Russia

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n playwright and diplomat Alexandr Griboyedov

Alexandr Griboyedov

Aleksander Sergeyevich Griboyedov was a Russian diplomat, playwright, poet, and composer. He is recognized as homo unius libri, a writer of one book, whose fame rests on the brilliant verse comedy Woe from Wit , still one of the most often staged plays in Russia...

.

The canal is also considered a street; Naberezhnaya Kanala Griboyedova (The Griboyedov Canal Quay), although the St. Peterburgians just say Kanal Griboyedova, Griboyedov's Canal.

Bridges

There are 21 bridges across the canal:

• Theater Bridge
• Novo-Konyushenny Bridge
  Novo-Konyushenny Bridge
  The Novo-Konyushenny Bridge is a bridge across the Griboedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It acts as an extension of the Stable Square.- History :...
  
  
• Italian Bridge
  Italian Bridge
  The Italian Bridge is the bridge across the Griboedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is a single span, steel, pedestrian bridge next to Italian street . The bridge's length is 19.66 meters, the width is 3 meters.-History:...
  
  
• Kazansky Bridge
  Kazansky Bridge
  Kazansky Bridge is a bridge across Griboyedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. From 1766 to 1830 it had a name Rozhdestvensky Bridge and from 1923 to 1944—Plekhanov Bridge . It is located near the Kazan Cathedral . The bridge's length is 18.8 meters, and the width is 95.5 meters...
  
  
• Bank Bridge
  Bank Bridge
  Bank Bridge is a 25-m-long pedestrian bridge crossing the Griboedov Canal near the former Assignation Bank in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Like other bridges across the canal, the existing structure dates from 1826. The bridge engineer was Wilhelm von Traitteur, who conceived of a pedestrian...
  
  
• Flour Bridge
  Flour Bridge
  The Flour Bridge is a bridge across the Griboyedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia.The bridge got its name from the flour warehouses located nearby, which were built in the 18th century and also gave their name to the nearby Flour Alley....
  
  

• Stone Bridge
  Stone Bridge (Saint Petersburg)
  The Stone Bridge is a bridge across the Griboyedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built in 1774-1778, and at the time it was one of the first bridges in Saint Petersburg made of stone, hence the name. The bridge crosses the canal on the axis of Gorokhovaya Street connecting Kazansky and...
  
  
• Demidov Bridge
  Demidov Bridge
  The Demidov Bridge is a bridge across the Griboyedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It connects Kazansky and Spassky islands.- Name :The bridge got its name from the surname of the known Russian powers Demidovs. It connects two parts of the former Demidov street , named so because Demidov...
  
  
• Hay Bridge
  Hay Bridge
  The Hay Bridge is a bridge across the Griboedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia.- History :The bridge gets its name from the nearby Sennaya Square....
  
  
• Kokushkin Bridge
  Kokushkin Bridge
  Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment starts with a mention of the bridge:K. bridge here means Kokushkin bridge.In Mikhail Lermontov's unfinished novel Shtoss, the main character, the artist Lugin, looks for Shtoss House near Kokushkin Bridge....
  
  
• Voznesensky Bridge
• Podyachensky Bridge
• Bridge of Four Lions
  Bridge of Four Lions
  Bridge of Four Lions is a 28-metre-long pedestrian bridge over the Griboedov Canal in St Petersburg, connecting L'vinyi Drive to Malaya Podyacheskaya Street. Its abutments are crowned with four cast-iron sculptures of lions, which give the bridge its name...
  
  
• Kharlamov Bridge
• Novo-Nikolsky Bridge
• Krasnogvardeysky Bridge
• Pikalov Bridge
• Mogilyovsky Bridge

• Alarchin Bridge
• Kolomensky Bridge
• Malo-Kalinkin Bridge
  Malo-Kalinkin Bridge
  The Malo-Kalinkin Bridge is a bridge in Saint-Petersburg, which connects Kolomna Island and Pokrovsky Island, spanning the Griboyedov Canal. It was built in 1783 by engineer I...