Sinop embankment is one of the first embankments in St. Petersburg. It was transformed in the mid-19th century from a former trading port. In those years, on the site of Sinop embankment was a marina, industrial warehouses, barns. Trade was constantly going on here, the place was quite crowded. Only after the creation of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, the marina became known as Sinopskaya Embankment and found peace, turning into an ordinary St. Petersburg street. The embankment has a length of about three kilometers - on the left side of the Neva, it stretches from the Monastyrka River and Alexander Nevsky Square with the metro station of the same name and merges smoothly with Smolny Prospekt. On the map of St. Petersburg you can easily find the road to the Sinop embankment with all possible transport routes, as well as on foot, which will create an indescribable atmosphere of the St. Petersburg walk.
A bit of history
In different years, the embankment was called differently: Kalashnikovskaya - in honor of the well-known grain merchant and owner of enterprises in the port, Okhtenskaya - according to the names of the transportations of Bolshaya and Malaya Okhta, Nevsko-Rozhdestvenskaya. In the second half of the 20th century, the embankment was finally renamed Sinop, in memory of the glorious victory of the Russians at Sinope. Currently, from the expanses of Sinop embankment you can observe beautiful views of the Borisogrebskaya Church and the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, and also tastefully dine in numerous cafes and restaurants where every resident and guest of the city will find a place they like and can afford.
The place of Rostelecom cannot be changed
At 14 Sinopskaya Naberezhnaya, there is the main office of Rostelecom, the largest Internet provider and telephone and television broadcasting service provider in Russia. In Soviet times, the Long-distance telephone exchange was located here. The building of the Rostelecom company on Sinopskaya Embankment is considered the longest building of the entire street with a pronounced "Soviet" architecture. A monolithic building with a prominent sharp relief cannot but catch the eye of a passerby. And only the MFC building, which is located a bit further down the street, can correspond to its size.
Nice place
Banquet Hall "Sinop Embankment" is a fairly popular place in the city. Residents of St. Petersburg are happy to spend time here, celebrate celebrations, but weddings are celebrated with special frequency. To do this, there is a special outdoor area with a wedding arch and decor, which offers a breathtaking view of the bridges and the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Also, the banquet hall has a chic cuisine and offers from the chef, and, important for a Russian person, you can bring alcohol with you.
Restaurant in a lovely place
On the sixth floor of the banquet hall there is a panoramic restaurant, from the windows of which guests can watch a gorgeous view of the Neva River and the city, which seems especially magical in the dark. Holding a celebration in a restaurant on Sinopskaya Embankment is an excellent solution to the issue of leisure. The restaurant will surprise you with comfort, cuisine and relatively low prices. In the center of St. Petersburg, it is quite difficult to find an institution with good cuisine, professional music and service for a price that can be affordable for almost every resident and visitor of the city. Also in the restaurant and throughout the banquet hall there are services of a DJ and host who will positively hold any celebration.
"Moscow"
At the very beginning of the Sinop embankment is one of the largest hotel complexes in St. Petersburg - the Moscow Hotel. The hotel building houses a restaurant, kinoloft, a spa complex, a supermarket, lounges and much more for city guests who come both for work and leisure in the heart of St. Petersburg. From the windows of the Moscow Hotel you have a beautiful view of the Neva; at night you can watch the bridges. Almost all famous sights of St. Petersburg are within walking distance from the hotel. Of all the restaurants and cafes located in the hotel building, Ontrome Confectionery, which produces unique French biscuit desserts, is particularly noteworthy.
Walk along the Sinop embankment
What trip to St. Petersburg can do without a walk? Of course, you need to arm yourself with a camera, an umbrella (suddenly it rains!), Wear comfortable shoes - and hit the road. There are not very many attractions on the embankment, but, undoubtedly, there is something to see. After numerous reconstructions, the embankment is slowly but surely losing its former appearance, but the charm of old Petersburg is still preserved, and in order to feel the spirit of antiquity, you should take a leisurely walk along it.
The bridges, of which Petersburg is famous for, are beautiful even here, in a small corner of the city. Alexander Nevsky Bridge has long been considered the longest bridge in the city, and the Bolsheokhtinsky bridge is known for its architecture - metal structures seem completely weightless. Both bridges are movable.
Of interest are two historic buildings located on Sinop embankment. Here is the chapel of the Valaam Monastery (the chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, architect Ochakov) - one of the oldest monuments of Petersburg architecture in the form of a small single-domed church, and the house of the poet Nikolai Nekrasov, which marks the beginning of the career of the famous poet.
Sinop embankment can rightfully be considered the second "heart" of St. Petersburg and one of the main historical places.