The former modest rivulet carried such a proud name for 150 years, until in 1923 the Catherine Canal was renamed in honor of the great Russian playwright and diplomat Alexander Griboedov. After all, it was here, on the Catherine Canal, that his first apartment in St. Petersburg was located.

The canal embankment is only five kilometers away, but how many happy and tragic destinies these shores have seen. You can start your journey into the history and beauty of this embankment from the Field of Mars, venerate the memory of Alexander II in the [Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood] (https://kudago.com/spb/place/spas-na-krovi/), built on the site his fatal wound, go to the [Benois building of the Russian Museum] (https://kudago.com/spb/place/korpus-benua/), stand at the Jesuit house, look into the famous Book House — [Singer House] ( https://kudago.com/spb/place/dom-zingera/). Then cross the Pulkovsky Meridian, admire the [Kazan Cathedral] (https://kudago.com/spb/place/kazanskij-sobor/) and the golden-winged griffins of the hanging Bank Bridge, walk to Teatralnaya Square and further, past former apartment buildings, Jewish folk baths, barracks of the Guards crew, the house of the sisters of mercy of the Pokrovskaya community...

For those who like to walk along bridges and bridges, this promenade is a godsend! Wooden, stone, with and without lions, for vehicles and pedestrians, functional and for beauty. At different times and for various reasons, 21 bridges were built across the canal, complementing and decorating the embankment.