Sadovnicheskaya embankment in Moscow: photo, description and attractions

In the central part of the Russian capital, parallel to the Moscow River, is the Vodootvodny Canal. On one of its shores is the Sadovnicheskaya embankment. How does it look today and what are the sights on it? You will learn about this from our article.

Sadovnicheskaya embankment, Moscow: photo and description

The embankment passes along the left bank of the Vodootvodniy Canal, which was dug in the end of the 18th century in one of the old Moscow river banks. The purpose of the canal was to protect the city from spring floods.

Sadovnicheskaya embankment is located within the Central Administrative District of the capital. The nearest metro stations are Novokuznetskaya and Paveletskaya. The embankment stretches from the cast-iron bridge in the west to the Little Krasnokholmsky bridge in the east, connecting the Lower Krasnokholmskaya street with Baltschug Street.

The total length of the embankment is about two kilometers. Numbering of buildings is from the Cast-iron bridge. The Commissariat bridge conditionally divides the embankment into two parts - the western and the eastern.

Sadovnicheskaya embankment: history and modern buildings

The western part of the embankment is mostly non-residential. The eastern part is represented by military buildings, office buildings and fragmentarily preserved historical buildings.

The toponym "Sadovnicheskaya embankment" comes from the name of the former palace settlement of Nizhny Sadovniki, which was located earlier in the area of Baltschug Street. In the eastern part of the embankment, in the first half of the 19th century a spinning mill was built. Later, on its basis, a worsted factory was organized. Today, on the site of this plant is a number of modern office buildings.

The presence of the military slightly restrains the developers from the total construction of the embankment. Nevertheless, from the historical quarters of the XVIII-XIX centuries there is very little left. The most interesting buildings on the Sadovnicheskaya Embankment are the Church of St. George the Victorious and the Secondary School No. 518. We will talk more about these two buildings.

Temple of the Great Martyr George the Victorious

In the quarter between the Sadovnicheskaya embankment and the street of the same name, an ancient brick church was preserved, which was built in the Russian style in the middle of the 17th century. The church is distinguished by its picturesque silhouette and rich decor.

In 1760, St. George's Church was surrounded by a beautiful white stone wall with wrought iron bars. Fence, unfortunately, is not preserved. In 1812 the church was badly damaged by the city fire, but by the 30th years of the XIX century it had been completely restored. In the middle of the last century the St. George's temple survived a major restoration.

St. George's Temple on the Sadovnicheskaya Embankment is a traditional four-story architecture for Russian architecture, covered with a two-tier pyramid of kokoshniks. It is decorated with five chapters - a central large and four small in the corners. The decor of the temple is represented by a complex cornice, belts of panels and platbands with massive tops.

School No. 518

The building at No. 37 on the Sadovnicheskaya embankment occupies the general education school No. 518. This is the only state-protected building within this embankment.

The building of the 518th school is a vivid example of the so-called post-constructivism, which can be considered an analogue of the architectural style of Art Deco. This style arose in the late 30's and marked a transition from the actual constructivism to Stalinist empire in Soviet architecture.

The school on the Sadovnicheskaya embankment was built in 1935. The author of the project was the architect Ivan Zvezdin. The school was designed for 600 pupils. In the central facade of the building are traced features of two architectural styles: round window-portholes, characteristic for constructivism, and a light colonnade at the level of the second floor, which is more characteristic already for neoclassics. At the back of the school you can see the terraces with balconies, designed for physical education classes in the fresh air.

Bridges of the Sadovnicheskaya embankment

The nursery embankment is connected to the opposite bank of the Vodootvodny Canal by five bridges. These are Cast-iron, Komissariat, Small Krasnokholmsky, Sadovnichesky and Zverev Bridge (the last two are pedestrian).

The oldest of these is the Commissariat Bridge. It was built in 1927. But the most interesting and most beautiful of them can be called the Sadovnichesky bridge. It is easy to recognize due to its arched, arcuate shape.

The gardening bridge has its secret. The fact is that it is based on two pipes that supply hot water to the entire area of Zamoskvorechye. Actually, to hide them from view and not to spoil the face of this part of the capital, and the Sadovnichesky bridge was built. By the way, the project for him was developed by a woman - engineer Nina Bragina. The total length of the bridge is 32 meters. The height of the bridge allows to pass under its arch to small ships.

Finally…

In the central part of the capital on the north bank of the Vodootvodny Canal there is the Sadovnicheskaya embankment (Moscow region - Zamoskvorechye). The historical development of this embankment is partially lost. The only protected architectural monument here is the building № 37 (30-ies), which now houses the secondary school № 518.