His name is the park, although Emperor Alexander I only conceived it, but did nothing or failed. The project was carried out by Nicholas I, more precisely his Minister of Finance Kankrin, who did not even ask for money for construction from the head of state, he took them from the departmental treasury. Kankrin personally chose and counted the trees for planting in the park, decided how much a glass of cognac would cost in a restaurant - in a modern way, "sick" the project.

According to another version, the park was named not at all in honor of the emperor, on the order of which the first project was designed, but in the name of another Alexander Nevsky. And this is also similar to the truth, since the opening of the Alexander Park was timed to coincide with the Nevsky memorial day on August 30, 1845.

Today there are the Leningrad Zoo, the Music Hall, the metro station, the planetarium, the memorial to the destroyer Steregushchy about the Russian-Japanese war, and inside - the artillery island, entirely belonging to the museum of the same name.

Alexandrovsky Park received second wind during the celebration of the 300th anniversary of Petersburg: the park was reconstructed, 280 trees and almost 2,000 bushes were planted, and the lighting was completely replaced. Sweden donated metal benches and a flower clock - they went to the park.

In the summer, the lawns of the park are occupied by connoisseurs of yoga, martial arts or just idle people, there are full runners on the tracks, children crowd around street theaters and laugh at puppets

Practical information

Address - the park is located between Kamennoostrovsky prospect , Kronverkskiy avenue and Kronverkskaya embankment.

The metro station is "Gorkovskaya". To the left - Music Hall and Zoo, to the right - a monument to Stereguschem, further the mosque and the road to Aurora. Behind us will be the Peter and Paul Fortress

Majolica "Our Lady and the Child"

Monument to the Minonosts, Alexandrovsky Park

Autumn in the Alexander Park

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Evaluation 9

Green, beautiful and cultural place for rest June 11, 2014

MariaSmart

was here in August 2013

You can set aside a whole day for a walk around Alexandrovsky Park in St. Petersburg without hesitation. To look in the park is that: here there is also a small version of St. Petersburg, a planetarium, a zoo, various monuments, a huge number of trees, bushes. The mini-city is 33 times smaller than the real size, it contains the most important sights of St. Petersburg. The entrance is free, you can enjoy viewing the appearance of all the sights of the city at once! In Aleksandrovsky ... Read full review

@ Evaluation 10

Extraordinary mini-city 07 May 2014

Len_Chik

was here in June 2013

We got to Alexandrovsky Park after visiting Peter and Paul Fortress. Here you can get to the metro station Gorkovskaya. It is quite original - in the form of a flying saucer. Especially spectacularly the station looks in the evening in the light of the lights.
The park has a lot of entertainment for every taste. We went here specially to see Petersburg in miniature. The mini-city takes up a little space in the park, the entrance to the site is free. There are always a lot of people here: tourists, locals, children and students. Only ... Read the entire review