Olimpia garden in Saint Petersburg, Garden on Moskovsky Prospekt, Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Olimpia Garden is a public garden on Moskovsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg featuring paved pathways, open lawns, and seasonal flower beds. Numerous trees provide shade and create different spaces for walking and sitting.
In the 19th century the site was a wasteland used for vegetable plots and timber storage by Rubashev's forest exchange. An amusement garden opened in 1909 with a winter ice rink, and a cinema with a rink was built in 1914, entered through a triumphal arch inscribed "Olimpia". The market and cinema burned in January 1942; the garden was laid out in 1946–1947 to plans by V. A. Kamensky and G. L. Ashrapyan, first named after Griboyedov.
The garden was laid out in 1946–1947 by architects V. A. Kamensky and G. L. Ashrapyan, who planted 16 species of trees and 10 of shrubs. It was first named after Alexander Griboyedov, but the name did not stick and the old fairground name Olimpia prevailed. In 1948 the same architects added a fence on a base of white Putilov stone.
The garden can be entered directly from Moskovsky Prospekt at number 44 and has several public transportation stops nearby for easy arrival. Plan your visit as a relaxing break between other activities in the area.
The garden was laid out in 1946–1947 by architects V. A. Kamensky and G. L. Ashrapyan, and was first named after Alexander Griboyedov, though that name did not stick. In 1948 the same architects added a fence on a base of white Putilov stone. Sixteen species of trees and ten of shrubs were planted.
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