Voskresensky Canal, Canal in central Saint Petersburg, Russia

Voskresensky Canal was a canal in central Saint Petersburg running from the Fontanka to the Moyka along the south facade of Mikhailovsky Castle. It was dug in 1797-1800, had stone embankments with a cast-iron railing by engineer P. P. Bazain, and was filled in between 1879 and 1882. Its stone and cast-iron bridges and pipes survive underground; in 2003 the hydraulic system was partly restored.

The canal was dug in 1797–1800 during the construction of the Mikhailovsky Castle, running along its southern facade. It drew water from the Fontanka, linked to the ponds of the Mikhailovsky Garden and reached the Moika through a brick pipe. It was navigable and formed one system with the Church Canal, filled in 1823. In 1879–1882 it was filled in; the stone and cast-iron bridges and pipes survive underground, and in 2003 the hydraulic system was partly restored.

The name Voskresensky (Resurrection) refers to the Church of the Resurrection of the Word, which stood where the Church Canal ran; that canal was filled in 1823 and formed one system with this one. The canal itself was buried in 1879-1882, so today the name survives only in the toponymy of the quarter around the Mikhailovsky Castle.

The canal no longer exists as a waterway: it was filled in between 1879 and 1882, so there is no water to walk beside. Its line can be traced on foot along the south facade of the Mikhailovsky Castle, where the 2nd Engineers Bridge and the granite Tripartite Bridge still stand above the buried channel. The stone and cast-iron bridges and pipes remain underground; in 2003 part of the hydraulic system was restored.

The canal was filled in between 1879 and 1882, but its stone and cast-iron bridges and pipes were left in the ground. The 2nd Engineer Bridge and the granite Three-Part Bridge survive buried beneath the surface, and in 2003 part of the hydraulic system was restored.