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Griboyedov Canal or Kanal Griboyedova ((ロシア語:кана́л Грибое́дова)) is a canal in Saint Petersburg, constructed in 1739 on the basis of the existing river ''Krivusha''. In 1764–90, the canal was deepened, and the banks were reinforced and covered with granite. Griboyedov Canal starts from the Moyka River near the Field of Mars. It flows into the Fontanka River. Its length is , with a width of . Before 1923 it was called ''Catherine Canal'', after the empress Catherine the Great, during whose rule it was deepened. The Communist authorities renamed it after the Russian playwright and diplomat Alexandr Griboyedov. The canal is also considered a street; ''Naberezhnaya Kanala Griboyedova'' (The Griboyedov Canal Quay), although the St. Peterburgians just say Kanal Griboyedova, Griboyedov's Canal. ==Bridges== There are 21 bridges across the canal: * Theater Bridge * Novo-Konyushenny Bridge * Italian Bridge * Kazansky Bridge * Bank Bridge * Flour Bridge * Stone Bridge * Demidov Bridge * Hay Bridge * Kokushkin Bridge * Voznesensky Bridge * Podyachensky Bridge * Bridge of Four Lions * Kharlamov Bridge * Novo-Nikolsky Bridge * Krasnogvardeysky Bridge * Pikalov Bridge * Mogilyovsky Bridge * Alarchin Bridge * Kolomensky Bridge * Malo-Kalinkin Bridge 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Griboyedov Canal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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