Mikhailovskaya Embankment

Embankment in Novosibirsk, Russia

Mikhailovskaya Embankment

Native name| Михайловская набережная (Russian)
Location| Novosibirsk, Russia
Nearest metro station| Rechnoy Vokzal

Mikhailovskaya Embankment (Russian: Михайловская набережная) is an embankment in Oktyabrsky District of Novosibirsk located between Bolshevistskaya Street and Ob River.

## History

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Before the creation of the embankment, there was a water-ski station with an outdoor swimming pool and diving towers built in the early 1930s.[1]

In 1981, the Czechoslovak Luna Park ride began to operate on the embankment.[1]

In 2018, the reconstruction of the embankment was completed.[2]

## Holidays

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Mikhailovskaya Embankment is used for various holidays (Victory Day, Maslenitsa, City Day etc.).[3][4][5]

## Points of Interest

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* House of the Cabinet of His Imperial Majesty is a building constructed presumably in the early 1900s. December 9, 1907, Land Transfer Act was signed in the building. The territory that belonged to the Imperial Cabinet had been transferred to the city.[6]

* Monument to the First Railway Bridge across the Ob River. It consists of the span of the Novosibirsk Rail Bridge, dismantled in the 1990s.[7]

* Monument to Alexander III is a monument to the Russian emperor opened in 2012.[8]

## Gallery

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## References

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1. ^ a b Attractions of Novosibirsk: Mikhailovskaya Embankment. Vecherny Novosibirsk. Достопримечательности Новосибирска: Михайловская набережная. Вечерний Новосибирск. March 13, 2017.
2. ^ In Novosibirsk, after the reconstruction, the famous Mikhailovskaya Embankment was opened. Channel One. В Новосибирске после реконструкции открылась знаменитая Михайловская набережная. Первый канал. October 26, 2018.
3. ^ Праздник со вкусом блинов: как новосибирцы отметили Масленицу. Новосибирские новости. Blini-flavored holiday: how did the residents of Novosibirsk celebrated Maslenitsa. Novosibirskie Novosti. March 2, 2020.
4. ^ Victory Day 2017: the main events of the holiday. Novosibirskie Novosti. День Победы-2017: главные события праздника. Новосибирские новости. May 5, 2017.
5. ^ City Day 2019 in Novosibirsk: holiday program. Vecherny Novosibirsk. День города-2019 в Новосибирске: программа праздника. Вечерний Новосибирск. June 20, 2019.
6. ^ Здание управления Томским имением Алтайского округа. Novosibdom.ru.
7. ^ Monument to the span of the First Railway Bridge. Tourist Portal of Novosibirsk Oblast. Памятник пролёту первого железнодорожного моста через реку Обь. Туристический портал Новосибирской области.
8. ^ Monument to Alexander III was unveiled. Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Открылся памятник Александру III. Российская газета. June 25, 2012.