Sadovaya Street

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Coordinates: 59°55′56″N 30°19′49″E / 59.9321°N 30.3302°E / 59.9321; 30.3302

Garden Street or Sadovaya Street (Russian: Садовая улица) is a major thoroughfare in Central Saint Petersburg. It runs from the west part of the Fontanka to the Moika near Summer Garden. The street is a major commercial street, mostly around the Hay Square and the crossing with Nevsky Prospekt. The street is home to many markets, like Merchant Yard, Apraksin Yard, and the Hay Market.

History

The street was built ca. 1710, and run from Nevsky Prospekt to the Gorokhovaya Street. The street was filled with wealthy estates, with large gardens, from where the street got its name. Later on, ca. 1730, the street was being built on to the southwestern direction, and two squares were built; Hay Square and Turgenev Square. Later on, ca. 1820, the street was being built northwards on to the Field of Mars. Garden Street was the trading center of Saint Petersburg in the 18th to the 19th century.

Transport

The Garden Street is a major transport hub. There's trolleys, tramways, buses and marshrutkas.

Subway

The street is served by three stations of the Saint Petersburg Metro: Sennaya Ploshchad, Sadovaya, and Gostiny Dvor.

Notable Places

• Apraksin Yard
• Field of Mars
• Merchant Yard
• Mikhail Garden
• Vorontsov Palace
• Yusupov Palace

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