Any city that stands on a river has an embankment, perhaps even more than one, depending on the number of reservoirs. The capital of Russia is not an average city, so here the number of embankments exceeds a dozen. And the coastline of the Moscow River is about 200 kilometers (including tributaries and bays). The embankment is not only a street near the river, but also a kind of ideology, which is also adopted in the capital.
List of embankments
Moscow is really famous for its architectural sights, including embankments. Here is their list:
| Promenade name | Subway station |
| Kremlin | Borovitskaya |
| Sofian | |
| Bersenevskaya | Kropotkinskaya |
| Cosmodamian | "Paveletskaya" |
| Raushskaya | Novokuznetskaya |
| Pushkinskaya | Oktyabrskaya and Park Kultury |
| Crimean | "Park of Culture" |
| Kadashevskaya | Polyanka |
| Ovchinnikovskaya | Novokuznetskaya |
| Derbenevskaya | "Paveletskaya" |
| Moskvoretskaya | "China Town" |
| Presnenskaya | "Exhibition" |
| Kotelnicheskaya | Taganskaya |
| Nagatinskaya | Nagatinskaya, Kolomenskaya |
| Prechistenskaya | "Kropotkinskaya" |
| Frunzenskaya | Park Kultury, Frunzenskaya |
Kremlin
This embankment is perhaps the leader among all in the center of Moscow. It offers a beautiful view of the South Wall of the Kremlin and Red Square, Vasilyevsky Spusk.
It starts from Lenivka Street and ends on Vasilyevsky Spusk. This is the first embankment of the city, which was paved with stones. In 1936, the sloping retaining walls were finished with granite, which has survived to this day. The Alexandrinsky Garden with the mouth of the Neglinka River and the Book Chamber overlook the embankment.
Moskvoretskaya
Located on the left bank of the Moscow River and is actually a continuation of the Kremlin embankment. The street turns into Kotelnicheskaya embankment. It is here that the remains of the wall of the ancient Kitay-Gorod were preserved. And on the opposite side is Raushinskaya.
Sofian
This Moscow embankment is located parallel to the Kremlin. From here you can see the most recognizable sights of the capital: the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Kremlin walls. The embankment is located between Bolshoy Moskoretsky Bridge and Serafimovicha Street.
In thiscoastal zone, some of the most luxurious buildings dating back to the 17th-20th centuries. This is the house of Lebedeva and Yakov Sivov, the bell tower of the temple of Sophia the Wisdom of God.
Bersenevskaya
Located along the Yakimanka district, on the opposite side from the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. This embankment of Moscow starts from the Big Stone Bridge and ends near the monument to Peter I.
There are two theories about the origin of the name. First: from the word "bersen", meaning gooseberry. The second comes from the phrase "Bersne's lattice", which blocked the entrance to the embankment at night in the 16th century.
There is a legend that back in the 90s of the last century, diggers found under the embankment in the catacombs the notebook of the notorious boy Leva Fedotov called "The History of the Future", in which he predicted many facts confirmed to date, including the beginning and end World War II.
Cosmodamian
Located between two bridges: Gateway and Bolshoy Ustyinsky. The name was given in honor of the famous saints Cosmas and Domian back in the 16th century. The embankments in the center of Moscow are landscaped, as comfortable as possible for long walks for residents and guests of the capital.
Raushskaya
Located between Balchug Street and Bolshoi Ustinsky Bridge. It is here that the first power plant of the capital operates, which is still operating. There is a mark here confirming the height of the flood, which in 1908 was the largest in the city during the period of observation of climate change. Also on the embankment is the first five-star hotel in Moscow - B altschug.
Pushkinskaya
This is the "greenest" embankment in Moscow. The photos here are the most romantic. Throughout the street are shady alleys and flower beds. The embankment itself has two levels, the first is protected by a low wall from the water, there are shops here. And on the second tier there is a walking area. From here you can enjoy a magnificent view of Pushkinsky and Krymsky Bridge.
Crimean
This street was made completely pedestrian only in 2013. There are 4 zones here:
- the area under the Crimean bridge;
- Fountain Square;
- artists' zone with the Vernissage pavilion;
- Green Hills.
Kadashevskaya
The street stretches from Bolshaya Polyanka to Pyatnitskaya Street and is assigned to the Vodootvodny Canal. The most significant attraction is the Church of the Resurrection.
Marsh
It is famous for its "trees of love", to which newlyweds come, and is located on the left bank of the Vodootvodny Canal. Also here is an unofficial gathering place for informals, from punks to poisters. Beginning: the western arrow of the island, between the Vodootvodny Canal and the Moskva River, ends near the Malaya Moskovskaya ferry.
Ovchinnikovskaya
This Moscow embankment is small in size, located between Pyatnitskaya Street and Runovsky Lane. Famous for architectural buildings of the period of the XVII-XVIII centuries.
Derbenevskaya
Located between the Novospassky bridge and the firstPaveletsky passage. Quite a long embankment - 1300 meters. There are practically no sights here and mainly business centers are located.
Kotelnicheskaya
The length of the embankment is 2.5 kilometers, and it got its name from the former Kotelnicheskaya Sloboda. It was built only in 1870, but it was immediately paved with cobblestones.
Naturally, this is not a complete list of embankments in the capital. Since 2015, the My Street program has been launched in Moscow, within the framework of which more than a hundred streets have already been landscaped, thousands of trees have been planted. The program provides for the reconstruction of 12 embankments with a total length of 40 kilometers. And from 4 you get a whole arc, along which you can go directly: Krasnopresnenskaya - Smolenskaya - Rostovskaya - Savvinskaya. Moscow's embankments are the hallmark of the city and a comfortable urban environment.
