Leningradsky Avenue
Major arterial avenue in Moscow, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leningradsky Prospekt (Russian: Ленингра́дский проспе́кт), or Leningrad Avenue, is a major arterial avenue in Moscow, Russia. It continues the path of Tverskaya Street and 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street north-west from Belorussky Rail Terminal, and changes the name once again to Leningradskoye Highway past the Sokol metro station. The Highway continues its way to Saint Petersburg via Tver (not unlike Moskovsky Avenue in Saint Petersburg, which is named after, and leads to, Moscow).
Clockwise from top: VTB Arena, Mail.ru office, Finance University, Petrovsky Palace, Hotel Sovetsky, Building in Stalinist architecture | |
Native name | Ленинградский проспект (Russian) |
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Length | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
Location | Moscow Northern Administrative Okrug |
Nearest metro station | Belorusskaya Dinamo Aeroport Sokol |
Until 1957, Leningradsky Prospekt was part of Leningrad Highway (Petersburg Highway prior to 1924). Both avenues retain their Lenin-related names after the reinstatement of the historical Saint Petersburg name.