Manezhnaya Square, Saint Petersburg
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59°56′9"N 30°20′25"E
Manezhnaya Square ia a square
in the Tsentralny District
of Saint Petersburg
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In some guidebooks this square may be also named a Riding-School Square: "riding school" is one of the variants in which and may be translated.
The shape of Manezhnaya Square is close to the right-angled triangle. Its longest cathetus
, the southern side of Manezhnaya Square is formed with Italyanskaya Street, which runs parallel to Nevsky Prospect, at about hundred meters north of it. The shortest cathetus is Karavannaya Street, which forms the eastern side of the square running from Nevky prospect to the north. Another street connecting the square to Nevsky is Malaya Sadovaya which intersects Italyanskaya Street at the western corner of the square. Here converges the third, longest side — the "hypotenuse
" of this triangle square. Driveways flanking one of the buildings on this side of the square merge behind it into boulevard, Klenovaya alley, which runs from Manezhnaya Square to Mikhailovsky Castle
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Manezhnaya Square ia a square
Town square
A town square is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. Other names for town square are civic center, city square, urban square, market square, public square, and town green.Most town squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets,...
in the Tsentralny District
Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg
Tsentralny District is a district of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It borders the Neva River in the north and in the east, Obvodny Canal in the south, and areas around the Gorokhovaya Street in the west...
of Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
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In some guidebooks this square may be also named a Riding-School Square: "riding school" is one of the variants in which and may be translated.
The shape of Manezhnaya Square is close to the right-angled triangle. Its longest cathetus
Cathetus
In a right triangle, the cathetus , commonly known as a leg, is either of the sides that are adjacent to the right angle. It is occasionally called the periphrasis . The side opposite the right angle is the hypotenuse...
, the southern side of Manezhnaya Square is formed with Italyanskaya Street, which runs parallel to Nevsky Prospect, at about hundred meters north of it. The shortest cathetus is Karavannaya Street, which forms the eastern side of the square running from Nevky prospect to the north. Another street connecting the square to Nevsky is Malaya Sadovaya which intersects Italyanskaya Street at the western corner of the square. Here converges the third, longest side — the "hypotenuse
Hypotenuse
In geometry, a hypotenuse is the longest side of a right-angled triangle, the side opposite the right angle. The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle can be found using the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the...
" of this triangle square. Driveways flanking one of the buildings on this side of the square merge behind it into boulevard, Klenovaya alley, which runs from Manezhnaya Square to Mikhailovsky Castle
Saint Michael's Castle
St. Michael's Castle , also called the Mikhailovsky Castle or the Engineers Castle , is a former royal residence in the historic centre of Saint Petersburg, Russia. St. Michael's Castle was built as a residence for Emperor Paul I by architects Vincenzo Brenna and Vasili Bazhenov in 1797-1801...
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Walkmap
| 1 — Stables of Mikhailovsky Castle (east wing). | 8 — Apartment house. | |
| 2 — House of ex Military Ministry. | 9 — Apartment house. | |
| 3 — Mikhailovsky Manege (Zimniy Stadion). | 10 — Apartment house. | |
| 4 — Apartment house. | 11 — Apartment house. | |
| 5 — Old Manege Garden. | 12 — Apartment house. | |
| 6 — Stables of Mikhailovsky Castle (west wing) | 13 — Apartment house. | |
| 7 — The House of Radio. | 14 — The House of Cinematography. | |
| 15 — New Manege Garden. | ||