From the Planetarium to the Gas Works: Industrial Heritage

A walk from the Obvodny Canal to St. Petersburg's oldest gas works
Stories along the route
Тяговая подстанция № 15 «Клинская» · 0.0 km
Before you stands not just a building in the constructivist style — this is the place where the city once began to breathe again.
Рузовский мост · 0.5 km
You are standing on Ruzovsky Bridge, and beneath you is the Obvodny Canal. This bridge is not just a crossing, but part of the city's great industrial past.
Можайский мост · 0.5 km
You are standing on a bridge that isn't simply thrown across the water — it literally carries warmth within itself. This is the Mozhaisky Bridge — a pedestrian, metal, beam bridge.
Планетарий № 1 · 0.7 km
You are standing in front of a dome that seems to have landed from the future, but in fact it's a piece of the past. This is Planetarium No. 1, and it hides inside an old gas holder.
Главный газовый завод Общества столичного освещения · 1.2 km
Перед вами — не просто кирпичные руины, а настоящий храм света, который когда-то зажигал весь Петербург. Представьте: середина XIX века, улицы города тонут во тьме, и вот Общество столичного освещения решает подарить им…
Газовый мост · 1.9 km
You are standing on a bridge that doesn't rumble under car wheels, but rings under footsteps. This is the Gas Bridge — quiet, pedestrian, made of metal.