Wednesday Walk from Bobrinsky Palace to the city outskirts

Greetings friends! This time I decided to go to Avtovo to see the mosaic on the wall of the educational institution. I have to walk to the metro (it's about 2 kilometres), go underground for a few stops, get off at Avtovo metro station and then walk some more. I start my walk near the Bobrinskie Palace. Bobrinskie Palace was built in the XVIII century and is a monument of architecture in the style of classicism. The facade of the building faces Galernaya Street. But my route passes from the back side of this palace, there is Bobrinskiy garden.

A rotunda gazebo with a small dome closes the fence line that surrounds the garden from the side of the Admiralty Canals. I do not know for sure whether this gazebo was built at the same time as the palace or during the reconstruction of the territory in the early 19th century, but it is in the same style as the main building. This rotunda caught my attention during the walk because I am soon to see the metro station, which is built in the ‘neoclassicism’ style. When comparing these buildings, one can notice the roll call of different eras.

I pass by a shop with an unusual entrance - skeletons on the steps, as if guarding the doors. I don't go inside the shop, but judging by the signs, this shop sells shoes. I don't know why skeletons were chosen to advertise the shoe trade, but they are eye-catching, that's for sure. There are small houses on the neighbouring steps - they are covered in fresh snow and look cosy.

I get off the metro at Avtovo station and stop to take some photos. The starting point of my walk is located in the historical centre of the city, but Avtovo is a relatively young district. ‘Avtovo’ is the name of a village that was located in this area in the 17th century. In the XIX century there were gardening and dachas here. And in the XX century this area entered the city limits. The main building here is the middle and second half of the XX century, but there are also older buildings.

Avtovo is one of the stations of the first metro line in our city. It was opened in November 1955. The first metro stations were built in the style of neoclassicism - a style that relied on ‘ideal’ examples of architecture. Harmonious proportions, calibrated perspective, restrained colour palette, concise and refined details.

I take a photo of the above-ground metro pavilion and head towards the Shipbuilding College. The building itself is not particularly interesting, it was built to a typical design, but the side wall of this building was decorated with a mosaic panel in 1985. A few years ago, the building was rebuilt and part of the old building was demolished. The mosaic panel was preserved.

This is my entry for the #WednesdayWalk challenge by @tattoodjay.