Winter Canal

Originally the canal was named Old Palace Canal (). From 1780 it was called either Winter House Canal () or Winter Palace Canal (). Townspeople started to call it simply (meaning Winter Canal), and in 1828 the canal was officially renamed to its current name – Winter Canal (pronounced in Russian as Zimnyaya Kanavka, literally meaning Winter Groove). == Bridges ==

There are three bridges across Winter Canal: • Hermitage Bridge (along Palace Embankment) • First Winter Bridge (along Millionnaya Street) • Second Winter Bridge (along Moika River Embankment) == References ==