Iset River Embankment
Russia. Sverdlovsk region, Yekaterenburg, Lenin Avenue
Description:
The embankment of the Iset River is located on the Yekaterinburg Plotinka, which is the oldest building in the whole of Yekaterinburg. It was made of Ural, rocky in water, larch. Its height is 6.5 meters, width is 43 meters, and length is 209 meters.
After the construction of a stone retaining wall, along the lower part of the slope of the dam, in 1830, a fence of stone with cast-iron grilles was installed. In 1886 there was formed a square with monuments of Peter I and Catherine I. Today, the promenade is a popular place for walking among locals and tourists.