Saint Petersburg Manege

It replaced a disused canal connecting the Admiralty to the naval warehouses.

The Manege is a low, rectangular block with arched openings and lunettes.

According to the Companion Guide, "it mimics a 5th-century BC Athenian temple with a portico of eight Doric columns bearing a pediment and bas reliefs".

After the Russian Revolution the riding academy was rebuilt to accommodate a NKVD garage.

Since the latest reconstruction campaign (dating to the late 1970s), the Saint Petersburg Manege has housed the city's main exhibition hall.

As seen from the upper colonnade of St. Isaac's Cathedral