Historic building
Katariina pier
Katariina pier on the Paljassaare peninsula was planned in 1911 as a 2.5-kilometre breakwater for Peter the Great's naval port, to shield the new harbour from northern storms and stop drifting sand clogging its mouth. On 12 July 1912 Emperor Nicholas II himself laid the foundation stone of the naval base here and named it the Port of Peter the Great; people probably then named the pier after Peter's wife, Catherine, though that name never appears in the original plans. A temporary 'Emperor's pavilion' built for the ceremony stood until the mid-1920s. Only 500 metres were ever built, of which about 300 survive, with a stretch of narrow-gauge rail and a crane base.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Paljassaare poolsaarel asuv Katariina kai kavandati 1911. aastal Peeter Suure Sadama 2,5 km pikkuseks muuliks, mis kaitseks uut sadamat põhjatormide eest ja takistaks liiva kandumist sadamasuudmesse. 12. juulil 1912 pani keiser Nikolai II siin oma käega mereväebaasi põhjakivi ja nimetas selle Peeter Suure Sadamaks; arvatavasti andis rahvas siis muulile Peetri abikaasa Katariina nime, kuigi algprojektis seda nime ei esine. Tseremooniaks ehitatud ajutine Keisripaviljon püsis 1920. aastate keskpaigani. Muuli ehitati vaid 500 meetrit, millest on alles umbes 300, koos lõigu kitsarööpmelise raudtee ja kraana alusega.