Bridges of St. Petersburg: “Everyone had his favorite bridge...”
When we were young, we roamed the city.
My friends and I met the dawn.
We made the appointment, and we all thought,
There is no better bridge than a meeting place.
Davidovich L., Dragunsky V.
Bridges of St. Petersburg are iconic buildings and the most important recognizable sights, points of attraction for tourists and citizens.
In total, there are more than 300 buildings in the city itself, and about 400 with suburbs. There is a special "book of records" of St. Petersburg bridges. The longest is considered to be The Great Obukhov Bridge through the Neva (2824 m), Blue Bridgeacross the river Moika is the title of the widest (97.3 m), and Bridge dedicated to Alexander NevskyIt became the longest among the divorces.
Palace Bridge One of the most famous in St. Petersburg and in the world.
If you walk in the center of St. Petersburg, then, of course, visit the Palace Square and, if desired, the Palace Bridge.
The Palace Bridge is one of the hallmarks of the city. It was built according to the project of A. P. Pshenitsky in 1916. In Soviet times until 1944 it was called Republican.
Why is it considered the most important? In addition to being the most central, it is 260 m long, 27.7 m wide. Above the Neva is raised six meters, and in the diluted state - 30 meters.
Ancient bridges of St. Petersburg: Hermitage - a beautiful stone bridge with granite cladding,Lomonosov Bridge across the Fontanka River, Lion Bridge. Foundry bridge of the draw type, the Annunciation Bridge (connected Vasilievsky Island and the English Embankment),2nd Engineering Bridge (built in 1824-1826 by engineers P. P. Bazin and E. K. Clapeyron), Three-part bridge Kazan bridge hay bridge Banking and Stone Bridges.
Triple bridge A unique example of bridge building in the world. At one point, three buildings converge – the Small Stable Bridge, the Theatre Bridge and the dam bridge connecting the two rivers.
At the bridges of St. Petersburg, you can and should make cherished wishes.
Consistency This is one of the most interesting, little-known sights of St. Petersburg. From a certain place, a tourist can see 7 bridges with his own eyes and take beautiful photos.
They say that any wish made here is necessarily fulfilled. To see the seven bridges, you need to go to St. Nicholas Cathedral and stand on the embankment so that it was on the left side.
Anichkov Bridge - the pride of St. Petersburg. It is listed in all guidebooks and is mandatory for tourists to visit.
Peter Karlovich Klodt is the author of the famous sculptural group “Taming a Horse by a Man”, which adorns the bridge. It took Claudt more than 20 years to create the sculptures.
The idea of the author was that the viewer, moving from one sculpture to another, “read” the plot: from the beginning of the taming of the horse to the complete submission of the horse by man. A total of 4 sculptures were installed.
Similar horses can also be seen in Berlin: Nicholas I gave copies to European monarchs.
Annunciation Bridge It is one of the attractions of St. Petersburg. It was built in 1842 as a permanent bridge across the Neva River between Vasilievsky Island and the English Embankment, designed by S.V. Kerbedz.
In 1850, the bridge was officially opened for crews and pedestrians, at that time it became the longest bridge in Europe, its length was about 365 meters.
It was called the Annunciation, according to the Annunciation Church of the Horse Guards Regiment, located on the square of the same name.
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