Mysterious St. Petersburg, the architecture of which amazes the imagination of tourists, gives locals many reasons to be proud. Northern Venice with a great culture fascinates with its special beauty and plunges into the past, causing a wide variety of emotions. To learn more about the atmospheric and mysterious city, guests come here who are breathtaking from the sight seen. Forever in love with itself St. Petersburg attracts with incomparable energy, powerful and unforgettable.
One of the three bestial bridges
The visiting card of the cultural capital of Russia is the bridges of the history that preserve the spirit of history, created by talented craftsmen. Among the huge number of city crossings on the Neva, the so-called bestial stand out. These are interesting structures built and decorated by famous authors P. Sokolov and V. Tretter.
One of the most interesting pedestrian structures recognized "Lion Bridge" in St. Petersburg, which is the main attraction of the historic city. An architectural monument with a length of almost 28 meters is always full of tourists, who take pictures with pleasure on a suspended structure decorated with powerful figures of snow-white lions.
Popular attraction
The chain “Lion Bridge” in the Griboedov Canal area opened on July 1, 1826. On this day, almost three thousand local residents walked along it, attracted by the unique appearance of the structure, on four sides of which two-meter sculptures of animals stood. Lviv was made at the iron foundry of the city and painted marbled.
After its opening, a local attraction began to gain popularity not only in St. Petersburg, but also abroad. The famous architect from Germany, Hesse, admiring the original bridge, set out to recreate a small copy of it, which was later installed in the Berlin Tiergarten park. True, the span structure and railings were made of wood.
Terrible animals, as conceived by the authors, serve not only as the main decoration of the magnificent structure: inside the hollow sculptures are various mechanisms and mounts on which the Lion Bridge rests. Cast original figures, consisting of two halves, made of cast iron. On their backs and chest, even with the naked eye, you can see the connecting seam.
Reconstruction
The townspeople were amazed at the mismatch of monumental figures with an elegant structure, decorated with an openwork lattice, which made the structure light. Unfortunately, in the XIX century it was replaced by an ordinary iron fence. The hexagonal lanterns illuminating the Lion Bridge were removed, and animal figures changed their light shade to dark. Only in 1954, the building was restored, returning to place the missing structural details. And after 56 years, the sculptures were repainted in their original color.
Signs related to the bridge
Several legends are also associated with the oldest bridge. One of them says that a person who stands between the lions and reaches for the figures with his fingertips will be happy, and his cherished desire will be fulfilled. Two centuries ago, when there was no ultrasound, there was a sign that made it possible to determine the sex of the baby: the future mother got up on the Lion Bridge and waited for who would rise first on it - man or woman. Most often, the prediction came true. Tourists passing through the historical monument, necessarily make a wish and rub their paws with muscular animals.
Where is one of the main attractions of North Palmyra?
A ten-minute walk from St. Isaac's Square is the popular Lion Bridge in St. Petersburg, whose address is 97, Griboedov Canal Embankment. The nearest metro stations are Spasskaya, Sennaya Ploshchad, Sadovaya. From them, it will not be difficult for tourists to get to the local attractions.
Hotel Lion Bridge
Next to a curious tourist site, there is a mini-hotel located a 10-minute walk from Sadovaya metro station. “At the Lion Bridge” offers comfortable accommodation in stylish rooms of the “standard” and “economy” categories, equipped with everything necessary for living.
Tourists love to stroll through the original structure, which looks incredibly beautiful in the moonlight. The snow-white figures of lions look amazing at night, when their silhouettes tremble in the dark smooth surface of the Griboedov Canal. Tired guests of St. Petersburg are returning to a cozy mini-hotel to relax and take a new trip into the city on the Neva, full of secrets and mysteries.