Legendary Bridges. Stories and Legends of St. Petersburg's Bridges
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Legendary Bridges. Stories and Legends of St. Petersburg's Bridges
9.99 €
St. Petersburg is a city of white nights, luxurious mansions, numerous rivers and canals and, of course, a variety of bridges. According to official data, there are 443 bridges in the city on the Neva River, and St. Petersburg itself ranks fifth in the world, behind only Hamburg, Berlin, Amsterdam and Venice.
The author of this book, accredited guide of the 1st category Lilia Sergeeva, will tell you about the most famous, remarkable and interesting bridges of the northern capital. Looking through panoramic photos and archive illustrations, you will take a "walk" along the rivers Moika and Fontanka, cross the Lebyazhya Canal, marvel at the beauty of the Griboedov Canal and, of course, look at the bridges on the Bolshoi Neva, approaching the very borders of the Gulf of Finland.
- What were the first bridges of St. Petersburg and who built them?
- Why do the lions on the Bank Bridge have no mane?
- What is the real cause of the St. Petersburg floods?
- How are bridges and "Lieutenant Schmidt's children" connected?
- Where is the "ghost bridge" located?
Tracing the history of bridges in St. Petersburg - Petrograd - Leningrad, it is as if we are reading a fairy tale about how bridges gradually turned from ordinary wooden crossings into the main decoration of the city. Whatever material they were built of - stone, cast iron, reinforced concrete, steel, aluminum - they became an integral part of St. Petersburg views. Walk along these bridges and embankments - perhaps in their reflections in the water you will see and hear new stories and legends revealed only to you. Look at the bridges from the water from pleasure boats, feel their inextricable connection with the city, its mysteries and secrets. Open this book and immerse yourself in the living history of St. Petersburg.
The author of this book, accredited guide of the 1st category Lilia Sergeeva, will tell you about the most famous, remarkable and interesting bridges of the northern capital. Looking through panoramic photos and archive illustrations, you will take a "walk" along the rivers Moika and Fontanka, cross the Lebyazhya Canal, marvel at the beauty of the Griboedov Canal and, of course, look at the bridges on the Bolshoi Neva, approaching the very borders of the Gulf of Finland.
- What were the first bridges of St. Petersburg and who built them?
- Why do the lions on the Bank Bridge have no mane?
- What is the real cause of the St. Petersburg floods?
- How are bridges and "Lieutenant Schmidt's children" connected?
- Where is the "ghost bridge" located?
Tracing the history of bridges in St. Petersburg - Petrograd - Leningrad, it is as if we are reading a fairy tale about how bridges gradually turned from ordinary wooden crossings into the main decoration of the city. Whatever material they were built of - stone, cast iron, reinforced concrete, steel, aluminum - they became an integral part of St. Petersburg views. Walk along these bridges and embankments - perhaps in their reflections in the water you will see and hear new stories and legends revealed only to you. Look at the bridges from the water from pleasure boats, feel their inextricable connection with the city, its mysteries and secrets. Open this book and immerse yourself in the living history of St. Petersburg.
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