Today in St. Petersburg there are about 800 bridges, each of which has its own history and unique charm, many decorated with wrought-iron lanterns and statues - another famous symbol of St. Petersburg.
The hallmark of the city is the famous drawbridges, which you can also admire which you can during navigation in St. Petersburg - from April 10, 2020.
We have compiled for you a list of the most picturesque bridges and canals of St. Petersburg, where you can make amazing memorable photos.
So, one of the most picturesque bridges of St. Petersburg:
1. Palace Bridge
One of the main symbols of the city on the Neva. Surrounded by monuments and the Peter and Paul Fortress in the background, it is he who beckons locals and tourists in the summer to participate in the celebrations during the White Nights, and recently, the Palace “started singing” - he is bred to music.
* The most “postcard” city bridge.
2. Anichkov bridge
One of the most famous and oldest crossings of St. Petersburg.
What is unique: sculptures of horses of Peter Klodt. In the 1840s, sculptures cast in bronze appeared “The Horse with the Walking Boy” and “The Boy Taking the Horse under the Bridle”. And the bridge owes its name to Lieutenant Colonel Engineer Mikhail Anichkov, whose battalion was once stationed behind the Fontanka in the so-called Anichkova settlement.
* unique sculptures of horses by Peter Klodt.
4. Blue bridge
They say that the same wooden crossings were built on the Moika River. To prevent residents from getting confused, the bridges were painted in different colors: blue, green, red and yellow. Now only three of them remain. Despite the fact that ferries have long been iron, the tradition of making them colored remains.
* The widest bridge in the city.
5. Kisses bridge
One of the oldest bridges in the city. However, in the first place he is famous not for this, but for his name. Contrary to popular belief, the crossing was not named so because of the abundance of kissers, but by the name of the merchant Potseluev, who lived nearby. However, this does not prevent dozens of lovers from coming here. After all, there is a belief that a kiss on this bridge brings happiness.
* number of locks of lovers
6. Annunciation bridge
The first permanent bridge of St. Petersburg. He appeared back in 1850. By the way, during the days of the revolution, the cruiser Aurora was located on the right bank near the Annunciation Bridge. From here, the ship fired the famous volley at the Winter Palace.
* The first permanent bridge across the Neva.
7. Egyptian bridge
Egyptian is its lightweight version of the suspension chain Panteleimonovsky bridge over the Fontanka River near the Summer Garden with three supporting chains instead of five.
* Sphinxes adorn the crossing.
8. Bank bridge
One of the three suspension chain bridges of the Northern capital (Anichkov, Bankovsky and Leviny). Next to the crossing is the building of the former Assignation Bank, which now houses the St. Petersburg State University of Economics, hence the name. The bridge is one of the symbols of St. Petersburg.
* statues of griffins.
9. Triple bridge
This is not even a crossing, but a real bridge composition. Several bridges connect the three islands: Spassky, 1st Admiralteysky and Kazan. They are located at the junction of the Griboedov Canal and the Moika River. The Triple Bridge consists of the Malo-Konyushenny, the Theater and the land dam bridge converging at one point between two rivers (sometimes called the Pedestrian). Visually, all three crossings converge at one point.
10. The Lion Bridge
One of the three surviving pedestrian chain bridges in St. Petersburg (along with the Bank and Pochtamtsky bridges). The Lion Bridge got its name from four cast-iron sculptures of lions by the sculptor P.P. Sokolov, located at the corners of the bridge.