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(Египетский мост) in [[St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]], carries Lermontov Avenue over the [[Fontanka River]]. |
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The one-span [[suspension bridge]] that it replaced was of historical interest as a monument to early 19th-century [[Egyptomania]]. It was constructed in 1825-1826 based on designs by two civil engineers, Von Traitteur and Christianowicz. Its granite [[abutment]]s were topped with [[cast-iron]] [[sphinx]]es and [[hexagon]]al [[lantern]]s. An unusual feature was a pair of cast-iron gates featuring Egyptian-style columns, ornaments, and [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|hieroglyph]]ics, with many details of the ironwork elaborately [[gilding|gilded]]. |
The one-span [[suspension bridge]] that it replaced was of historical interest as a monument to early 19th-century [[Egyptomania]]. It was constructed in 1825-1826 based on designs by two civil engineers, Von Traitteur and Christianowicz. Its granite [[abutment]]s were topped with [[cast-iron]] [[sphinx]]es and [[hexagon]]al [[lantern]]s. An unusual feature was a pair of cast-iron gates featuring Egyptian-style columns, ornaments, and [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|hieroglyph]]ics, with many details of the ironwork elaborately [[gilding|gilded]]. |
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Revision as of 21:46, 22 April 2014
(Египетский мост) in St. Petersburg, Russia, carries Lermontov Avenue over the Fontanka River.
The one-span suspension bridge that it replaced was of historical interest as a monument to early 19th-century Egyptomania. It was constructed in 1825-1826 based on designs by two civil engineers, Von Traitteur and Christianowicz. Its granite abutments were topped with cast-iron sphinxes and hexagonal lanterns. An unusual feature was a pair of cast-iron gates featuring Egyptian-style columns, ornaments, and hieroglyphics, with many details of the ironwork elaborately gilded.
The original bridge, used by both pedestrians and horse-drawn transport, collapsed on January 20, 1905, when a cavalry squadron was marching across it. The present structure, incorporating sphinxes and several other details from the 19th-century bridge, was completed in 1955.
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