• Anichkov Bridge is a road stone arch bridge across the Fontanka River in the Central District of St. Petersburg, connecting Spassky and Bezymyanny Islands.
  • The grand opening of the Anichkov Bridge took place in January 1842. The towers were removed, and three spans were laid out with a brick and faced with granite.
  • Now it seems that there is no better place for these magnificent sculptures. But in fact, the history of their installation did not begin with the Anichkov bridge at all.
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  • The Anichkov Bridge is the most established and most renowned scaffold over the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
  • It became one of the symbols of St. Petersburg. Anichkov Bridge is one of the main structures of the architectural ensemble of Nevsky Prospect.
  • Today, the Anichkov Bridge is a three-span structure in the form of three shallow arches, laid out of brick, on stone supports and faced with granite.
  • The bridge was named so after Lieutenant Colonel Anichkov by the soldiers who built the bridge. Anichkov Bridge is the oldest bridge of St. Petersburg.