Location : ANICHKOV BRIDGE
Saint Petersburg.
One of the first and most famous bridges in St. Petersburg is Anichkov Bridge. Of the three crossings crossing Nevsky Prospect, the bridge over the Fontanka with its amazing equestrian sculptures by sculptor P.K. Klodt is the most memorable. The Anichkov Bridge was named after the Lieutenant Colonel Engineer Mikhail Anichkov, whose regiment was based in this place and built this crossing. Now Anichkov bridge has a length of almost 55 meters, its width is 37.9 meters and consists of three spans.
During the blockade of Leningrad, the bridge was significantly damaged by artillery attacks. Granite parapets and railings sections were damaged. The crossing became a monument to the blockade: on the granite of the pedestal, Klodt’s horses didn’t specifically restore the trace of the fragments of the German artillery shell.