Bank Bridge

Bank Bridge (Russian: Bankovsky most, Банковский мост) is a 25-meter-long pedestrian bridge crossing the Griboedov Canal near the Assignation Bank in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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Bank Bridge

Like other bridges across the canal, the existing structure dates from 1826. The bridge engineer was Wilhelm von Traitteur, who conceived of a pedestrian separation structure suspended by cables. The bridge has undergone quite a few structural modifications since. It is best known for four sculptures of griffins crowning the abutments. They were designed by sculptor Pavel Sokolov (1764-1835), who also contributed lions for Bridge of Lions and sphinxes for Egyptian Bridge.

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