Marble bridge / Travel at Tsarskoye Selo / The routes of history.

in travel •  8 years ago 

My journey continues. And I want to show you a small but very beautiful bridge. Note the reflection in the water...

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Before you marble the bridge. He is presented as a colonnade on a granite base. On two sides there are stairs.

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Completely made of granite and marble details. These details were carved on lapidary factory. At that time it was located in the city of Yekaterinburg. In Tsarskoye Selo all the details were brought. The bridge was assembled in 1774. He stands here 243 years.

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An example of such constructions is the project of the bridge A. Palladio.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Palladio

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All photos taken by me during a walk in the Museum-reserve Tsarskoye Selo. I thank you for reading my blog and appreciate your comments. Feel free to follow me.

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Many thanks for this beautiful walk dear friend @madlenfox, congratulations on the beautiful captures, thank you very much for sharing these beautiful photos

Thanks for the visit, @jlufer. Enjoy the journey.

Very nice article! Thank you for sharing!upvoted and following you

Thank you Alina for Your visit. I hope that next visit will again be enjoyable for You too.

You're welcome! Have a nice weekend!