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The Ioannovsky bridge
The history of the Ioannovsky bridge has begun together with history of St.-Petersburg, in 1703 when the Peter and Paul Fortress – the first structure of a young city has been put. The Ioannovsky bridge could become the first bridge construction of Northern Capital. Then, during those far times, it was naplavnym, the wooden bridge which has become by a crossing through Kronverksky channel and connected self a fortress with structures on the Policeman (nowadays Petrograd) island. Originally this bridge was called as Petrov, and long time was the first constant and oldest crossing in Petersburg. Its wooden flooring has been divided on proezzhuju and foot parts. By the end of 1760th years almost all surface of the Petrovsky bridge has been laid out by a cobble-stone, except for it razvodnoj parts which still remained wooden.
The Petrovsky bridge was perestoen in 1887, and is simultaneously renamed in Ioannovsky, proceeding from the name of east ravelin – a Peter and Paul Fortress prefortification, the name to which, has been in turn given in honour of Anna Ioannovny's reigning at that time father and a name of brother Peter I - John.
Next time, the Ioannovsky bridge reconstructed in 1953, under the direction of architect-restorer A.L.Rogacha and engineer P.V.Bazhenov. Then on the bridge the new lanterns similar to lanterns, remained from Suvorovsky naplavnogo the bridge existing in 1824-1897 and as the making parts of a lattice made the metal are updated have been established.
It is interesting that decorative registration of one part of the Ioannovsky bridge has some similarities to registration of lattices of quays of Kronverksky passage. Other part of this bridge structure has a lattice, on the bottom and which top edge pass intricately twisted vegetative ornaments limited to semicircles. The lattice represents rhombuses, obrazuemye crossed cores in which points of the message there are sockets, the oval form. Made in a kind liktorskih rolls, bridge racks, crown bilateral fighting axes.
Last capital restoration repair of the Ioannovsky bridge has been made in 2001-2003 which has concerned first of all bridge arcades when there was a replacement of a bridge cloth and the device of a waterproofing, arcade facing and as repair of facing of foundations has been made. Then the arch of a bridge construction, by means of technology use inektirovanija - laying strengthenings has been strengthened. Besides, the open internal arch of the Ioannovsky bridge have processed the special chemical compound, capable to protect a stone from pernicious influence of a moisture and which garantirovanno will protect a calcareous laying of the arch for the term up to 30 years. Have been restored and the floor lamps-lanterns established on the bridge on which again there were recreated gilt figures of eagles, and lamps and plafonds are replaced by the new. The pig-iron lattice of the Ioannovsky bridge as has been updated and restored. The length ruslovoj has made bridge parts 74 metres, its general length – 152 metres, and width – 10 metres. Everything, on repair work on restoration of the Ioannovsky bridge, it has been spent about 75 millions the roubles allocated from the city budget.
In May, 2003, near one of bridge piles the bronze sculpture of Zajchika which have escaped from flooding, by height in 58 centimetres, executed by sculptor S.Petchenko has been established. This figure ushastogo the inhabitant of the Hare island became an original talisman of the Ioannovsky bridge, and as favourite sight of the tourists generously showering with Zajchika by coins.
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