Famous sculptures of winged lions-griffins on Bank Bridge in St.Petersburg sent for restoration

Famous sculptures of winged lions, griffins on Bank Bridge in Saint Petersburg dismantled and sent for restoration.

The lions stood on the site of 200 years and never left the bridge.

After removing the first griffin and removing the skirting with the pedestal it found a lot of stones, as well as coins and notes. As the Committee notes with personal data will be kept confidential, but the most interesting, which is impossible to identify the author, will present to the public.

Bank Bridge - a pedestrian bridge across the Griboyedov Canal in the Central district of St. Petersburg, Kazan and connects the island Spassky. It is a monument of architecture bridge construction of the first quarter of the XIX century, one of the three surviving pedestrian chain bridge in St. Petersburg (along with Lion and Pochtamtsky Bridge). It was built in 1825-1826 under the project of engineer Wilhelm von Tretter. Span consists of two metal chains, pendants and paintings. To strengthen the circuits that carry the bridge are iron console, hidden inside a hollow four griffins figures.

Especially famous bridge was brought mythical winged lions work of sculptor Pavel Sokolov. Sitting figure griffins height of 2.85 meters cast iron in 1828 at the Alexander Ironworks. The metal surface is painted olive green, imitating the color of the patina. Wings vychekaneny of copper sheet and gilded.