Gilded wings of griffon statues.

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. 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 2201 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 2201 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A Pedestrian separation structure is any structure that removes pedestrians from a vehicle pathway. ... The Griffin (Greek gryphos, Persian شیردال‌ shirdal lion-eagle) (also spelled gryphon and, less commonly, gryphen, griffon, griffen, or gryphin) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. ... An Abutment is the end supports of a bridge superstructure. ... Mid 20th-century view of the bridge. ... Egyptian Bridge in the 19th century. ...