⁴ᴷ St Petersburg Russia Walking Tour: Nevsky Avenue - Anichkov bridge in the snow
Channel: IVAR MALDEIKIS
Date: 18/02/2021

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In this winter video we will walk through St. Petersburg (Russia), across the Anichkov bridge. Our walk will start from the snow-covered Nevsky Prospekt along the Anichky Bridge in two directions.

Map of the Walk: https://goo.gl/maps/ZXv9ShBdwSL93KeY7

⛅ -8℃ / 17℉,  1.30pm,
Video Resolution: 4K 60fps 
🎥 DJI  Pocket2 
Date of Shooting: 14 February

Route Timestamps:
00:00 Fontanka river embankment.
00:09 View of the Anichkov bridge 1787.
00:41 Fontanka River. The old name is unnamed Eric.
01:10 A horse with a walking youth.
02:09 Monument The young man sitting down the horse.
03:07 Nevsky Prospect.
03:16 House of the merchant Sharov 1806.
04:37 A young man defeated by a horse.
05:26 A young man taking a horse by the bridle.

In 1715, by order of the Russian Emperor, the first wooden Anichkov Bridge was erected.
The bridge got its name thanks to Lieutenant Colonel Mikhail Anichkov, as his engineering battalion was building the bridge. The width of the Fontanka River in this place was about 200 meters. The old name of the river is Nameless Eric.
In 1721, the Anichkov Bridge was rebuilt - it was significantly expanded.
In 1840 the bridge was enlarged again.
In 1850, bronze figures of horses were installed on the bridge. The Anichkov Bridge was ready.
Klodt's sculptures reflect the stages of the conquest of the horse by man and symbolize the struggle between man and the forces of nature.
They depict the various stages of a horse's struggle with a tamer, from furious resistance to gradual submission.

The Arabian horse Amalatbek posed for the sculptures. The sculptor's daughter put the horse on its hind legs.

In the world of plastic art, Klodt's horses are still unsurpassed.

The bridge is 54.6 m long and 37.9 m wide.


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