Admiralteysky Bridge (Gatchina)

The Admiralty Bridge, also known as the bridge with guardhouses, is a road stone arch structure spanning the channel between White and Black Lakes in Gatchina. This architectural monument of federal significance was built in 1793–1794 and named so due to its proximity to the Admiralty. During the Great Patriotic War, the bridge was blown up; only remnants of the abutments and pavilions survived, and its restoration was completed in 1990. The plinth and walls of the guardhouses are made of dressed Pudost stone, the floors are made of limestone slabs, and two square pavilions with rusticated walls and domed roofs topped with a gilded ball are located at the southern abutment.