Three-Arch Bridge (Gatchina)

The Three-Arched Bridge in the Palace Park of Gatchina, also known as the Lion Bridge, got its name from the stone lion masks on the keystones of the arches, created by sculptor M. P. Alexandrov-Uvazhny from Pudost stone. According to the architect's plan, allegorical sculptures "Abundance of Rivers" and military trophies were supposed to stand on the pedestals, but after the death of Paul I this project was not implemented, although cast iron links for its railings had already been cast in Kronstadt. In 1944, the bridge was blown up by German troops during their retreat, as a result of which two arches survived on the side of the Karpin Pond, and only one with remnants of the keystone and a lion mask survived on the side of the Priory Park.