Palace Bridge

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bascule bridge movable bridge road bridge tourist attraction

Palace Bridge is a historic bascule bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its nightly raising and its central role linking the city’s main islands near the Winter Palace.

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bascule bridge → movable bridge → road bridge → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	Dvortsoviy Most →
architect	Andrey Pshenitsky NERFINISHED →
connects	Admiralty Island NERFINISHED → Vasilievsky Island →
constructionEndDate	1916 →
constructionStartDate	1911 →
country	Russia →
crosses	Neva River →
culturalHeritageStatus	object of cultural heritage of Russia →
designer	Andrey Pshenitsky NERFINISHED →
featuredIn	panoramic views of the Neva River →
hasCoordinateLocation	59.940°N 30.308°E →
hasFunction	allows passage of large ships on the Neva →
hasLighting	architectural illumination →
hasMainSpanType	double-leaf bascule →
hasNightlyRaising	yes →
languageOfName	Russian →
length	about 260 metres →
locatedIn	Saint Petersburg → Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg →
maintainedBy	City of Saint Petersburg →
materialUsed	granite → steel →
near	Hermitage Museum → Palace Embankment → Winter Palace →
nightOpeningAttracts	tourists →
numberOfSpans	5 →
openingDate	1916 →
partOf	Palace Embankment ensemble →
roadCarries	Palace Passage →
significance	symbol of Saint Petersburg →
usedFor	pedestrian traffic → road traffic →
width	about 27.7 metres →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Admiralty Embankment →	connectsWith
Neva River →	crossedBy
Palace Embankment →	hasLandmark