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One of seven bascule bridges built across the Fontanka River in the 1780s, the Lomonosov Bridge has retained its charming historical aspect, and is still one of the most elegant in St. Petersburg. The design of the bridge is attributed to the French engineer Jean-Richard Perrone, and consists of two arched stone side spans, and a short central span, originally rising, with four towers. The bridge was renovated and restored in 1912, and four obelisks with six-sided lamps were added to the bridge's piers. Since then it has remained unaltered.
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