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Large Chinese Bridge

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Large Chinese Bridge

The Large Chinese Bridge (Russian: Большой Китайский мост) is a small bridge over the Krestovy Channel located in the Chinese Village in the Alexander Park of Tsarskoye Selo 25 km south of the centre of Saint Petersburg. The bridge is located near the Chinese Theatre, opposite the central gates of t

he Catherine Palace. It is one of the entrances to Alexander Park. The bridge is named Large to distinguish it from two Small (or Iron) Chinese Bridges located in the park. The Large Chinese Bridge was commissioned by Catherine the Great as part of her plan to create a Chinoiserie in her park. Catherine ordered Antonio Rinaldi and Charles Cameron to model the village after a Chinese engraving from her personal collection. The village was expected to consist of 18 stylized Chinese houses (only ten were completed), shadowed by an octagonal domed observatory (not completed). The Large Chinese Bridge is constructed out of pink granite. The most original features of the bridge are the low wall barriers stylishly decorated with tall, granite vases which have intertwining branches of red iron "coral" iron. Originally, in addition to the vases and iron coral, the Large Chinese Bridge was decorated...

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