An old engraving showing The Nicholas (Nikolaevsky) Chain Bridge over the Dnieper in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The bridge was designed by British/Irish engineer Charles Blacker Vignoles. Construction started in 1848 and was completed in 1853. The 776-metre-long (2,546 ft) bridge was the largest at that time in Europe. In 1920, during the Polish-Soviet War, the bridge was blown up by retreating Polish troops. It was rebuilt with major changes in 1925 and named the Yevgenia Bosch Bridge.
An old engraving showing The Nicholas (Nikolaevsky) Chain Bridge over the Dnieper in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The bridge was designed by British/Irish engineer Charles Blacker Vignoles. Construction started in 1848 and was completed in 1853. The 776-metre-long (2,546 ft) bridge was the largest at that time in Europe. In 1920, during the Polish-Soviet War, the bridge was blown up by retreating Polish troops. It was rebuilt with major changes in 1925 and named the Yevgenia Bosch Bridge. This bridge was demolished by retreating Soviet troops in 1941. In 1965 a new Kyiv Metro Bridge was built on the site.
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Location: Kiev, Ukraine
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
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