Lavov Most

Lavov Most

Lavov Most ( _bg. Лъвов мост, meaning "Lion's Bridge") is a bridge over the Vladaya River in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, built 1889-1891 by Czech architect Václav Prošek, his brother Jozef and his cousins Bohdan and Jiří. It gives the name to the important and busy juncture of Marie Louise Boulevard and Slivnitsa Boulevard at which it is located, connecting the Central Railway Station with the city centre and marking its northern border.

The bridge was built from stone at the place of an older bridge called "Sharen Most" (Шарен мост, "Motley Bridge") because it was decorated with red and yellow stripes. The name of Lavov Most comes from the four bronze sculptures of lions, its most recognizable feature. All metal elements of the bridge were produced by the Austrian company of Rudolph Philipp Waagner, and electric lights were installed in the early 1900s. The entire construction of the bridge cost 260,000 golden leva.

The Prošek family also designed and built the similar but eagle-themed Orlov Most marking the city centre's eastern border in 1891.

References

* cite web|url=http://www.symbol.bg/bg/articles_details.asp?ArticleID=23
title=Article about Orlov Most and Lavov Most |accessdate=2006-08-24| |date=1 July 2000 |publisher=Simvol |language=Bulgarian

ee also

* Orlov Most, the other famous bridge in Sofia.


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