It was a work assignment to make a certain shot of the Spaso-Prilutsky monastery. But I will show all the views that I have made. The monastery stands on the banks of the Vologda River. All rivers freeze in winter in our latitudes and it can be difficult to distinguish them from a snow-covered field.
But this is a huge plus: you can capture views that are not available in the summer...or can only be taken from a boat.
And in winter you can walk anywhere, the main thing is not to fall into the snow up to your waist.
Still next to the Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery there is a two-way railway line and there is a railway bridge across the river. I was just about to get to it!
To do this, you can walk along the tracks from the car level crossing, but this is prohibited and punishable by a fine, and there is a booth where the controller sits. Therefore, I chose a safer way for myself.
To do this, I had to go around the entire monastery and go straight to the bridge along a path trodden in the snow.
The bridge consists of two parts, that is, even of separate independent bridges. First of them was built in 1898.
But at that time the bridge was wooden and intended for narrow-gauge trains.
Only in 1913 it was replaced by a metal one with stone pillars. And then was changed it to a wide track.
In 1938, a second bridge was built, which is closer to the monastery. It serves to this day. And the second was replaced in 1988 with a similar to the first one in design.
The view from the bridge to the monastery is simply excellent!
I wish I could climb to the very top of the bridge...but this is unsafe for life and wallet.
In addition, a high-voltage line for electric trains runs in the upper part.
If in the summer the trains passed every 10-15 minutes, then this time during my stay here I did not find a single train.
Correctly, such a structure is called a bridge with through metal trusses on stone abutments.
A couple of times I even saw the monastery from the window of a passenger train.
The newer bridge is trapezoidal.
And the older one is the shape of an elongated hexagon.
The best view of the monastery opens from the opposite bank of the river, where there is no pedestrian access in summer because of the impenetrable willow bushes.
From the small figure of a man walking next to the tower, one can estimate the scale and grandeur of this ancient building.
And, moreover, this is still not the largest monastery in the region!
The Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery is one of my favorite places for walking with my family.