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.
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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.
https://sun9-46.userapi.com/et_LDayAgPyvrc1Hjlp_PLgfiS4_lE0xAKXBKQ/gpTvdNx2TeQ.jpg

And in winter you can walk anywhere, the main thing is not to fall into the snow up to your waist.
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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!
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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.
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To do this, I had to go around the entire monastery and go straight to the bridge along a path trodden in the snow.
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The bridge consists of two parts, that is, even of separate independent bridges. First of them was built in 1898.
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But at that time the bridge was wooden and intended for narrow-gauge trains.
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Only in 1913 it was replaced by a metal one with stone pillars. And then was changed it to a wide track.
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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.
https://sun9-24.userapi.com/7iY2QJTyWQOxC5rr3c6aVKeOAJA6fBCTv-CZmQ/COPCrUdo_Kc.jpg

The view from the bridge to the monastery is simply excellent!
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I wish I could climb to the very top of the bridge...but this is unsafe for life and wallet.
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In addition, a high-voltage line for electric trains runs in the upper part.
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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.
https://sun9-48.userapi.com/dQKHiwvClfc2XwIoJ782SGgFna47BmjzOqMYEQ/ABmEDvYvzzI.jpg

Correctly, such a structure is called a bridge with through metal trusses on stone abutments.
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A couple of times I even saw the monastery from the window of a passenger train.
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The newer bridge is trapezoidal.
https://sun9-3.userapi.com/KLeq1IXmHf5A_823wNHlidKJ18VxRxGtSv68yw/-QYa2IUL6ZY.jpg

And the older one is the shape of an elongated hexagon.
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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.
https://sun9-44.userapi.com/dmrTePyuSTyo5dpmS137rxC-cKmOu58YGerv-A/IBjnWf04N2g.jpg

From the small figure of a man walking next to the tower, one can estimate the scale and grandeur of this ancient building.
https://sun9-67.userapi.com/JeJ4Y-kC3HxGGNRjcdAhqMusBHXR5Rp46UBPyw/t3Uwu6W1QR4.jpg

And, moreover, this is still not the largest monastery in the region!
https://sun9-24.userapi.com/bEz40_nWPW2PSpNSKHu9eoQ_qbikxoOokwHbvw/h_DGRuJBRC8.jpg

The Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery is one of my favorite places for walking with my family.