but the closest neighbor of gvardeysko, the city of villao, now the village of znamensk, was much lessmpletely destroyed and now belongs to the lost cities, the more valuable in it are those buildings that miraculously survived in these places. st. jacob's church is one of them. according to the chronicles, it was built at the end of the 14th century, where during the turbulent century, during the siege wars, the church served as a refuge for the city's inhabitants. she suffered terribly. a lightning strike that left more than sixty marks on her brick body. the altar of the church, which was considered one of the most beautiful in prussia, alas, was destroyed during the last battles. it was splendid what remains are these walls, built conscientiously and standing firmly on the ground for almost seven centuries. the famous seven-arch bridge or lange brücke appeared in 1880. during its construction, they used a riveting method that was unique at that time, this is when it was melted. metal was poured into the connecting parts of the bridge and over time it became even stronger. the water