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Bridges - Brücken


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24 Oct 2008

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three of a kind

Nepal – suspension bridge at Galeshwor. – HFF – ➽ PIP: women at work. (28.37582, 83.56797); [00°]

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27 Jun 2018

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Pont du Gard

Provence – Pont du Gard The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard is part of an aqueduct that leads across the River Gard and then supplied the town of Nîmes with fresh drinking water from the sources at Uzès. The height difference between the source and the city of Nîmes was just 17 meters. This results in a slope of 34 centimeters per kilometer! And here lies the ingenuity of the entire structure: over the total length of 50 km, this slight gradient was exactly maintained and implemented. In the process, mountains were bypassed or pierced with tunnels, and river valleys with bridges were overcome without departing from the slight inclination. The Pont du Gard, built as three tiers of archways to bring water to the city of Nîmes, is the highest of all elevated Roman aqueducts, and one of the best preserved. It was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1985 because of its historical importance. The aqueduct is built in three levels: - Lower level: 6 arches, 142 m long, 6 m wide, 22 m high - Middle level: 11 arches, 242 m long, 4 m wide, 20 m high - Upper level: 35 arches, 275 m long, 3 m wide, 7 m high Total height: 49 m Total lenght: 275 m Built: around 40 – 60 AD => Pont du Gard, Deutsch (43.94643, 04.53454); [70°] – handy shot

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12 Aug 2018

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Taubenlochschlucht

HFF => Taubenlochsschlucht, Wikipedia => Homepage (47.16555, 07.25870); [00°] – swisstopo

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17 Oct 2014

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Zaungast

HFF Pensacola Beach – walk to the beach. I need to spread some warm ambience here ;-) (30.32800, -87.16047); [170°]

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16 Oct 2016

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H F F ... and H B F ! *

Sevilla – Plaza de España The Plaza de España is a plaza in the Parque de María Luisa, in Seville, Spain, built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It is a landmark example of the Regionalism Architecture, mixing elements of the Renaissance Revival and Moorish Revival (Neo-Mudéjar) styles of Spanish architecture. Architect: Aníbal González The Plaza de España has been used as a filming location, including scenes for the 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia". The building was used as a location in the Star Wars movie series "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones" (2002) — in which it featured in exterior shots of the City of Theed on the Planet Naboo. It also featured in the 2012 film "The Dictator". The plaza was used as a set for the video of Simply Red's song " Something Got Me Started " (1991). * HBF = Happy Black Friday! ;-) (37.37651, -05.98625); [00°]

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17 Oct 2014

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The fishing pier at Pensacola Beach

The fishing pier at Pensacola Beach. (30.33106, -87.13952); [230°]

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08 Mar 2019

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just hanging around

– Happy Fence Friday – Suspension Bridge Hohstalden, Adelboden, Switzerland There is a nice story behind. The father of two children, who lives on this far side of the valley, has built this suspension bridge with the help of sponsors, so that his children have a shorter trip to school. Otherwise they would need hours to get there. See infos about the bridge and sponsors as well as craftsmen in the two PIPs. ➽ Hängebrücke Hostalde (46.55939, 07.61742); [350°]

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09 May 2019

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HFF

Hamburg – Schwanenwik-Brücke H F F ➽ PIP: Hamburgs Kehrichteimer Philosophie Konzept (53.56542, 10.01686); [300°]

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05 May 2019

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hervorragend

Hamburg – Elbphilharmonie Im Vordergrund die Kibbelssteg-Brücke (mit Smiley – seit Do. 22.11.2018) , dahinter die erste Hauszeile der Speicherstadt. Die zwei runden Stahlgerüste links symbolisieren die ehemaligen Schornsteinkamine des Kesselhauses, das 1999/2000 nach Plänen der Architekten Gerkan, Marg und Partner umgebaut wurde. Zuhinterst ragt das Dach der Elbphilharmonie hervor, dessen 7'000 m2 grosse Fläche aus 6'000 runden Aluminium-Pailletten besteht, die an den Firsten geknickt wurden. Aus der Ferne sollen sie wie die Schaumkronen von Wellen auf dem Meer wirken. Das war eine grosse Herausforderung, denn das Dach setzt sich aus acht sphärischen und konkav gekrümmten Flächen zusammen. Die Pailletten werden von einer speziell konzipierten und angefertigten Unterkonstruktion aus Edelstahlstreben getragen, die sich auf einem dichtem Wellblech und Stahlträgern befindet. Die Differenz der tiefst- und höchstgelegenen Paillette beträgt 32 m. Die kleinen Löcher in den Pailletten lassen Wind sowie Rauch im Brandfall durch und machen das Dach zudem trittfest. Um Rost aufzuhalten, sind die Teile mit einem besonderen Lack veredelt. So sollen sie nach Herstellerangaben der Hamburger Witterung bis zu 30 Jahre standhalten. Erstellt wurde das Dach von der Firma Wittenauer GmbH aus Sasbach. Gekostet hat die Elbphilharmonie nach 10 Jahren Bauzeit schlussendlich 880 Mio. Euro (ursprünglich veranschlagt: ca. 80 Mio Euro), aber im Gegensatz zum Flughafen Berlin oder Stuttgart 21 ist das Bauwerk vollendet worden. ;-) ➽ Aufnahme vom Dach. Unten rechts sind noch Arbeiten im Gange .. ➽ Arbeiten auf dem Dach. ➽ Wikipedia ➽ Homepage Elphi ➽ Herzog & De Meuron (sehr spartanisch!) (53.54622, 09.99685); [230°]
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