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Nasos Kosmas

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Re: [Theme]bridge
« Reply #135 on: April 10, 2021, 22:47:42 »
Impressive bridge- water supply canals Francis!
We do have a lot of  these  Roman build, ingenious way to transport water ;)

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« Reply #136 on: April 11, 2021, 11:32:32 »
Impressive bridge- water supply canals Francis!
We do have a lot of  these  Roman build, ingenious way to transport water ;)

Thanks, Nazos ! Yes, Romans left many masterpiece of engineering, mostly in the south east of France. but even more in your country. ;)
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« Reply #137 on: April 11, 2021, 11:58:18 »
Back to the present time with another masterpiece of architecture :

Le Viaduc de Millau, still south of France.

Architect : Norman Foster.

Built from year 2001 to 2004.

You can compare this viaduct with most famous bridges, by highlighting each bridge with your cursor. (source : wikipedia)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Comparison_of_notable_bridges_SMIL.svg
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« Reply #138 on: April 11, 2021, 22:04:13 »
Oh, infinite perspective with a taunting size-for-measure. It works wonderfully. 

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« Reply #139 on: April 11, 2021, 22:10:25 »
Oh, infinite perspective with a taunting size-for-measure. It works wonderfully. 

Thanks, Paco ! ;)
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« Reply #140 on: June 23, 2021, 19:13:12 »
Oh, infinite perspective with a taunting size-for-measure. It works wonderfully.

+1 for that Francis!
 

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Re: [Theme]bridge
« Reply #141 on: June 23, 2021, 19:16:11 »
Short bridge in green surroundings.

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« Reply #142 on: July 31, 2021, 23:59:10 »
This roman bridge is still being used daily to cross to the many factories on the other side.
Coordinates: 36.1816667   -5.387777777777778
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« Reply #143 on: August 01, 2021, 12:18:55 »
This roman bridge is still being used daily to cross to the many factories on the other side.
Coordinates: 36.1816667   -5.387777777777778
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Interesting. I can imagine originally the supporting arch was built from wood and in later times replaced with concrete?

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« Reply #144 on: August 01, 2021, 12:20:08 »
Bridge connecting MuCEM and Fort Saint-Jean, Marseille/France

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« Reply #145 on: August 02, 2021, 23:53:18 »
Interesting. I can imagine originally the supporting arch was built from wood and in later times replaced with concrete?

 Interesting. I have known this bridge from childhood and haven't noticed the (very ugly) concrete addition. It used to be just the stones as far as I know

  That bridge in Marseille looks impressive, slender.

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« Reply #146 on: August 03, 2021, 10:58:48 »
The Romans used concrete - in fact the mixture they used is stronger than modern concrete and strengthens over time due to chemical reactions - so that may be original rather than a later addition - the walls don't look deep enough to stand even with a wooden support.

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« Reply #147 on: August 03, 2021, 11:21:49 »
The Romans used concrete - in fact the mixture they used is stronger than modern concrete and strengthens over time due to chemical reactions - so that may be original rather than a later addition - the walls don't look deep enough to stand even with a wooden support.

Thanks Chris, I didn't know that. I've read this article on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_concrete. Fascinating.

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« Reply #148 on: August 03, 2021, 11:26:22 »
  That bridge in Marseille looks impressive, slender.
It is impressive, in fact the whole area MuCEM and fort Saint-Jean is. Marseille is definitely with a visit.

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Re: [Theme]bridge
« Reply #149 on: August 03, 2021, 20:42:26 »
Now it looks like I have been wrong all my life and the bridge is not even roman... I´ll keep you posted  ::)