30 examples of infrastructure that can be called masterpieces (31 photos)
We rarely look at hard infrastructure - highways, bridges, railways, etc. - as works of art, inspiring awe. However, in the urban environment, masterpieces surround us everywhere, and here is the proof.
1. Bridge in Scotland
2. Wildlife crossing in Banff National Park, Canada
3. He is closer; the design has resulted in a reduction in accidents involving animals by more than 80%
4 Heatherwick Rolling Bridge - Paddington Basin, London
5. Pedestrian bridge Bastei, Germany (built in 1851)
6. Magdeburg Water Bridge, Germany
7. Czechow Bridge, Prague
8. Falkirk Wheel, a rotating ship lift in Scotland
9. Wall at Ostia Antica; the bricks here are laid out diagonally, according to the scheme of Opus Reticulatum
10. Devil's Bridge, Bulgaria
11. Ancient Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain - stands from the 1st century, was used until the middle of the 19th
12. Viaduct Millau
13. Dedicated bus lanes in the middle of the A40 autobahn in Essen, Germany
14. Bridge in Boone County, Iowa
15. Overhead metro line integrated into the park. Kolkata, India
16. Denver Light Rail Station Entrance
17. Storseyzendet Bridge, Norway
18. Kapellbrücke Bridge, Lucerne, Switzerland
19. Utrecht, The Netherlands: 50 years ago, this canal was filled up and turned into a highway. Now he's finally changed back
20. "Swamp Fox", a unique power line pylon in Estonia by Part Architects
21. Tram 1926 on the streets of Stockholm, Sweden, November 2022
22. Bike path over the lake in Bokrijk, Belgium
23. Royal Gorge Bridge, Fremont County, Colorado
24. Under the streets of Manchester
25. Valens Aqueduct, built in 368 AD in Constantinople
26. Bridge over a mountain lake in Romania
27. Moses Bridge, Fort de Rovere, Halsteren, the netherlands
28. Temporary road around a landslide in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
29. Huangjiuwan Interchange
30. Entrance to the once longest railway tunnel in the world. London Underground Northern Line