Each city is actually on our planet can claim an active stake in creating the urban landscape of the future, maybe Dubai. Artificial islands arranged in the shape of the world? Check. World's only seven star hotel? Check. And in 2012, also will be home to the largest, tallest arch bridge ever.
September 9, 2008, Banpo Bridge in Seoul (South Korea) underwent a massive facelift surgery: a fountain 10 000 hose that stretches on both edges. Once installed, the bridge was turned into a major tourist attraction, when the bridge is fired 190 tons of water per minute using the river water below.
2. Tower Bridge (United Kingdom): The bridge's Most Famous and Beautiful Victorian
Completed in 1894 by Horace Jones and Wolfe Barry. Tower Bridge (named after the two striking towers 141 feet tall and the nearby Tower of London) is one of the famous landmarks in London and one of the most beautiful in the world. 800 feet long bridge has a space 28 feet when closed but opens in the center until it reaches 140 feet that allow ships sailing on the Thames. In the days when goods were moved by sea rather than air bridge is raised about 50 times each day. Tower Bridge using the 432 workers who built it for 8 years. At that time they sank 70,000 tons of concrete into 2 huge piers, placing second supporting structure into place each weighing 1,000 tons and decorate the whole bridge with Portland stone and Cornish granite to cover 11,000 tonnes of iron underneath.
3. Oliveira Bridge (Brazil): The first X-shaped cable bridge in the world
Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge that crosses the Pinheiros River in Sao Paulo, Brazil opened in May 2008. As high as 138 meters (450 feet), and connects Marginal Pinheiros with Jornalista Roberto Marinho Avenue. The design is unique with two curved deck across from each other through the X-shaped supporting tower
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