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The science of designing and building structures for habitation.

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Chengyang Bridge

Architecture; Bridges

Chengyang is one of the most famous wind and rain bridges. Built by the Dong people of southwest China in 1916, this wooden and stone bridge consists of two platforms, five ...

Magdeburg Water Bridge

Architecture; Bridges

The Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany is the longest navigable aqueduct in the world. It connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittellandkanal, crossing over the Elbe River. Before ...

Ponte Vecchio

Architecture; Bridges

Translated to mean Old Bridge, the Ponte Vecchio is one of three bridges that span the Arno River in Florence. It was once occupied by butchers shops and is now filled by jewelers ...

Millau Viaduct

Architecture; Bridges

Millau Viaduct that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. It was designed, according to its architect Norman Foster, to have the “delicacy of a ...

Si-o-se Pol

Architecture; Bridges

Si-o-se Pol, also called the Allah-Verdi Khan Bridge, in Isfahan, Iran. It is highly ranked as being one of the most famous examples of Safavid bridge design. The bridge of Si-o ...

Bridge of Sighs

Architecture; Bridges

Bridge of Sighs Venice - The Ponte dei Sospiri - One of the world's most iconic bridges, immortalized in poetry and art. I t was built in 1602, getting its name from Lord Byron in ...

Sundial Bridge

Architecture; Bridges

The Sundial Bridge (also known as the Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay) is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge for bicycles and pedestrians that spans the Sacramento River in ...