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In French, a rudimentary simple suspension bridge is known by one of three names, depending on its form: pont himalayen ("Himalayan bridge": a single footrope and handrails on both sides, usually without a deck); pont de singe ("monkey bridge: a footrope with overhead rope); and tyrolienne ("Tyrolean": a zip-line). [22]
Saruhashi bridge . Saruhashi Bridge spans the deep gorge of the Katsura River at Ōtsuki city, Yamanashi, Japan.While suspension bridges are normally used under such conditions, where it is impractical to build a supporting pier, [a] Saruhashi employs a design called hanebashi [] (刎橋) [3] which was used during the Edo period (1603–1868).
The purpose of the tower was to instill fear and respect in anyone arriving in the town, while the monkey represented mockery. The statue was destroyed with the tower during the Nine Years' War. [1] Drawing of the Heidelberg Bridge Monkey from the year 1620. Touching his bare backside, the monkey showed the Electoral Palatinate Greeting to ...
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The Burdeau Bridge-Building was designed by the French architect Lucien Pierre-Marie and built in 1952 in the Télemly district, [1] [2] which was undergoing urbanization at the time. The architectural design was influenced by the ideas of CIAM - Algiers (Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne) members, [ 3 ] who applied their concepts ...
Starrucca Viaduct is a stone arch bridge that spans Starrucca Creek near Lanesboro, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Completed in 1848 at a cost of $320,000 (equal to $11,268,923 today), it was at the time the world's largest stone railway viaduct and was thought to be the most expensive railway bridge as well.
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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden offered his condolences Monday to the victims of a school shooting in Wisconsin and urged Congress to pass tougher gun-control laws. “Today, families in ...