P423 - Argentina - Tango, Women's Bridge

Tango, Santiago Calatrava's Women's Bridge, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Puente de la Mujer (Spanish for "Woman's Bridge") is a footbridge in the Puerto Madero district of Buenos Aires, Argentina that spans dock 3 (dique 3). It is of the Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge type and is also a swing bridge, but somewhat unique in its asymmetrical arrangement. It has a single mast with cables suspending a portion of the bridge which rotates 90 degrees in order to allow water traffic to pass. When it swings to allow watercraft passage the far end comes to a resting point on a stabilizing pylon.

It was designed by Santiago Calatrava and is similar to his Puente del Alamillo and Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay, but with a forward, rather than a reverse angled cantilever, as is seen in those bridges. The footbridge was donated by Alberto L. González to the City of Buenos Aires in gratitude for 60 years of work in the country. Started in 1998, it was completed on December 20, 2001.

聖地牙哥·卡拉特拉瓦·巴利斯（西班牙语：Santiago Calatrava Valls，1951年7月28日－）是一位著名的西班牙建築師、雕刻家，人稱“建築詩人”，工作室位於瑞士蘇黎世、紐約與巴黎等地。

在阿根廷首都布宜诺斯艾利斯的“女人桥”是他的作品之一。这是一座新桥，建成于2001年8月。桥通身白色，造型是两条简洁的线，一条横跨河的两岸，一条从桥的中央斜射出去，像张开的鱼嘴。据当地人说，“女人桥”不仅造型优美，设计也很科学，当有大船经过，桥身就会在一个支点上转离桥墩，腾出空间，让船从容经过。

References sources : wikipedia