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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
P410 - Czech Republic - The Charles Bridge
The Charles Bridge, a famous historical bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic ( UNESCO WHS )
The Charles Bridge is a famous historical bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Absolute Location: 50°5′11.21″N 14°24′42.68″ECoordinates: 50°5′11.21″N 14°24′42.68″E. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the beginning of the 15th century. As the only means of crossing the river Vltava (Moldau), the Charles Bridge was the most important connection between the Old Town, Prague Castle and adjacent areas until 1841. This "solid-land" connection made Prague important as a trade route between Eastern and Western Europe. The bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge or the Prague Bridge but has been the "Charles Bridge" since 1870.
The bridge is 516 meters long and nearly 10 meters wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two of them on the Lesser Quarter side and the third one on the Old Town side. The Old Town bridge tower is often considered to be one of the most astonishing civil gothic-style buildings in the world. The bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them baroque-style, erected around 1700.
During the night the Charles Bridge is a quiet place. But during the day it changes its face into a very busy place, with painters, owners of kiosks and other traders alongside numerous tourists crossing the bridge.
查理大桥是捷克共和国首都布拉格市内，一座跨越伏尔塔瓦河的著名的历史桥梁。精确定位：50°5′11.21″N 14°24′42.68″E。它由查理四世始建于1357年，完成于15世纪初。直到1841年，作为跨越伏尔塔瓦河的唯一桥梁，查理大桥是联接老城与布拉格城堡及邻近地区最重要的通道，也使得布拉格成为东西欧之间重要的贸易通道。该桥最初称为“石桥”（Kamenný most）或“布拉格桥”（Pražský most），直到1870年才命名为“查理大桥”。
查理大桥长516米，宽约10米，16个桥拱，两端有3座桥塔，其中两座位于布拉格小城一侧，一座位于 布拉格老城一侧。老城桥塔经常被认为是世界上最令人惊讶的世俗哥特式建筑之一。该桥上安放有30座雕塑，其中多数为巴洛克风格，竖立于1700年前后。
在夜间，查理大桥是一个非常宁静的地方。但是在日间，却摇身一变，成为一个热闹的地点，无数的游客经过此桥，身旁是画家、商亭主人和其他商贩。
References sources : wikipedia
P381 - China - Waibaidu Bridge, Shanghai
Waibaidu Bridge, Shanghai, China
The Waibaidu Bridge (Chinese: 外白渡桥), called The Garden Bridge in English, is the first all-steel bridge,and the only surviving example of a camelback truss bridge, in China. The fourth foreign bridge built at its location since 1856, in the downstream of the estuary of the Suzhou Creek, near its confluence with the Huangpu River and adjacent to the Bund in central Shanghai, and connecting the Huangpu and Hongkou districts, the present bridge was opened on 20 January 1908. With its rich history and unique design, the Waibaidu Bridge is one of the symbols of Shanghai,and its modern and industrial image, and may be regarded as the city's landmark bridge. On 15 February 1994 the Shanghai Municipal Council declared the bridge an example of Heritage Architecture, and one of the outstanding structures in Shanghai. In an ever-changing metropolis, the Waibaidu Bridge still remains a popular attraction, and one of the few constants in the city skyline.
外白渡桥（Garden Bridge of Shanghai），是位于中国上海市区苏州河汇入黄浦江口附近的一座铁桥，是中国第一座全钢结构铆接的桥梁，也是当今中国唯一留存的不等高桁架结构式桥。
该桥目前为钢架结构下承式桥，有两孔，全长106.7米，跨度52.16米，南向北单向车行道三根，共宽11.2米，两侧人行道各宽3.6米，载重为20吨。该桥北为黄浦路、大名路、长治路和北苏州路，南为中山东一路和南苏州路，桥北有上海大厦和俄罗斯驻上海总领事馆，桥南是黄浦公园。
References sources : wikipedia
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