Albert Bridge at night : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Albert Bridge at night / Monica Arellano-Ongpin
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| 説明 | The Albert Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Thames between Chelsea and Battersea, named in memory of Prince Albert de Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort to Queen Victoria.The bridge opened in August 1873. The designer, Rowland mason Ordish, conceived a rigid suspension bridge with a length of 216,4 mt, width of 12,5 mt and a centre span of 122 mt. In 1884 Sir Robert Bazalgette strenghtened and modernized Albert Bridge, rendering it more like a conventional cable-stayed bridge.The bridge came close to being replaced after the second World War, but a concerted effort led by, among others, Sir John Betjeman led to its conservation.In the 1970s, central supports were added by the Greater London Council to save the structure from collapse. Weight restrictions have been in place since Bazalgette's time, as have notices requiring soldiers to break step when marching over the bridge for fear that mechanical resonance or other effects might damage the structure.The bridge was given protection as a Grade II listed structure in 1975.(Information from Wikipedia) |
| 撮影日 | 2005-11-07 11:06:54 |
| 撮影者 | Monica Arellano-Ongpin |
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