Bridges (Our Earth Collection)
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (528 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01D9JI9CO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 529 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Free, belonging neither to one region or another, the bridge imposes upon the landscape and defies nature. A bridge is a link between two worlds, a point of tension between two separate and often disparate locations. Its existence embodies the will of mankind to construct these necessary bonds between people and places. As veritable aesthetic creations, bridges appear today not only as examples of masterful engineering, but also as incredible works of art. With its magnificent photographs, this book invites the reader to rediscover these modernday sculptures.. A symbol of progress and innovation, the bridge, anonymous demonstration of the mastery and the durability of new techniques, is gradually becoming more and more light and fluid, constantly defying stateoftheart technology
Camber said Nice pictures, but erroneous text. This is essentially a coffee table book about bridges. The pictures are numerous and of high quality. Some of the bridges are beautiful, others are ordinary in appearance, and others are ugly, but almost all are at least noteworthy for their unique c