I like the effect.

This is what I am talking about!

Wow, that's awesome!

So great. Water bridges.

"laughs in Pontcysill*

This feat of engineering uded to be common wherever canals crossed rivers, but many were replaced with railroads. Some of the supporting pylons can still be seen near The Key Bridge in Washington DC for a canal that connected the C&O Canal in Georgetown to Alexandria, Va.

Visited Germany years ago. Everything clean as a whistle. Street gutters spotless. Amazing.

So cool 😎

Wow!

A literal aqueduct

We need more of these over highways, for humans and critters.

when architecture had time to be admired

we need these in the US!

In use until the mid-19th century, apparently (I had Covid a while back and spent a lot of time reading up on random stuff on Wikipedia...)

This image somehow reminded me of a utensil you use to cut and serve cake with so I looked up what they’re called and there are different names for them such as cake shovel, pie knife, crêpe spade, and quiche trowel. (Went off on my own little thing here.)

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It works like this... https://www.google.com/search?q=Falkirk+Wheel&rlz=1C1JSBI_enUS1057US1057&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:4de16fa7,vid:qHO9gARac-w

It used to be a train bridge. Now it is part of the state wide hiking trail system.

Germany is so much more forward thinking in a lot of ways than the US

Even while every cell in my brain is screaming nope, it's beautiful

Title is misleading. The use of opus reticulatum was totally unrelated to earthquakes. It was just a way to ensure better adhesion between blocks compared to the opus incertum previously common (opus incertum was basically "just throw stones in the concrete mix"). This allowed dead loads to be transferred between hard stones better and avoided weaknesses caused by sacs of concrete with too few stones. Btw, the knowledge on how earthquake energy is transmitted begun to be understood 16 centuries later, when neapolitan architect Pirro Ligorio witnessed the Emilian earthquake and studied the damages, then designed the first antiseismic building.

This is so cute and welcoming! I wish more public architecture was this fun.

Hate to drive on that when it snows.

If it aint broke, don't fix it.

Stunning photo.

sooooo much better than that Sans-titre...de-png.jpg

I've walked across this, it's beautiful!

We need more of them in the U.S.A.

They were so technically advanced. Many of the aqueducts still survive today.

Seems like it would constantly be flooding anytime it rains.

wow. Beautiful.

Interesting.

Bonus: you get to watch the progress of them clearing it away every time you drive by. Exciting for kids I think.

Lake Izvorul Muntelui (or Lake Bicaz)! believe it or not, but this is an artificially created lake, and it is beautiful. Also near here is Bicaz Gorge and Hășmaș National Park. :)

They built paradise and covered the parking lot.

my only problem with the London underground is that it can be super hot inside in the summer.

A little beauty

That must have been one hell of a spider :)

This is giving me Jurassic Park 2 vibes

This had a few accident in the past, including one where an elephant fell into the river.

Look at the size of the house down there!

A train in the sky.

Ok, so take a left at the third ramp on the right, then merge to the center lane until you come to the ramp that veers to the left. Oh, never mind. Just stay home.

The pic may be striking - mostly because of the roiling sea - but I would never call that infrastructure aesthetically pleasing, nor an example of "thinking outside the box"

Um, where’s the bikes ?

Public transportation in Luxembourg has been free since 2020. Initially it was done to avoid complaints because the city network was undergoing major disruptions from renovation and upgrade works, then due to extremely positive feedback on traffic and public support it was integrated into the city ecological plan. The initiative was was initially scheduled to end this year, but will likely become permanent.