Vasco da Gama Bridge (in a foggy day)
The Vasco da Gama Bridge enables north-south traffic to bypass Lisbon. It was inaugurated on the 4th of April 1998 and is the longest bridge in Europe with its 17,2 Km (10.7 mi), 10 Km (6.2 mi) of which over the Tagus River. It got its name on the year of 500th anniversary of the discovery (by Vasco da Gama) of the sea route from Europe to India. The bridge was designed to hold up to an earthquake 4.5 times stronger than the 1755 Lisbon earthquake (estimated at 8.7 on the Richter scale) that devastated Lisbon.
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posted by Carlos @ 9:19 PM
7 Comments:
Hi Carlos! WOW! Gorgeous bridge shot! And ewwwwwwwwwwwww...HATE earthquakes...grew up with them here in California! And you're RIGHT! I'm still a miniscule little red X! WAAAAAAAAAH! LOL! ;)
Oh this is stunning. Ethereal with the haze going on and everything. Lovely. Yes try the WkD blue drink! No i don't have shares in it, wish i did!
Hey Carlos...you naughty boy you! But you're right..I don't think they're "just friends" either! LOL! ;)
And Lynn...what say you? And you better not mention a SWAN here! LOL! ;)
Beautiful shot Carlos - you put yourself in just the right spot!
Nice flowing lines.
Paul
Muitissimo obrigado Carlos !
Até logo!
Chia
btw: very nice pictures.
This show is sooooo Awwwwsome! Congratulations. Fantastic. Spectacular. What more can I say. It's simply great.
Great work.
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