Vizcaya Bridge straddles the mouth of the Ibaizabal estuary, west of Bilbao. It was designed by the Basque architect Alberto de Palacio and completed in 1893. The 45-m-high bridge with its span of 160 m, merges 19th-century iron working traditions with the then new lightweight technology for this wonderful card. of twisted steel ropes. It was the first bridge in the world to carry people and traffic on a high suspended gondola and was used as a model for many similar bridges in Europe, Africa and the America only a few of which survive. With its innovative use of lightweight twisted steel cables, it is regarded as one of the outstanding architectural iron constructions of the Industrial Revolution.
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Belen for this wonderful card.
2017 stamp- International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Developmen.
Date of Inscription: 2006
Ref: 1217
Thank you Jaime for the beautiful,mega UNESCO World Heritage site card and nice stamp/s
2018 Stamp- The 90's Generation
2016 Stamp- King Felipe VI
2016 Stamp- King Felipe VI
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