The New Old Bridge
by Iryna Goodall
Title
The New Old Bridge
Artist
Iryna Goodall
Medium
Photograph
Description
Bratislava, Slovakia, is the one of the smallest capitals of Europe.
It has 5 bridges, here is one of them - the Old Bridge, the first bridge over the Danube river. The bridge has had many names, such as Bridge of Emperor Franz Josef, Stefanik’s Bridge or Bridge of the Red Army. Emperor Franz Josef opened it for the first time on 30th December 1890.
They built it using exclusively domestic materials from Austria-Hungary. The bridge had served for 45 years before being blown up by the retreating German army in 1945. The commies reconstructed it in 1946.
The most interesting fact is that after 124 years the bridge has recently been reconstructed, it was closed in 2008 and dismantled, then rebuilt and reopened in 2016. It now includes a tram track connecting the historic Old Town with Petrzalka, the largest borough of Bratislava, and serves both pedestrians and cyclists.
Third place in the "Anything You Want" contest sponsored by "Hodge Podge" group 09/13/2021.
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February 26th, 2021
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Tatiana Travelways
Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the "Travel Art" group's front gallery! Please post it in the respective travel gallery. For further exposure, check the Social Media links on our home page: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-travel-art.html
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet!