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Alamillo Bridge
Alamillo Bridge

The Alamillo Bridge in Seville, Spain spans the Guadalquivir River and was completed in 1992 by Santiago Calatrava. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1196, 463 KB) es: Puente del Alamillo en Sevilla en: Alamillos bridge (Seville) From the Seville Tourism Bureau. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1196, 463 KB) es: Puente del Alamillo en Sevilla en: Alamillos bridge (Seville) From the Seville Tourism Bureau. ... The Giralda Tower Seville (Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the river Guadalquivir (37° 22′ 38″ N 5° 59′ 13″ W). ... Guadalquivir is one of the major rivers of Spain. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Calatrava is known for his organically inspired designs, such as LUmbracle at his Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències in Valencia. ...


It was built to allow access to La Cartuja, a large, deserted island on which Spain decided to host Expo 92. Expo 92 is the informal name of the worlds fair held in 1992, which had two sites: Seville Expo 92 in Seville. ...


The bridge consists of a single pylon, counterbalancing a 200m span with thirteen lengths of cables. The original intent was to build two symmetrical bridges on either side of the island, but in the end, the Alamillo's singular design has proved most striking.


It is similar in design to his 2004 piece in Redding, California, the Sundial Bridge. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Redding from space, April 1994 Redding is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA, located on the Sacramento River and on Interstate 5 south of Lake Shasta. ... The Sundial Bridge spans the Sacramento River in Redding, California. ...


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The Alamillo Bridge in Seville, Spain spans the Guadalquivir River and was completed in 1992 by Santiago Calatrava.
The bridge is of the cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge type and consists of a single pylon, counterbalancing a 200 m span with thirteen lengths of cables.
The original intent was to build two symmetrical bridges on either side of the island, but in the end, the Alamillo's singular design has proved most striking.
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