The Erasmusbrug is a bridge next to the Willemsbrug and the second one over the Nieuwe Maas in the centre of Rotterdam. The bridge connects the new area of Kop van Zuid with the centre and the north side of the river. A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... Satellite image of the northwest part of the Rhine-Meuse delta showing river Nieuwe Maas (n). ... Rotterdam Location Flag Country The Netherlands Province South Holland Population 604,819 (2005) Coordinates 51° 55 N.; 4° 30 E. Website www. ...

The Erasmusbrug was developed by Ben van Berkel (UN Studio) and completed in 1996. The 808 metre long bridge has 139 metre-high asymmetrical 'pylon,' earning the bridge its nickname of "The Swan." In between Kop van Zuid and the pylon, there is a 89 metre long basculebrug for ships that cannot pass under the bridge. This basculebrug is the largest and heaviest in West Europe. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Symmetry is a characteristic of geometrical shapes, equations and other objects; we say that such an object is symmetric with respect to a given operation if this operation, when applied to the object, does not appear to change it. ... A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Tom is short for Thomas). ... Western Europe is distinguished from Central Europe and Eastern Europe by differences of history and culture rather than by geography. ...

Shortly after the opening of the bridge, in October 1996, it seemed that the bridge would swing under particularly strong wind conditions. To reduce the trembling, new parts were installed. Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In mid-2004, there were new reports in the news about the bridge as developer Ben van Berkel called for an end to the ‘abuse’ of the project. According to van Berkel, there is a copyright on development projects such as this. In order to buy photoographs or scaled models, permission has to be obtained from the owner of the copyright and due payment has to be made. This however is only applicable if the photos are used for commercial purposes. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Copyright symbol. ... Commercial may mean: as a noun: a form of advertising, as in a television commercial as an adjective: referring to commerce or for-profit activities or trade (compare with non-profit organization) a breed of cattle, Commercial This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that...