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The bridge was designed by architect Alexander Chen and engineer Mario Vila Verde. When completed in 2002, the total cost was approximately $57 million.

Another celebrity in the field of architectural structures - Tower Bridge - was opened in 1894. Thanks to him, cars and pedestrians can still easily cross the River Thames to this day.

The bridge connects Manhattan and Brooklyn. It was designed by engineer Leon Moisseiff and opened in 1912. Until today, the bridge is used daily by thousands of car and public transport passengers, cyclists and pedestrians.

Completed in 2006, the bridge is so beautiful that it has won three major international awards. Designed by designers from the London firm WilkinsonEyre. The length of the bridge is about 800 meters.

The editors of the authoritative architecture and design portal Architectural Digest have compiled a list of the most beautiful bridges in the world. And there are a lot of them, because architects love to design something like that instead of a boring road on several props. From the Charles Bridge in Prague to the Golden Gate in San Francisco, check where you haven't set foot before.

The longest and deepest river in Europe - 3770 km. It is entirely located in the Russian Federation and takes its source in Valdai, near Tver. It flows through the vast lands of Russia, ending in the Caspian Sea, forming a colossal delta. Since the water level in the Caspian is decreasing, in the branches of the Volga, on the contrary, it is growing.

On the coast of the great reservoir there are 4 million people: Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Samara and Volgograd.

In length reaches 2900 km. Perhaps the most important river in Europe. Passes through the territory of 10 countries: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine. Source in the Black Forest mountains, Germany. On the coast are the capitals of Austria, Slovakia, Serbia and Hungary, Vienna, Bratislava, Belgrade and Budapest, respectively.

It has the status of an international river, that is, civil ships of any state can pass through it. Traveling along the Danube will allow you to have an overview of the beauties of European architecture and nature.

Stretched for 2400 km. In the east of Europe, the Ural is considered the largest river. This is the natural border between the European part and the Asian part of the mainland. The source is located in the Ural Mountains, and on the territory of Kazakhstan it flows into the Caspian.

In the 18th century, during the reign of Catherine the Great, the river was renamed from Yaik to Ural to erase the traces of the Pugachev uprising. In Turkic, Yaik means “flooding”. On the coast are the Russian Orenburg and the Kazakh Atyrau.

Length - 2300 km. The beginning is located in the Russian Federation, passes through Belarus, but the Dnieper reaches its peak on the territory of Ukraine. In the area of ​​Nikolaev, it flows into the Black Sea. Earlier, in the era of Kievan Rus, it was called Slavutych.

For Ukraine, the reservoir plays a key role, since the main reservoirs are located on it. In addition, Kyiv (the capital of Ukraine), the Dnieper, Zaporozhye, as well as the cities of Smolensk and Mogilev stand on the coast.

The largest Polish river (1068 km). The source is located in the Carpathians, and the Vistula ends its journey at the confluence of the Gdansk Bay of the Baltic Sea. The first mentions date back to the times of the Roman Empire.

In translation, the name means “continuous flow”. And there is logic in this, since the reservoir bears the title of “Queen of Polish Rivers”. Key cities are located on it: Warsaw, Krakow and Gdansk.