Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Erasmus Bridge is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge, construction began in 1986 and was completed in 1996. It crosses the Nieuwe Maas in the centre of Rotterdam, connecting the north and south parts of this city, second largest in the Netherlands. The bridge was named in 1992 after Desiderius Erasmus, a prominent Christian Renaissance humanist also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam. The Erasmus Bridge is Rotterdam's most important landmark and is even part of the city's official logo.]
The 802-metre-long (2,631 ft) bridge across the New Meuse was designed by Ben van Berkel and completed in 1996. The cable-stayed bridge section has a single 139-metre-high (456 ft) asymmetrical pale blue pylon with a prominent horizontal base, earning the bridge its nickname "The Swan".
The southernmost span of the bridge has an 89-metre-long (292 ft) bascule bridge for ships that cannot pass under the bridge. The bascule bridge is the largest and heaviest in Western Europe and has the largest panel of its type in the world.
After costing more than 165 million Euros to construct, the bridge was officially opened by Queen Beatrix on September 6, 1996. Shortly after the bridge opened to traffic in October 1996, it was discovered the bridge would swing under particularly strong wind conditions. To reduce the trembling, stronger shock dampers were installed
Um 1400 als spätgotischer Bau errichtet. Barocker Hochaltar 1686 mit Bild der Erasmus-Legende, Rokoko-Seitenaltäre 1784, Deckengemälde 1771/1773 von Martin Anton Seltenhorn, Wandfresko „Martern des hl. Erasmus" 1525, einfache Rokoko-Kanzel 1773.
Rotterdam
taken in 2024 with a Sony RX100 at 28mm / f2 / 1/125s / iso800
On our last evening I didn't think I would be able to take any interesting photos, so I only took my pocket camera with me on the walk...
but when we got to the Erasmus Bridge on the way back I missed my Z6. This scene had to be taken with my small camera.
The Erasmus Bridge (Erasmusbrug) is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge in the centre of Rotterdam, connecting the north and south parts of this city, second largest in the Netherlands. (Wikipedia).
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UPDATED: 14th August, 2017