How do you build a bridge on a mountainside when the grade is so steep that a linear ramp isn't possible? Build a loop, and if one is not enough, build two. This is what engineers did when the built the Kawazu-Nanadaru Loop Bridge, also known as the Japanese Double loop spiral, in Kawazu, Japan. This double spiral brings cars up and down a full 45 meters while being seemingly suspended in a valley between two mountainsides. The spirals measure 80m in diameter and the whole ramp section is 1.1km long.
The bridge on Highway 414 between Tokyo and the Izu peninsular was finished in 1982 and has become a well known landmark since.
NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock who is currently
aboard the International Space Station shares pictures
of the Earth he snaps with the world through Twitter.
( http://twitter.com/#!/astro_wheels )
Known to his nearly 68,000 Twitter followers as
Astro_Wheels, Wheelock has been posting impressive
photos of the Earth and some of his thoughts ever
since he moved into the space station in June, five
months after it got Internet access.
Greek islands on a clear night during our flight over
Europe .. Athens shine brightly along the
Mediterranean Sea .
" Mystery Island " - located in the Indian Ocean close
to Madagascar . Interesting features on the island
and the unusual shape should be enough to help
you discover this beautiful place.
Northern lights in the distance in one of the finest
nights over Europe . The photo clearly shows the
Strait of Dover . Paris is dazzling with the city lights.
A little fog over the western part of England ,
particularly over London ..
In the futuristic project Google Glass, dedicated to innovative augmented reality glasses co-founder Sergey Brin is regularly seen in public, wearing one of the neat working prototypes. In particular, he recently boasted these glasses in the subway. But not so simple the company, as it was known at the moment Google is interested in the opportunity to build its own airport. Yes its true they are interested in building the airport just to bring an innovation in the history of companies having their own airports.
It is assumed that the airport Google will be built in the city of San Jose (USA, pieces. Calif.), it will cost the company $ 82 million. Project development and construction of the object assigned to Signature Aviation, the customer stands Blue City Holdings, the brand represents Google . It will be a full-fledged airport serving only aircraft owned by, and for posting guidelines provide a separate terminal.
By the way, nothing surprising in this initiative is not, as of 2011 available to Google was 8 own aircraft, and there is no doubt that by now the size of the fleet has grown. But the work of Google is its own airport since 2005.
After seeing just one magical photo of Central Park in the winter (see above composite by Stephen Wilkes), we felt compelled to put together this list of 20 of the most breathtaking photos of the world's most famous park. Though it officially opened in 1857, it was a year later that landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted and architect Calvert Vaux beat out 32 entries to win a landscape design contest that would transform the park. They called their project the Greensward Plan.
As you may or may not know, Central Park was the first landscaped public park in the history of the United States. It is also entirely man-made. The lakes, streams and ponds were all created artificially and the only natural feature on site is exposed bedrock, called Manhattan Schist, that's approximately 450 million years old.
The design of the park was innovative because it called for an interwoven transportation system for pedestrians, horseback riders and pleasure vehicles. Since it is only half a mile wide, the designers had to create a compact system of bridges and arches that allowed for separate levels of pathways. All in all, they envisioned it as a "unified work of landscape art."
3D murals painted on the sides of buildings by Trompe L'oeil (trick-of-the-eye) artist John Pugh:
Main Street , Los Gatos , California . Even the woman peering into the ruin is part of the mural.
Taylor Hall, California State University , Chico , California . The Doric-style columns are actually nothing but paint.
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