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Biau, Daniel

Bridge and the city : a universal love story - Llumina Press 2015 - iv,354p.

CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Rome and its Ponte Sant'Angelo 22
Florence and its Ponte Vecchio 34
Prague and its Karluv Most 44
Mostar and its Stari Most 56
Venice and its Ponte di Rialto 68
Paris and its Pont-Neuf 80
Isfahan and its Pole Khaju 98
Rio de Janeiro and its Arcos de Lapa 110
Budapest and its Szechenyi Hid 124
Amsterdam and its Magere Brug 136
New York and its Brooklyn Bridge 148
Porto and its Ponte Dom Luis 166
London and its Tower Bridge 176
Saint-Louis du Senegal and its Pont Faidherbe 188
I lanoi and its Cau Long Bien 204
Saint-Petersburg and its Troitsky Most 218
Constantine and its Pont Sidi Rached 234
Sydney and its Harbour Bridge 248
Cairo and its Kobri Qasr Fl-Nile 260
San Francisco and its Bay Bridge 274
Kolkata and its Rabindra Setu 288
Hiroshima and its Heiwa Ohashi 304
Istanbul and its Bogazici Kopriisii 316
Shanghai and its Nanpu Da Qiao 330
Postface 347
Bibliography 349

ISBN: 9781625501486

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Dewey Class. No.: 624.2 / BIA