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Re: Millau Viaduct

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Post by prmoustache »

willvarfar wrote: post #14
Beretta_Vexee wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember as a child being stuck in the back seat of the car for over three hours in 35°C heat just to get through Millau. The town is at the bottom of a very steep valley and it is very difficult to avoid (this involves extremely steep and narrow farm roads that are difficult to navigate without a small 4x4).

How has the bypass caused Millau to change? Has it prospered or faded now that there is no through-traffic?

Given its proximity to the Parc Natonal des Grandes Causses and Gorges du Tarn it really didn't have to worry about that. It is a very touristic area.

Re: Millau Viaduct

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Post by vanderZwan »

gnfargbl wrote: post #16
readthenotes1 wrote: post #9

"two high plateaux." TIL the plural of plateau is plateaux in the UK.

And in the USA, also: > plural plateaus also plateaux -- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plateau The variant plateaus would be more common in both forks, I think.

> both forks

Ha, that's such a funny way to think of it the differences. And actually quite accurate as a description in the case of American English, since Noah Webster actively rejected the original British spelling.

Re: Millau Viaduct

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Post by gorgoiler »

Visiting on a sunny day is especially rewarding: the angled shadow cast by the bridge over the valley below really shows how enormously tall it is.

For some reason it’s much easier to gauge how tall something is when I can simultaneously, through shadow, also see how long it is.

Re: Millau Viaduct

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Post by mcphage »

dsiegel2275 wrote: post #13

I drove over this bridge on a trip to France back in 2023. Pictures don't do it full justice - it is quite impressive to see in person. If you are anywhere nearby, consider making a detour to see it.

The pictures make it look beautiful and awe-inspiring, so if those don’t do it justice… wow.

Re: Millau Viaduct

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Post by astrolx »

gnfargbl wrote: post #16
readthenotes1 wrote: post #9

"two high plateaux." TIL the plural of plateau is plateaux in the UK.

And in the USA, also: > plural plateaus also plateaux -- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plateau The variant plateaus would be more common in both forks, I think.

Yeah, the plurral was also just borrowed straight from French

Re: Millau Viaduct

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Post by sunrunner »

dirkc wrote: post #20
smikhanov wrote: post #7

I especially like the “Team” section of this page. Great recognition given to everyone who participated in this project, all the way to the humblest architecture school intern!

I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or if I'm seeing something different? I only see "Norman Foster" listed in the team section?

The power of the 1000x architect. Truly astounding.
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