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This video shows the bridge in context with the landscape, in a fairly unique way: https://youtu.be/PRJ2o27gGTM
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 live a 2-hour drive from this, so I have driven on it several times. It's very impressive and always a nice part of the journey. And it's not only beautiful, it's also very useful. Before it was built, you had to go through small roads and villages, which, in addition to taking more time, was not very comfortable for the people living there.
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).
Has it prospered or faded now that there is no through-traffic?
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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?
"two high plateaux." TIL the plural of plateau is plateaux in the UK.
> plural plateaus also plateaux
-- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plateau
The variant plateaus would be more common in both forks, I think.
Beautiful! Also I can't help but appreciate that the gently curved bridge makes it possible to drive to Béziers [1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9zier_curve
Beautiful! Also I can't help but appreciate that the gently curved bridge makes it possible to drive to Béziers [1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9zier_curve
Why drive? Go all-in and wingsuit fly through a pylon [1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRJ2o27gGTM
I am not against living life to the fullest but I also like the idea of telling my war stories in many years.
Beautiful! Also I can't help but appreciate that the gently curved bridge makes it possible to drive to Béziers [1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9zier_curve
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 only see "Norman Foster" listed in the team section?