Millau Viaduct
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Millau Viaduct
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#2I 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.
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#3Beautiful!
Also I can't help but appreciate that the gently curved bridge makes it possible to drive to Béziers [1].
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#4I 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).
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#5Accidentally took a wrong turn and drove over this once and had to cop a toll despite turning back around afterwards. Was well worth it for the experience though!
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#7I 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!
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#8This video shows the bridge in context with the landscape, in a fairly unique way: https://youtu.be/PRJ2o27gGTM
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#9"two high plateaux."
TIL the plural of plateau is plateaux in the UK.
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#10Stunning!
I'm not a driver, so it won't be easy to organise - but it is on my list of places to see before I die.