Sunday 29 January 2012

Over The Douro River



King Luís Bridge, built by Eiffel's working partner Theóphile Seyrig in 1881, Porto, Portugal
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For more bridge shots check Louis' Sunday Bridges

16 comments:

Sylvia K said...

What a magnificent bridge! And, oh, those beautiful skies! Wonderful post/photos for the day, JM, as always! Hope your weekend is going well!

Sylvia

Lesley said...

from the angle you took this it looks a little off kilter -which I rather like.

Ramakrishnan said...

Beautiful & picturesque

Linnea said...

That's a gorgeous bridge and it seems to take you over the water to a very pretty place!

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

From the pov, it is huge! Wonderful presentation !

Travel France Online said...

That's a splendid piece of architecture.

Lindsay said...

I love bridges! Always had a thing about them and would love to create a book of photos of bridges large and samll around the world!

Halcyon said...

A very cool looking bridge!

Pat said...

Beautiful bridge! What a scenic place!

Lowell said...

It is gorgeous. Your photos are gorgeous! What a bridge. And a nice history lesson, too!

FilipBlog said...

Super bridge, surprised to see it is from Eiffel.

Greetings,
Filip

Art said...

Amazing pictures from the bridge!

Diane said...

Love the angle of the first photo, but glad you put the second picture as well so I could what it looked like from the side. Thanks Diane

Kim, USA said...

That is gorgeous shots!

Kim, USA

magda said...

Wonderful photos!!!
Porto is a wonderful city!!!
Many greetings

Dom said...

What a wonderful view in the 2nd pic