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On the creations of human hands, such as this spiral one the viaduct that was built in Switzerland, near the city of Brusio, you can watch the clock. It is especially attractive at a time when a train descends or rises to him.
A few dry numbers. The radius of this “railway spiral” is seventy meters and a length of one hundred and ten meters. Slope of this unique structure – seven percent. The viaduct is installed on ten arches, each ten meters long.
The age of this building is surprising – it was opened in 1908. Then there is a stone viaduct that strikes our imagination today, built over a century ago. At first this section of the railway together with the viaduct belonged to Bernina Railway, however in 1943 it was bought by the Reyta Railway, which until still contains a viaduct in such excellent condition.
The Brucio spiral viaduct is a true architectural masterpiece. art! There are, of course, more grandiose such constructions, say, Millau Viaduct in France, but they are all Super modern and fantastically gorgeous. Brucio Viaduct – perfect and magnificent patriarchal, so to speak. And this is his unique charm …
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