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THE VASCO DA GAMA BRIDGE

(Portuguese: Ponte Vasco da Gama, pron. IPA: ['põt(ɨ) 'vaʃku dɐ 'gɐmɐ]) is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts and roads that spans the Tagus River near Lisbon, capital of Portugal. It is the longest bridge in Europe (including viaducts), with a total length of 17.2 km (10.7 mi), including 0.829 km (0.5 mi) for the main bridge, 11.5 km (7.1 mi) in viaducts, and 4.8 km (3.0 mi) in dedicated access roads. Its purpose is to alleviate the congestion on Lisbon's other bridge (25 de Abril Bridge), and to join previously unconnected motorways radiating from Lisbon.

The bridge was opened to traffic on March 29, 1998, 18 months after construction first began, just in time for Expo 98, the World's Fair that celebrated the 500th anniversary of the discovery by Vasco da Gama of the sea route from Europe to India.

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patmor (230) 2009-02-17 14:57

Bonjour Jorge,
Vive le bleu et le soleil, l'hiver est interminable à Paris.
Merci du partage.
Patrice

tempocativo (439) 2009-02-17 15:06

Olá Jorge, o conjunto de cores azuis deram à ponte uma imagem bastante interessante. A nuvem por cima também ajudou na composição. Excelente trabalho. Parabéns

denizler (4500) 2009-02-17 15:08

Hi Jorge,
Perfect compo and colours.Congrats!!!

Aviller (3086) 2009-02-17 15:18

Beautiful clear shot. I like the effect that you've chosen here, focusing on just 2 colors (blue and white). The sky really looks amazing and the bridge stands out against the blue backdrop.

arnaud (254) 2009-02-17 15:28

Hi jorge,
Very good composition, we can imagine the length of the bridge. The clouds accentuate the effect of perspective.
Arnaud

martou (1670) 2009-02-17 15:42

hi Jorge, wow a really impressive structure, nice shot with amazing colors, a futurist photo, good job, Martin

tober (3865) 2009-02-17 17:40

Olá Jorge, gostei muito da contraste do azul do Rio Tejo e branco da Ponte Vasco da Gama. Excelente grafismo. Parabéns,
Tolga

gneufeld (14979) 2009-02-17 19:23

Hi Jorge,
This is a really nice shot - love the details, the parallel lines, the contrasts between the blue and white, and the reflections cap it off for me. Great idea. Well done and TFS. Gerald

GG_Poland (722) 2009-02-18 1:54

ola Jorge

excellent photograph. I like this bridge a lot and it is truly impressing when you drive quite long through one like that. great composition and sky and it is so blue:)

take care
Grzegorz

Hubba (346) 2009-02-18 2:28

Hi Jorge
Great detail of this impressive structure.
Really like this one.
TFS
Regards Mark
Have a great day.

Sne011 (3091) 2009-02-18 3:13

Ola Jorge
Wow! The bridge itself is amazing and here with these two colors it looks so cold like it's in Antarctica - only without icebergs :) Great photo work! Parabéns!
Sneza

fefe (141) 2009-02-18 14:20

Hello Jorge,
this is really a fantastic shot, with an excellent POV and a great sharpness.
Fantastic colors and DOF.
Best regards.
Federico

lucasgalodoido (16525) 2009-02-19 10:51

Olá Jorge,
muito bonita mesmo essa captura desse marco de Lisboa, gostei do tratamento aplicado ambém, predominando o azul. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço

Bluejeans (31449) 2009-02-23 5:41

Ola Jorge,
Bonita esta tua foto em tons de azul , gostei mutio dos detalhes e dos reflexos , o céu ficou magnifico com este tipo de nuvens ,bom enquadramento da foto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

sacimar (7029) 2009-03-16 16:24

Hi Jorge,

beautiful picture of the bridge, I like the perspective and the colours are interesting, well done,

Regards

Sergio

Rafer (4072) 2009-03-17 3:37 [Comment]

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