World architecture never ceases to amaze us with wonderful creations that inspire admiration. One of such extraordinary structures is the world's first tilting Millennium Bridge, located in Gateshead and connecting northern England with Newcastle.
For its unique appearance and construction, the English themselves gave it the unofficial name «Winking Eye». Indeed, the bridge resembles a huge eyelid, especially when it rotates and the sides of the bridge rise.
The Millennium Bridge owes this brilliant idea to its creators – architects Eyre and Wilkinson, when in 1996 they won the competition to build a bridge combining a pedestrian part and the ability to let large ships pass.
The Millennium Bridge was built in 2 years, and its cost amounted to 44 million dollars.
In normal condition, one side of the bridge looks vertically upward at a height of 50 m, while the other side is lowered and pedestrians walk and cyclists ride along it, with each having a separate lane. The pedestrian zone of the bridge is equipped with benches for those who want to enjoy the river views.
Small vessels can pass under the bridge even when it is not raised, but if a larger vessel needs to pass, a magical action occurs: literally in 5 seconds the upper arch lowers, the pedestrian part rises, and both sides come into balance, forming a gap 25 m high.
But even in its normal state, the bridge represents an incredible impressive spectacle, and locals and tourists alike gather to gaze at it.
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