Regensburg Steinerne Brücke (Stone Bridge)

With the SSC subject being "Bridge" I could not resist to take pictures of my favorite - only a short distance from my home, the "Steinerne Brücke" Regensburg. With 850 years it is one of the very old bridges crossing a major river (Danube), in Germany it is the oldest (built from 1135 to 1146 in only eleven years!). It was the model for similar bridges in Prague (Charlesbridge), London and Dresden, which were built some years later. It is a real beauty, but for almost eight years by now it is in a state of renovation, as you can see. Right now the first and the last third of the bridge are already finished, only the middle part is still being worked on until (supposedly) the end of this year. More about this incredible building on Wikipedia (German) de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinerne_Br%C3%BCcke and English: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Bridge_(Regensburg) Pictures taken last Sunday with my Huawei smartphone and put together with panoramic function of Irfanview. (The cyrillic lettering belongs to an art exhibit all over town) New Album: Stone Bridge: www.ipernity.com/doc/ruebenkraut/album/1056130 PIP: 18th century picture of the Stone Bridge (free usage, Wikipedia Commons)

im vordergrund das schifffahrtsmuseum, im hintergrund salzstadl und steinerne brücke

steinerne brücke (stone bridge) in regensburg. crosses the danube at its northernmost point, built from 1135 to 1146, huge significance during the late middle ages, one of the oldest bridges crossing a major river still in function.

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we had to wait for three years before it was cold enough again for a stroll on the danube. situation three years ago: www.ipernity.com/doc/ruebenkraut/1377262