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Civil Engineering Heritage in Europe Civil Engineering Heritage in Europe 18th – 21st Century CIVIL ENGINEERING HERITAGE IN EUROPE CIVIL ENGINEERING HERITAGE IN EUROPE Contributions from the following ECCE members Categories CROATIA Page 046 - 075 AIRPORTS CYPRUS Page 076 - 085 BRIDGES FINLAND Page 086 - 099 BUILDINGS FRANCE Page 100 - 127 CANALS GREAT BRITAIN Page 128 - 161 GREECE Page 162 - 187 DAMS HUNGARY Page 188 - 203 HARBOURS IRELAND, Republic and Northern Page 204 - 215 HIGHWAYS and ROADS LATVIA Page 216 - 221 HYDROPOWER PLANTS LITHUANIA Page 222 - 227 MALTA Page 228 - 237 INFRASTRUCTURE PORTUGAL Page 238 - 251 RAILWAYS ROMANIA Page 252 - 279 RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS SLOVAKIA Page 280 - 291 RESTORATION SLOVENIA Page 292 - 319 TUNNELS SPAIN Page 320 - 339 TURKEY Page 340 - 367 TOWERS 2 3 CIVIL ENGINEERING HERITAGE IN EUROPE CIVIL ENGINEERING HERITAGE IN EUROPE Civil engineering plays an important role in society and, in particular, in the protection of cultural heritage. Vassilis P. Economopoulos ECCE President* Restoration of Acropolis Athens, Greece * Elected for the period Oct. 2008 - Oct. 2010 4 5 CIVIL ENGINEERING HERITAGE IN EUROPE CIVIL ENGINEERING HERITAGE IN EUROPE ■ Temppeliaukio Church .............................................................................................................. 092 ■ Finlandia Hall ................................................................................................................................. 094 ■ Jätkänkynttilä .............................................................................................................................. 095 ■ Saamensilta ................................................................................................................................... 095 ■ Saimaansilta ................................................................................................................................. 096 ■ Raippaluodon silta ...................................................................................................................... 096 ■ Vihantasalmi Bridge .................................................................................................................. 097 ■ FMO Tapiola ................................................................................................................................... 098 FRANCE 100 - 127 ■ Jacques V Gabriel Bridge .......................................................................................................100 ■ Concorde Bridge (Pont de la Concorde) .........................................................................................100 ■ Sully Bridge (Pont de Sully) ...............................................................................................................102 ■ Cordouan Lighthouse ...............................................................................................................104 Content ■ Garabit Viaduct (Le Viaduc de Garabit) ..........................................................................................104 ■ Eiffel Tower (La Tour Eiffel) ...............................................................................................................105 ■ Alexandre III Bridge (Pont d’Alexandre III) .....................................................................................110 ■ Martrou Transporter Bridge ...............................................................................................114 ■ Le Grand Palais ............................................................................................................................115 ECCE President’s introduction ................................................................................... 008 ■ Hennebique Building .................................................................................................................115 Editor’s foreword ........................................................................................................................010 ■ Fontpédrouse Viaduct ............................................................................................................116 ■ Luzancy Bridge (Pont de Luzancy) ..................................................................................................117 A stroll through the history of civil engineering ..........................................012 ■ CNIT Exhibition Hall ..................................................................................................................118 ■ La Grande Arche .........................................................................................................................119 CROATIA 046 - 075 ■ Normandie Bridge (Le Pont de Normandie) ...................................................................................122 ■ Đakovo Cathedral ......................................................................................................................046 ■ Millau Viaduct (Le Viaduc de Millau) ................................................................................................124 ■ Zagreb Cathedral .......................................................................................................................047 ■ National Theatre .........................................................................................................................048 GREAT BRITAIN 128 - 161 ■ Art Pavilion ....................................................................................................................................049 ■ Introduction ...................................................................................................................................128 ■ Jaruga 1 and Jaruga 2 HPP .................................................................................................050 ■ HM Dockyard, Portsmouth ...................................................................................................130 ■ High-pressure Miljacka HPP ................................................................................................051 ■ Pont Cysyllte Aqueduct ..........................................................................................................131 ■ Ozalj 1 HPP ....................................................................................................................................052 ■ The Iron Bridge over the Severn .........................................................................................134 ■ Kraljevac HPP ..............................................................................................................................053 ■ Menai Bridge .................................................................................................................................136 ■ Multipurpose Hydropower System .................................................................................054 ■ Liverpool & Manchester Railway ........................................................................................138 ■ Bridge across the Lika River ................................................................................................056 ■ The Thames Tunnel, London ...................................................................................................140 ■ Meštrović Pavilion .....................................................................................................................057 ■ Salt’s Mill, Saltaire .....................................................................................................................146 ■ Peruća Dam and Reservoir ...................................................................................................058 ■ Kirkaldy Testing Works ...........................................................................................................147 ■ City Stadium at Poljud .............................................................................................................059 ■ Eddystone Lighthouse .............................................................................................................148 ■ Krk Bridge ......................................................................................................................................060 ■ Caban Coch Dam .........................................................................................................................149 ■ National and University Library - Old building ............................................................062 ■ The Forth Railway Bridge .......................................................................................................150 ■ National and University Library - New building ..........................................................063 ■ Vyrnwy Water Supply scheme for Liverpool ...............................................................152 ■ Velebit Pumped-Storage Power Plant ............................................................................064 ■ Tower bridge ..................................................................................................................................153 ■ Mirna Bridge .................................................................................................................................065 ■ Humber Bridge .............................................................................................................................156 ■ Bridge across the Rijeka Dubrovačka ............................................................................066 ■ Falkirk Wheel ................................................................................................................................158
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