The Vizcaya Bridge | The World's Oldest Transporter Bridge

The Vizcaya Bridge, also called Vizcaya Bridge, Suspension Bridge, or Bridge Palace (Bizkaiko Zubia, in Basque), is a transporter bridge conceived, designed, and built by private initiative between 1887 and 1893, linking the two banks of the Nervion River in Vizcaya, and was inaugurated in 1893, the first of its type in the world. 

Consuegra Windmills: Spain’s Famous Don Quixote Windmills

On the crest of Cerro Calderico in Castilla-La Mancha, twelve white windmills stand above the town of Consuegra. Their sails, rounded wooden bodies, and hilltop setting make them one of the most recognisable sights in the Spanish countryside.

White Horse of Uffington, England

Everyone knows or has heard of the Nazca Lines, ancient geoglyphs found in Peru. They are hundreds of large figures traced on the ground by the ancient culture of the same name, visible only from the air.

But perhaps what many do not know is that there is also something similar in Europe. Specifically in the United Kingdom, there are what are called hill figures. They are not very numerous, but they are old; one of them is from prehistoric times, and the rest of those that survive are from a few centuries ago. And like the Nazca Lines, not much is known about them. Neither what they mean nor who made them.

Uffington white horse

Duquesne Incline | The oldest funicular of USA

The Duquesne Incline is an inclined plane railroad, or funicular, located near Pittsburgh's South Side neighbourhood and scaling Mt Washington. Designed by Samuel Diescher, the incline was completed on 20 Nov. 1877 and is 800 feet, or 244 metres, long; 400 feet, or 122 metres, in height; and is inclined at a 30-degree angle. It is an unusual track gauge of 5 ft (1,524 mm). Originally steam-powered, the Duquesne Incline was built to carry cargo up and down Mount Washington in the late 19th century. 

The single-car of the Duquesne Incline prepares to enter the station on Grandview Avenue. 

Skógafoss Waterfall: Iceland's Legendary Curtain of Water

The first thing you notice at Skógafoss isn't the waterfall. It's the sound — a low roar you can hear from the parking lot, long before the falls come into view. Then you round the bend, and there it is: a flat, rectangular sheet of water dropping 60 metres off an old sea cliff near the village of Skógar. On a sunny afternoon, the spray throws rainbows across the whole scene. It is one of the most photographed locations on Iceland's South Coast, and once you have stood in front of it, the reason becomes clear.

Skógafoss, seen from the base of the falls

Pamban Bridge Rameswaram: History, New Bridge & Engineering Marvel

The Pamban Bridge is a cantilever bridge on the Palk Strait that connects the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India. The bridge refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. Opened in 1914, it was India's first sea bridge and was the longest sea bridge in India until 2010. The rail bridge is, for the most part, a conventional bridge resting on concrete piers, but it has a double-leaf bascule section midway, which can be raised to let ships and barges pass through. On 24 February 2014, the Pamban Bridge marked its 100th anniversary.

Pamban Bridge, Rameswaram: India’s historic railway connection and modern vertical-lift sea bridge.

San Boldo Pass, Italy

San Boldo Pass or Passo San Boldo is a small amazing mountain pass located in the Italian Veneto region between the towns of Trichian and Tovena. The mountain pass was previously known as Passo Sant’Ubaldo and Umbaldopass. The mountain pass lies at the southern edge of the Alps and links the Val Belluna with the Val Mareno over a height of approx. 706 meters. The mountain pass is named the SP 635 (former SS), through the so-called Canale della Scala or San Boldo (in dialect Canal de San Boit) has considerable historical importance, and only one lane is drivable, the traffic is controlled by several sets of lights. There is a speed limit of 30 km/h (19 mph) and a height limit of 3.2 m (10.5 ft.), after buses were frequently stuck in the tunnel. The five tunnels blasted into the rock with hairpin turns or loops, and six bridges.

Italian sheperd Luigino Balzan and his flock are reaching San Boldo pass. The pastor Luigino Balzan leading the flock towards the last curves of the pass san Boldo, between the province of Treviso and that of Belluno. Image credit giancarlo rado Bighugelabs

Barra Airport | The Beach Airport of Scotland

Barra Airport, one of the most unusual airports in the world – Barra is located in the north of Scotland in the UK, on the small island of Barra, which belongs to the Outer Hebrides archipelago. A feature of this airport is that its runways are located directly on the beach of the Gulf Traigh Mhòr, and the flight schedule is tailored to the tides. At high tide, water hides the airfield runways, making takeoff and landing impossible. 

Inkerman Monastery of St. Clement, Ukraine

The Inkerman Monastery of St Clement is a cave monastery in a cliff rising near the mouth of the Black River, in the city of Inkerman, administered as part of the seaport of Sevastopol. It was founded in 1850 on the site of a medieval Byzantine monastery where the relics of St Clement were supposedly kept before their removal to San Clemente by Saints Cyril and Methodius. The early Christians are supposed to have kept the relics in a grotto, which could be visited only on the anniversary of his death. William Rubruck described it as a church "built by the hands of angels".

Clifton Suspension Bridge: Brunel’s Iconic Bristol Landmark

High above the Avon Gorge in Bristol, England, the Clifton Suspension Bridge is one of Britain's most recognisable historic bridges. Its towers dominate the gorge, and huge iron chains suspend the road, a scene closely associated with the city of Bristol.

Clifton Suspension Bridge spans the Avon Gorge in Bristol and is one of the most famous surviving works associated with Isambard Kingdom Brunel.