Porto π΅πΉ. A world known LuΓs I Bridge was built by Theophile Seyrig, a disciple of Gustave Eiffel, in 1886.
Interesting, that Gustave Eiffel built a neighbouring bridge.
Famous for Paris's Eiffel Tower πΌ and for designing Statue of Liberty π½ he had another major architectural project - Maria Pia bridge π. It is carrying the Lisbon to Porto railway across the river Douro.
Watching a great French drama βEiffelβ (2021) about this talented and highly creative engineer, while waiting for my flight to Oslo βοΈ
