When Leonardo da Vinci designed a 240 meters bridge it would have been the longest bridge in
the world. His plan was ambitious. In 1502, a skeptical sultan rejected Leonardo's design as
impossible, but 300 years civilization finally embraced the engineering principle - arches as
supports - underlying the construction. The bridge has been constructed, in Norway.
Now instead of spanning the Bosporus , his visionary creation was destined to span 500 years as
a bridge to another millennium. Vebjorn Sand, the man behind the modern project, has a site
with images and details. http://www.vebjorn-sand.com/thebridge.htm Leonardo Bridge Project
In 1502 Leonardo da Vinci did a simple drawing of a graceful bridge with a single span of 720-foot
span (approximately 240-meters.) Da Vinci designed the bridge as part of a civil engineering
project for Sultan Bajazet II of Constantinople (Istanbul.) The bridge was to span the Golden
Horn, an inlet at the mouth of the Bosphorus River in what is now Turkey.
The Bridge was never built.
Leonardo's "Golden Horn" Bridge is a perfect "pressed-bow." Leonardo surmised correctly that
the classic keystone arch could be stretched narrow and substantially widened without losing
integrity by using a flared foothold, or pier, and the terrain to anchor each end of the span. It was
conceived 300 years prior to its engineering principals being generally accepted. It was to be 72
feet-wide (24 meters), 1080-foot total length (360 meters) and 120 feet (40 meters) above the
sea level at the highest point of the span.
Norwegian painter and public art creator, Vebjørn Sand, saw the drawing and a model of the
bridge in an exhibition on da Vinci's architectural & engineering designs in 1996. The power of the
simple design overwhelmed him. He conceived of a project to bring its eternal beauty to life. The
Norwegian Leonardo Bridge Project makes history as the first of Leonardo's civil engineering
designs to be constructed for public use.
Vebjørn Sand took the project to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. Though hardly a
visionary organization, when Sand presented the project the reaction was unanimous. "Everyone
on the project knew we would be making something more than another boring bridge," Sand
says of his meetings with government officials, "We would be...
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Through the process of development, these world-class architects and engineers have joined
Vebjørn Sand to create a "dream team" of experts on the history, design and structural aspects
of the "Queen of Bridges" prepared to implement the global project. Sand's vision to build the
bridge on each continent also includes drawing on the cultural traditions, and incorporating
materials, unique to each region.
Finally, the Leonardo Bridge Project represents a historical connection between Europe and the
Middle East, between Christianity and Islam. The Italian Renaissance was inspired by the
scholarship of the Ottoman Empire. Leonardo, in turn, was fascinated by the Middle East. This
aspect seems particularly relevant since the events of September 11, 2001, as the Leonardo
Project expands into the global goodwill project Vebjørn Sand envisioned.
The Norwegian Leonardo Bridge was constructed and opened to foot and bicycle traffic on
October 31, 2001. Da Vinci's vision resurrected, 500 years after the drawing was made. Vebjørn
Sand is currently considering several sites in the United States for the next Leonardo Bridge
Project.
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The Bailey Island Bridge is located in Harpswell, Maine on Route 24. Before the making of the bridge, the fishermen that lived on Bailey’s Island wanted a bridge that connected their island to Orr’s Island. The town of Harpsweell made and voted on their decisions in the weekly town meetings (“Bailey”). The project was stalled because of some of the mainlanders in the town, but it was brought back up for discussion in 1912. They first agreed on a “road” which would connect the two islands and would be constructed with timber. This was to cost $3,000. The cost quickly reached $25,000 at a later town meting because they decided to build the bridge with stone and concrete instead. Once the legislature decided to pass a bill stating that it would fun state’s highway and bridge projects, they decided to move forward with the project (Hansen, 36).
At the time of its construction in 1929, the Ambassador Bridge was the largest spanned suspension bridge at 564 meters until the George Washington Bridge was built. It was an engineering masterpiece at the time. The total bridge length is 2,286 meters and rises to 118 meters above the river. Suspension cables support the main span of the Ambassador Bridge and the main pillars under the bridge are supported by steel in a cantilever truss structure. In total, the McClintic-Marshall masterpiece is comprised of 21,000 tons of steel. The immense socio-economical impact that the Ambassador Bridge has on transportation and trade is imperative for daily interaction between the Un...
Bering Land Bridge- during it’s time of existence the bridge was a major factor in migration from Asia to North America; made travel easier because it was on land instead of having to travel by boat
In 1516, Leonardo da Vinci left Italy, he moved to France to become “Premier Painter and Engineer and Architect to the King” that was offered to him by Francis I. Da Vinci was allowed to work at his own pace while living in a country manor house, Château of Cloux. In 1519, Leonardo da Vinci died at Château of Cloux, he was 67 years old. Da Vinci was buried near the palace church of Saint-Florentin. In the 1800’s the church was destroyed during the French Revolution. Because of the destruction, Leonardo da Vinci’s gravesite could not be identified since all the tombstones were destroyed. (History.com Staff,
Leonardo was then hired buy the Duke of Milan in1482 to create sculpture and paint. He would also work in the fields of science and architecture. The Duke would have him design new weapons, buildings, and other architecture that has never been seen before. This started a new era for science and architecture. He had so many new ideas for art and new inventions to create that he ended up not finishing most of his work that he started resulting in him finishing only about six works of art in the last seventeen years of da Vinci’s life.
Leonardo art work, invention, and thirst for knowledge show it an overwhelming desire wanting to learn more. His head was spinning with ideas to create something better, making something beautiful, and about how the human body works. His curiosity was so impressive that he would stay awake for hours on end hoping to change his theory and prove that there is more to changing to something magnificent. Studying in 14th century and 15th century in secret of the church’s power and belief.
Leonardo Da Vinci came to Rome in 1513, he was sixty-one.(2) Leonardo was a skilled artist, that painted many wonderful pictures that are known today.(3) Some of his most famous pictures that he painted is the, “Last Supper”, and the “Mona Lisa”. The “Mona Lisa” was a painting that Leonardo Da Vinci had painted, when he took time off to paint, when he was painting another picture called “The Battle of Anghiari”, which was completely destroyed. What had happened was Leonardo Da Vinci was offered a piece of Marble to carve a statue out of it, he declined. Another young sculptor by the name of Michelangelo Buonarroti had accepted the job. After working for awhile, Michelangelo was done with his masterpiece. When it was done the City Councilors invited all of the Florentine artists to view the new work. Among one of them was Leonardo. When it was revealed, everyone was astonished. (4) ...
South University Online. (2013). HUM 1002: History of Art from the Middle Ages to Modern Times: Week 1: Elements of Design. Retrieved from myeclassonline.com
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...nturies later. Leonardo Da Vici was a great thinker and he was way ahead of his time in what he did and if it wasn't for some of the things he did then we as a civilization wouldn't have some of the things we have now. His works has greatly influenced the world today and has changed the way people do things.
"BBC - History - Historic Figures: Leonardo da Vinci (1452 -1519)." BBC - Homepage. Web. 29
Under Alternative C a new bridge would be built adjacent to the existing bridge. The new bridge would replicate the existing Yaquina Bay Bridge to provide aesthetic pleasure. The bridge would have 2 lanes, a bike lane, and pedestrian sidewalks. The bridge would require new cast-in-place concrete to be added to be added to the bay and at each end of the bridge (Replacement of North Drive Bridge, 2014, p.13). Steel beams and concrete would be added to provide structural strength and allow for heavy loads crossing the bridge.
Cicek, Kemal. “The Cambridge History of Turkey. Volume 3: The Later Ottoman Empire, 1603-1839.” Journal of the Economic &Social History of the Orient 52, no.1 (2009): 153-158. EBSCO.
Leonardo was born in a small town in Tuscany, Italy called Vinci on 15 April, 1452. Back then, not all people had surnames; only those who were rich and powerful deserved one. Therefore, when people today refer to him as “Leonardo da Vinci”, “da Vinci” actually means “from Vinci” in Italian. His talent for painting was recognized by his family and neighbors when he was still a boy, and he started his painting career at a very young age. At 14, he was sent to Florence by his father to learn from Verrocchio, who owned a leading workshop at the time. It is said that when he cooperated with Verrocchio on the Baptism of Christ, his skill was so much finer than his master’s that Verrocchio quit in the middle and never painted again for his whole life. 1