Millau

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The Fabulous Millau Viaduct

total heights(hauteur totale ) : 343m

total lenght(longueur totale ) : 2460m

span between 2 piers(travée entre deux pile ) : 342m

steel deck(tablier en acier) : 36000 metrictons

Highest pier (pile la plus haute ) :245m

deck area ( superficie du tablier ) : 65000m2

Conceived by engineer Michel Virlogeuxand designed by the architect Lord Norman Foster .It took only 3 yers to build !

Beyond the technique i found it just amazingly beautiful !
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