Ruins of the Old Aqueduct in Hama (Syria)

“In the enchanting city of Hama, everything prevents the viewer from any thinking… Large, three- or four-storey water-lifting wheels (Norias) direct the scooped water in the air to higher irrigation canals built of stones or wood to irrigate the surrounding orchards. The long melodies produced by the Norias spread over the ether … a forgotten dream on the river bank and part of a poem melodically expressed with a simple musical instrument of love and carefreeness."

From The Damascus Way

Tharaud brothers

Millenium Bridge over the river Tyne between Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, England (United Kingdom)

Tilting bridge opens eye to the world.

The world's first rotating bridge, which features a radical engineering design, has opened to the public. About 30,000 people enjoyed the chance to walk or cycle over the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, which straddles the River Tyne in north-east England. Engineers have been working on the futuristic "blinking eye" structure since it was floated up the river into position in November 2000.

 17 September, 2001

BBC News

Benjamin Sheares Bridge over Singapore River in Singapore

A new song in the air:
Cranes and gantries rise;
Dynamo and diesel hum.
Men in overalls and helmets
Wield machines, consulting plans.
A welder's torch explodes
Into a rush of stars;
Rivets are hammered home till
Hulls of steel emerge…

Modern Singapore according 
to a Edwin Thumboo poem

Hungerford Bridge over the Thames River in London (United Kingdom)

Bridges crossing the River Thames in London (United Kingdom)

A mighty mass of brick, and smoke, and shipping,
Dirty and dusty, but as wide as eye
Could reach, with here and there a sail just skipping
In sight, then lost amidst the forestry
Of masts; a wilderness of steeples peeping
On tiptoe through their sea-coal canopy;
A huge, dun cupola, like a foolscap crown
On a fool's head—and there is London Town.

Lord Byron