When in Pittsburgh last weekend, we visited the Cathedral of Learning. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the 535-foot-tall, 42 story Cathedral is the second-tallest educational building in the world. The Gothic Revival skyscaper was completed in 1926. We were absolutely awestruck by the almost 100 year old building’s gorgeous architecture. To think that student’s get to study in such a gorgeous place!
It was a particularly beautiful morning to go out for breakfast !
Photo taken with an iPhone 12 Pro Max.
This is truly “mobile” photography as I took the shot with my phone while driving under the tower of this suspension bridge.
The Arthur Ravenel Bridge is a 2.5 mile long cable-stayed suspension bridge with two diamond-shaped towers, each 575 feet high. The bridge, which connects Charleston and Mount Pleasant, is named after Charleston politician Arthur Ravenel who led the campaign for the bridge to be constructed over the Cooper River. Construction took less than four years and the bridge opened to traffic on July 16, 2005, at a cost of $632 million. Almost 80,000 cars travel on the bridge daily. The bridge’s structure is designed to withstand shipping accidents and natural disasters that have plagued Charleston’s history including hurricanes with wind gusts of 300mph and earthquaktes of 7.4 on the Richter scale. To protect the bridge from drifting ships, the towers are flanked by one-acre rock islands. Ships will run aground on the islands before colliding with the towers. To see a bird’s eye view of the bridge, click here.
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