Euro Banknote Bridges
As a structural engineer i did a master degree in bridge design in paris at the ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées after graduating from imperial college in london.
Euro banknote bridges. Austria belgium finland france germany greece ireland italy luxembourg the netherlands portugal and spain. The seven euro bridges really exist. Note the cyclist in the bridge for some idea of scale. Visit the bridges that are printed on the 5 10 20 50 100 200 and 500 euro banknotes.
Discover spijkenisser eurobruggen euro banknote bridges in spijkenisse netherlands. 500 banknotes are no longer issued. Banknotes of the euro the currency of the euro area and institutions have been in circulation since the first series also called es1 was issued in 2002 they are issued by the national central banks of the eurosystem or the european central bank. The bridges on the back symbolise communication between the people of europe and between europe and the rest of the world.
The first bridge you reach from the train station is the 100 banknote. Also the little green wavey additions look perfectly normal on the actual banknotes but a little odd in real life. The images of the bridges on the money are intended as a symbol of close cooperation and communication between countries in europe. The original idea to use bridges designs on the new euro banknotes was actually mine.
Bridge from the 200 note also top. Finally the 500 euro note depicts modern 20th century architecture. The styles are as follows. Like the first series the new europa series banknotes show architectural styles from various periods in europe s history but do not show any actual existing monuments or bridges.
The bridges portrayed on eu currency aren t fictional anymore. The fictional bridges depicted on euro banknotes have been been transformed into reality at a new housing development near rotterdam. One of the master courses was a fascinating series of lectures on the history of bridge. The euro banknote bridges.
The bridges are a metaphor for the cooperation and communication between european nations and between europe and the rest of the world. The euro rapidly took over from the former national. Classical romanesque gothic renaissance baroque and rococo the age of iron and glass and modern 20th century architecture. In order to ensure a.
In 1999 the euro was introduced virtually and in 2002 notes and coins began to circulate. The 7 banknotes picturing kalina s drawings came into circulation in the european union on january 1 2002.