AlcántaraBridge (Spain, c. 1870). Photo taken by Jean Laurent from the south.Thisstone
AlcántaraBridge (Spain, c. 1870). Photo taken by Jean Laurent from the south.Thisstone arch bridge was built over the Tagus between 104 and 106 AD, byorders of the Roman Emperor Trajan. The word Alcántara comesfrom the Arabic al-QanTarah(“thearches”). -- source link
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