The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland, connecting the villages of South Queensferry and North Queensferry. It was designed by the engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, and built by the contractor William Arrol, after the collapse of the Tay Bridge in 1879 had undermined confidence in other designs. Its three massive steel cantilever towers give it a robust and distinctive silhouette, and it was the first major bridge in Britain made of steel. It was opened by the Prince of Wales. The bridge is still in daily use, and its repainting gave rise to the expression painting the Forth Bridge for a never-ending task. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.
Before and after
- 1890Rise of Art Nouveau
- 1890Publication of The Picture of Dorian Gray
- 25 January 1890Founding of Sevilla FC
- 29 January 1890Birth of Boris Pasternak
- 4 March 1890Construction of Forth Bridge
- 9 March 1890Birth of Vyacheslav Molotov
- 31 March 1890Birth of William Lawrence Bragg
- 19 May 1890Birth of Ho Chi Minh
- 29 July 1890Death of Vincent van Gogh
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The era
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