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Eiffel Bridge, Tsagveri
The Eiffel Bridge is a bridge over the Tsemistskal river, on the Borjomi–Bakuriani railway near the town of Tsagveri. History Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia ordered the bridge from the French engineer-constructor and bridge builder Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (born Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; ; ; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway .... The construction of the bridge started in 1897 over the Tsemistskal River. The construction of the bridge was carried out by the constructor Besarion Keburia . From January 1902, the first "Kukushka" train passed through the Borjomi-Bakuriani narrow-gauge railway line and over the bridge. References External linkstravelinborjomi.geambebi.ge Bridges in Georgia (country) {{Georgia-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borjomi–Bakuriani Railway
The Kukushka (Russian for "little cuckoo") is a long narrow-gauge railway line linking the town of Borjomi (820 m asl) to the daba and ski resort of Bakuriani (1,700 m asl) in Georgia. The construction of this line began in 1897, when Georgia was still part of the Russian Empire. The difficult terrain caused construction to take four years, and the first train ran in January 1902. Gustave Eiffel was commissioned by the Romanovs to design the Eiffel Bridge, Tsagveri over the Tsemistskhali River between the stations of Tsaghveri and Tsemi. Originally, trains were pulled by a steam engine built by H.K. Porter, imported from America, and passengers travelled in open carriages protected by handrails. The line was electrified in 1966, when the small steam engine was replaced by an electric "crocodile" locomotive made by the Škoda works in Czechoslovakia. The line is currently operated by Borjomi–Bakuriani Railway LLC (BBR), a subsidiary of Georgian Railways. Although the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsagveri
Tsagveri () is a daba in Borjomi Municipality in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region of Georgia. The daba has a population of 799, as of 2014. Tsagveri is located on the northern slopes of the Trialeti Range Trialeti Range ( ka, თრიალეთის ქედი) is an east-west mountain range of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region of southern Georgia. The eastern edge of the Range runs along the western border o ..., at 1020-1130 meters above sea level. It is a Balneological resort. The resort comprises moderately mild, snowy winters and moderately warm summers. References Populated places in Borjomi Municipality {{Georgia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiffel Bridge
Eiffel Bridge can refer to: * Eiffel Bridge, Láchar, a bridge in Spain * Eiffel Bridge, Ungheni, a railway bridge in Ungheni, Moldova * Eiffel Bridge, Tsagveri, a railway bridge in Tsagveri, Georgia * Eiffel Bridge, Zrenjanin, a bridge in Zrenjanin, Serbia * Tour Eiffel Bridge (Eiffel Tower Bridge; Eiffel Bridge), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada * Ponte Eiffel ( pt, Eiffel Bridge), Viana do Castelo, Portugal * Maria Pia Bridge, a bridge in Porto, Portugal; designed by Gustave Eiffel * Garabit viaduct, a rail bridge in Southern France; constructed by Gustave Eiffel See also * Eiffel (other) Eiffel may refer to: Places * Eiffel Peak, a summit in Alberta, Canada * Champ de Mars – Tour Eiffel station, Paris, France; a transit station Structures * Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France, designed by Gustave Eiffel * Eiffel Bridge, Ungheni, Mo ... * {{disambig [Baidu] |
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich Of Russia
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia (25 October 1832 – 18 December 1909) was the fourth son and seventh child of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia. He was the first owner of the New Michael Palace on the Palace Quay in Saint Petersburg. Marriage and issue On 16 August 1857, he married Princess Cecilie of Baden (1839–1891), daughter of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden and Sophie of Sweden. Cecily adopted the name Olga Fedorovna, and had the following children with him: Career He served 20 years (1862–1882) as the Governor General of Caucasia, being seated in Tbilisi, the town which most of his children remembered as the home of their childhood. In the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), he was nominal Commander-in-Chief of the Russian troops in the Caucasus and was appointed Field Marshal General in April 1878. In the course of his life, four members of his family ruled as Emperors of Russia: his father, Nicholas I; his brother, Alexander II; his nep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustave Eiffel
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (born Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; ; ; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit Viaduct. He is best known for the world-famous Eiffel Tower, designed by his company and built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, and his contribution to building the Statue of Liberty in New York. After his retirement from engineering, Eiffel focused on research into meteorology and aerodynamics, making significant contributions in both fields. Early life Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was born in France, in the Côte-d'Or, the first child of Catherine-Mélanie (née Moneuse) and Alexandre Bonickhausen dit Eiffel. He was a descendant of Marguerite Frédérique (née Lideriz) and Jean-René Bönickhausen and who had emigrated from the German town of Marmagen and settled in Paris at the beginning of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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