This damned bridge. It was such a controversy when it was first being built. Now, I see it in more photos representing the city than anything else I think. It's become iconic.
After my year away, I've come back with a new appreciation for bridges and architecture and things we create that give people pause. We could have just built any old bridge, but we didn't. We had this one built designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. (Tapas party on the bridge anyone?)
The bridge itself is also pretty cool. Did you know it has absolutely no piers in the water? It doesn't need any beans, arches, cables or lower supports at all to support itself (other than the embankments). It's called the Peace Bridge because it links Peace Park and Memorial Drive and commemorates soldiers killed in WWI
I must admit, one of my most favourite scenes is walking down by the river pathways as the sun is going down (and especially after) and seeing the reflections of the bridge all lit up off the water.
PS... The bridge has a twin in Geneva called the Hans Wilsdorf Bridge. I crossed it last April thinking, "Hmmm... this reminds me a lot of home." Different architects, but look it up, you'll see the similarities.