Why is Brooklyn Bridge called "the eighth wonder after the seven ancient wonders"?

Because Brooklyn Bridge is known as one of the seven epoch-making architectural wonders in the world during the Industrial Revolution.

The Brooklyn Bridge across new york spans the East River in new york, connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan Island. It was officially put into use on May 24th, 1883. The length of this bridge is 1 0,834 meters, and the bridge body consists of tens of thousands of steel cables. 4 1 m above the water level. At that time, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world and the first steel bridge in the world. The eighth miracle after the Great Revolution is known as one of the seven epoch-making architectural engineering miracles in the world in the era of industrial revolution. When the bridge celebrated its centenary birthday, the United States issued a stamp with a face value of 20 cents to commemorate the grandeur and elegance of the bridge. Hart, a modern American poet? Hart Klein also wrote a long poem called "Bridge" for this purpose.

New york is the fastest growing city in the middle of19th century. There are plans to build the longest bridge ever connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. The original proposal of Brooklyn Bridge in New York was German immigrant John? Roblin. He was a student of Hegel and later became an architect. John? Luobulin called for the construction of this bridge 15 years. According to his design, Brooklyn Bridge was 1600 meters long, which was the longest bridge in the world at that time and the first cable-stayed bridge in the world. The planned construction period is 14 years. 12 years later, the bridge was completed and opened to traffic in 1882. On that day, 6.5438+0.5 million people crossed the bridge and held a celebration ceremony, but young Roberts did not show up. His builder Washington? Roblin has never set foot on a bridge with two generations' lives, and the board of directors praised his wife Emily.

Now there is a suspension bridge across the East River between Manhattan Island and Brooklyn, which is called Brooklyn Bridge. Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1883, with rich and elegant appearance. Towers and iron chains are the objects of the painter's racing paintings. This bridge, together with the Empire State Building and the Petronas Towers in front of the World Trade Center, has always been a landmark of new york. The legendary story of engineer Robert's family of three generations has added more glory to this bridge. From 1869 to 1883, it took 14 years and invested 25 million dollars. In the process of building this bridge, except John? In addition to John A. Lovelin, 20 construction workers were killed (the sign above the bridge tower was put up to commemorate them), and this monument was finally built in the history of bridges in the world. When completed, the pier was 87 meters high, which was one of the tallest buildings in new york at that time. With the opening of Brooklyn Bridge, it has become an indispensable part of the new york City skyline and became a national historical landmark in the United States on 1964.