Post #4112767

2026-07-26 07:04 UTC

So, with these aggressively made-up bridges on the Euro notes, what does some brilliant asshole of a Dutch architect go and do? Yes, design a bunch of tiny bridges in a suburb of Rotterdam that look like the imaginary bridges on the Euro notes ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurobridges_Spijkenisse ). [3/4]

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@ossington@mastodon.xyz 2026-07-26 07:07

As it happens, I went out there recently to see the bridges for myself, and they're delightful. So, while voting for new designs, please spare a moment to think of these poor bridges, which will soon be real bridges designed to mimic imaginary bridges that used to be on money. [4/4]

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@Hester@sunny.garden 2026-07-26 08:44

@ossington@mastodon.xyz hahaha this is brilliant and hilarious

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@RandamuMaki@mstdn.social 2026-07-26 15:31

@ossington@mastodon.xyz Spijkenisse is not a suburb of Rotterdam. It's a city on a whole other island. with a history of its own. It used to have an eel fishing industry when it was still a marsh, but then transformed that into a thriving farming community after poldering started. The local old church was used by the Spanish occupation as a watchtower. Across the bridge over the Old Meuse river lies Hoogvliet, which -is- a part of Rotterdam. Spijkenisse is part of Nissewaard, however.

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