Deutzer Brücke

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The Deutzer Brücke is defined by its exceptionally slender, flat profile, which stays low to the water to keep the Cologne skyline and cathedral unobstructed. Completed in nineteen forty-eight, it was the first steel box girder bridge in the world. Its design, by Fritz Leonhardt and architect Gerd Lohmer, prioritized minimal material use in a post-war landscape, achieving its iconic, unobtrusive shape.

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