snuh (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} snuh) wrote,@ 2008-05-19 15:41:00 |
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walls & bridges
Walls and bridges have a symbiotic relationship - one separates people, the other connects. Whether the Great Wall Of China or the walls of a cellblock, their use keeps humans divided from each other. Bridges span obstacles, sometimes they're as simple as a log fallen across a stream, other times as complex as the 12,828 foot Akashi Kaikyo Bridge suspension bridge in Japan.
Between August 13, 1961 and November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall separated West Berlin from East Berlin and East Germany.
YouTube: Ronald Reagan, June 12, 1987, Brandenburg Gate - "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
Knocking down the Berlin Wall
The Bridge Of Sighs of Venice, Italy was built at the beginning of the 17th century with the purpose of connecting prisons and interrogation rooms in the Palace of the Dukes, its beauty masks what was likely a devastating last walk for condemned prisoners. It's said that one could hear their sighs as they looked one last time upon the outside world before being locked up, their graffiti is still visible on some of the concrete cell walls.
A world of bridges instead of walls? Here's hoping...
Walls and bridges have a symbiotic relationship - one separates people, the other connects. Whether the Great Wall Of China or the walls of a cellblock, their use keeps humans divided from each other. Bridges span obstacles, sometimes they're as simple as a log fallen across a stream, other times as complex as the 12,828 foot Akashi Kaikyo Bridge suspension bridge in Japan.
Between August 13, 1961 and November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall separated West Berlin from East Berlin and East Germany.
YouTube: Ronald Reagan, June 12, 1987, Brandenburg Gate - "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
Knocking down the Berlin Wall
Dead Kennedys: The Great Wall - 3MB
Faron Young: Hello Walls - 4MB
Johnny Cash: The Wall - 3MB
Marcy Playground: Ancient Walls Of Flowers - 4MB
The National: 90-Mile Water Wall - 6MB
Sound Team: Bedroom Walls - 5MB
The Bridge Of Sighs of Venice, Italy was built at the beginning of the 17th century with the purpose of connecting prisons and interrogation rooms in the Palace of the Dukes, its beauty masks what was likely a devastating last walk for condemned prisoners. It's said that one could hear their sighs as they looked one last time upon the outside world before being locked up, their graffiti is still visible on some of the concrete cell walls.
Robin Trower: Bridge Of Sighs - 7MB
Duke Ellington: Chelsea Bridge - 3MB
The Decemberists: Bridges & Balloons - 8MB
Frank Sinatra: The Brooklyn Bridge - 2MB
Mazzy Star: Look On Down From The Bridge - 7MB
A world of bridges instead of walls? Here's hoping...
The Staple Singers: Bridges Instead Of Walls - 6MB
