The picture shows Tower Bridge in London, England, which is under construction in 1892 (the eighteenth year of Qing Guangxu). The bridge spans the River Thames and is named Tower Bridge because it is near the Tower of London. Construction began in 1886 (the twelfth year of the Qing Dynasty) during the heyday of the Victorian era, and it took eight years for five major construction companies and a total of 432 construction workers to participate in the construction of the bridge. A total of 70,000 tons of cement were used for the piers and 11,000 tons of steel for the towers and bridge bodies. In 1894 (the 20th year of Qing Guangxu), Tower Bridge was completed and opened to traffic.
The picture shows the scene when the subway was built in London, England, between 1866 and 1870. At that time, Britain was the Victorian era, and the Qing Dynasty at the same time was the Tongzhi period. The London Underground is the oldest underground railway in the world, and the world's first underground was born in London. The London Metropolitan Underground, which began construction in 1856 (the sixth year of Qing Xianfeng) and was officially put into operation on January 10, 1863 (the second year of Qing Tongzhi), has a trunk line length of about 6.5 km and uses steam locomotives.
The picture shows the scene when the subway was built in London, England, between 1866 and 1870. At that time, Britain was the Victorian era, and the Qing Dynasty at the same time was the Tongzhi period. The London Underground is the oldest underground railway in the world, and the world's first underground was born in London. The London Metropolitan Underground, which began construction in 1856 (the sixth year of Qing Xianfeng) and was officially put into operation on January 10, 1863 (the second year of Qing Tongzhi), has a trunk line length of about 6.5 km and uses steam locomotives.
The picture shows the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, which is under construction. The tower was designed by the famous architect and structural engineer Gustav Eiffel and built by Schneider Iron. Construction of the tower began on January 27, 1887 (the thirteenth year of Qing Guangxu), and on March 31, 1889 (the fifteenth year of Qing Guangxu), the construction of the main building of the Eiffel Tower was completed. The Eiffel Tower was 300 meters high, the antenna was 24 meters high, and the total height was 324 meters, making it the tallest building in the world at that time.
The picture shows the Brooklyn Bridge in the United States under construction. The Brooklyn Bridge spans the East River in New York and connects Brooklyn to Manhattan Island. The bridge began construction in 1883 (the ninth year of Qing Guangxu) and was completed in 1896 (the twenty-second year of Qing Guangxu). With $25 million invested, 20 construction workers died to build the bridge. When completed, the piers were 87 meters high, making it one of the tallest buildings in New York at the time. The total length of the bridge is 1834 meters, and the bridge body is lifted from the water surface by tens of thousands of steel cables for 41 meters, which is the longest suspension bridge in the world that year and the first bridge in the world to be built of steel.
The picture shows the Woolworth Building in New York, USA, which was about to be completed in 1912 (the year of the Great Qing Dynasty). Construction of the building began in 1910 (the second year of the Qing Dynasty) and was completed in 1913. It is a neo-Gothic building with 241 meters and a total of 57 floors. When completed in 1913, the building was the tallest building in the world. The building was equipped with the fastest elevator in the world at the time, and for the first time the location of the floor could be displayed by an indicator light on the signal wheel.
The picture shows a new York subway construction worker in the United States. New York City first built an elevated railroad and put it into passenger traffic in 1868 ( the seventh year of the Qing Dynasty ) , starting from Battery Park and stretching half a mile along Greenwich Street. It was the first passenger railway in the world to use cable towing, five years before San Francisco's first cable car, and then switched to electric towing. Except for a small number of suburban lines that were retained as extensions of the future construction of the subway, they were gradually demolished. The first subway built underground was completed and opened to traffic in 1907 (the 33rd year of the Qing Dynasty).