r/oddlysatisfying • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • 2d ago

The repeating brick arches of the Ouse Valley Viaduct.

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u/Dwaas_Bjaas 2d ago

Smh who nudged the bottom of the structure??!

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u/Zei_Nabhan 2d ago

This is really goods it’s kinda reflected

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u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 2d ago

Completed in 1842 for the London to Brighton Railway, the Ouse Valley Viaduct is 450 metres (1,475 ft) long and consists of 37 arches built from around 11 million bricks. Designed by engineer John Urpeth Rastrick with architectural input from David Mocatta, it remains in daily use over 180 years later.

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u/Glittering_Nobody813 1d ago

Who’s the photographer? This is a fantastic shot!

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u/coolsilentebeans 1d ago

I’d love to know, too. It’s incredible.

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u/C-57D 2d ago

Wait this is real? I thought it was concept art for Dune or something. Woah

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u/lythy2016 2d ago

Could’ve told me it was Bruce Pennington or John Schoenherr and I’d have believed them.

Edit: Schoenherr

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u/TensorForce 1d ago

Piranesi looking megastructure too

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u/Bussamove86 2d ago

But does it loom like a bird of doom as it shifts and cracks?

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u/Florafly 1d ago

Goated song. 🔥

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u/ollimorp 2d ago

Watch out, a Balrog is coming

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u/whoslisaa 2d ago

Modern architecture sucks so much compared to this. That’s so sad

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u/Emil_VII 2d ago

You've managed to make this look like a Syd Mead concept piece for part of a futuristic city or something. Great work!

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u/Negan815 2d ago

Carian Study Hall

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u/whatevs4000 2d ago

Love this!

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u/Santa-Head 1d ago

Satisfied

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u/kentuckyfirewater 1d ago

What getting lost in your dreams looks like

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u/PiinkkMooon 1d ago

The colors are vibrant 🙌

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u/Pleasant_Flatworm866 1d ago

Beautiful photo.

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u/Smoked_Vegetables 1d ago

It’s sideways, this was the original dock entrance for the millennium falcon

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u/TraditionalForce4022 1d ago

honestly i think i could stare at this for hours

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u/coolsilentebeans 1d ago

And still wouldn’t reach the end.