There was something spectral about the sight of the old bridge at Mostar - as though the normal laws of the physical universe did not apply to it.

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This survey opened with a sight of the Vasco da Gama bridge, built to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the explorer's famous voyage of discovery.

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Meanwhile, the position and lighting of "The Bridge of Sighs" (1903-04) suggests we've never before seen this familiar sight.

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