Pont Fawr, a stone arch bridge in Llanrwst, Wales, UK
© Pajor Pawel/Shutterstoc
A bridge too Fawr
How much quaintness can be crammed into one picture? We're pushing the limits with this verdant summer scene in North Wales, looking across the Conwy River from its east bank in the town of Llanrwst. Past the Pont Fawr (Big Bridge) in the foreground, the shrubbery-shrouded cottage dubbed Tu Hwnt I'r Bont (Beyond the Bridge) seems to sprout straight from the grass. Built in the 15th century as a farmhouse, it's now a traditional Welsh tearoom serving up scones to locals as well as visitors bound for nearby Snowdonia National Park.
The Pont Fawr is itself the stuff of history: Built in the 1630s, it's often called the 'Inigo Jones bridge' after the pioneering early modern architect who, legend has it, designed the triple-arch span that today carries motor traffic. A one-way bottleneck along an otherwise two-way main road, the bridge's humped shape tends to obscure oncoming cars, earning it yet another local nickname: Pont y Rhegi (Bridge of Swearing).
Related Images
Bandra–Worli Sea Link, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Gateway Arch and St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Pushkarani, Sri Krishna Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
West Cornwall Covered Bridge over the Housatonic River, Connecticut, USA
Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
River Thames, London, England
Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
Tate Modern lit up on International Women's Day, London, England
Today on Bing
