Trajan's Bridge
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Trajan's Bridge, also called Bridge of Apollodorus over the Danube, was a Roman segmental arch bridge, on the modern Serbian–Romanian border, the first bridge to be built over the lower Danube and con
Artistic reconstruction (1907)
Trajan's Bridge northern bank
Remains of Trajan's Bridge on the south bank of the River Danube, Serbia
Relief of the bridge on Trajan's Column showing the unusually flat segmental arches on high-rising concrete piers; in the foreground emperor Trajan sacrificing by the Danube
Iron Gates
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The Iron Gates is a gorge on the river Danube. It forms part of the boundary between Serbia to the south and Romania to the north. In the broad sense it encompasses a route of 134 km; in the narrow se
Trajan's Bridge
…Dacian War to allow Roman troops to cross the river. Fragmentary ruins of the bridge's piers are still in existence. The bridge was situated east of the Iron Gates, near the present-day cities of Drobeta-Turnu Severin in Romania and Kladovo in Serbia. Its construction was ordered by the Emperor Trajan as a supply…
The Iron Gates of the Danube
Kazan gorge at its narrowest point
The Roman plaque "Tabula Traiana", Serbia
Iron Gate I dam