Friday, August 29, 2008

viaduct views



Morlaix is famous for its viaduct, built in the early 1860s to carry the Paris/Brest railway. It was an obvious target for allied bombing in WWII to break the Germans' vital communication line. A raid in January 1943 succeeded in knocking out part of one arch, as well as destroying a primary school, killing all the pupils and a teacher. 12 days later the Germans had the line repaired.

1 comment:

An Gàidheal Pàganach said...

That first picture is amazing; it appears to go on forever (like those mirrors that face each other).