"Curve, Contrats & Straight Lines" - a photo on Flickriver

A Curve does not exist in its full power until contrasted with a straight line.
(Robert Henri - American painter and teacher, 1865–1929)

This is a détail of Malviya Bridge which is a double decker bridge over the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras).
It carries rail track on lower deck and road on the upper deck.
It is one of the major bridges on the Ganges and carries the Grand Trunk Road across the river.
It was inaugurated in 1887 and was originally called The Dufferin Bridge, in 1948 it was renamed as the Malviya Bridge after Madan Mohan Malaviya but as the bridge is near Rajghat, it is also locally known as Rajghat bridge.

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Taken in: India / Uttar Pradesh / Varanasi / Teliyanala (show map)

Taken on: October 29, 2015

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