The Brooklyn Bridge is a Metaphor

The Brooklyn Bridge is a Metaphor

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Interactive Video

Arts, Engineering, Architecture, Other

11th Grade - University

Hard

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The video explores the historical, technological, and cultural significance of the Brooklyn Bridge. It highlights the bridge's role in connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan, its innovative use of materials like steel, and its metaphorical representation of unity and progress. The vision of its designer, John A. Roebling, is discussed, along with the bridge's lasting legacy and initial criticism. The video concludes with acknowledgments for support from Google's Making and Science Initiative.

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OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How did the Brooklyn Bridge facilitate the creation of the greater New York City area?

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3 mins • 1 pt

What artistic and spiritual values did John A. Roebling foresee for the Brooklyn Bridge?

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3 mins • 1 pt

What does the statement about the bridge being a work of bare utility suggest about its significance?

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