I love the way the light plays on the scene, and the workers taking a rest break under the shadow of a majestic peak. Such an epic scene!
A fun local legend of how it was built:
The people of Uri recruited the Devil for the difficult task of building the bridge. The Devil requested to receive the first thing to pass the bridge in exchange for his help. To trick the Devil, who expected to receive the soul of the first man to pass the bridge, the people of Uri sent across a dog by throwing a piece of bread, and the dog was promptly torn to pieces by the Devil. Enraged at having been tricked the Devil went to fetch a large rock to smash the bridge, but, carrying the rock back to the bridge, he came across a holy man who “scolded him” (der ihn bescholten) and forced him to drop the rock, which could still be seen on the path below Göschenen.
This is a great image, wow. I wish there was more “construction in progress” art out there, aside from all the paintings of the Eiffel tower ;)
