Snellen chart. A wall chart developed by a Dutch ophthalmologist Hermann Snellen in the 19th century, which is still used today to measure visual acuity. It consists of 11 lines of block letters of decreasing size, which are to be read at a distance of 6 metres (20 feet).
See bridge in maps. Pont de Normandie is a cable-stayed road bridge that crosses the river Seine and contect Le Havre to Honfleur in Normandy, in France. The bridge was designed by Michel Virlogeux. Construction began in 1988 and the bridge was opened in January 1995.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Normandie Hotel, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was inspired by the ocean liner SS Normandie and displays the ship's original sign. Streamline Moderne, or Art Moderne, is a late type of the Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Its architectural style emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements.