Introduction
In ancient Europe, infrastructure was archaic and medieval. They were simple but even with their simplicity, the merchants, the soldiers, and the pilgrims of ancient Europe did use this infrastructure.
An analysis of today’s infrastructure to the landscape of Europe shows that Europe has developed from such archaic infrastructure into modernized infrastructure. Thus, elements of today’s Europe need to be well studied to well understand the whole aspect of infrastructure about the landscape. It should be understood that linear characteristics or features can be defined in terms of the elements that structure the landscape (Lamy, 2005).
A study of the history of structures in Europe has revealed that structure planning on the European landscape began a long time ago, close to one century. This means that as time has been moving on, the people on the European continent have been thinking of ways to restructure the infrastructure to match time requirements. It further means that they have a greater value in the linear structures such as roads and linkages. Today’s infrastructure in Europe is characterized by modern roads and railways. Besides, distinct waterways for marine operations and transportation have developed, with many harbors and docking points developing (Wolfgang et al, 2011).
Today’s railway lines are quite modern. The rails make such an important element of the infrastructure on the European landscape. Given that the landscape is partly mountainous, underground railway lines are characteristic of the European landscape. Thus, it means that the technology on the continent is now fully-fledged and its results are more evident in the development of the infrastructure that is not only hi-tech but also breath-taking. Glimpses at the modern roads show a technological skill that is in a class of its own. These roads, as elements of today’s European infrastructure, are indeed modern- to suit the mountainous landscape. These landscape infrastructures create a perfect linkage between cities and towns of the European landmass.
Conclusion
It has been noted that the European landscape infrastructure has developed from archaic features as paths into modern infrastructures that are a show of modern technology. It was further realized that the landscape elements and linear features give a linkage between towns and cities, making human activities easier due to the ease with which transportation has become.
Thus, it was stated after a study of the modern European landscape infrastructure that roads, highways, and super-highways, modern railway lines that have underground passages and waterways are the features or elements of today’s landscape infrastructure in Europe. These infrastructures have eased many human activities due to the ease with which transportation comes and the linkages created between towns and cities of Europe.
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