The Rhine: frontier or bridge?

This model, exhibited at the Grand Palais in Paris in 1989, presents a certain vision of Europe. At the time, after forty years of existence, it comprised twelve member countries: Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. The bridge was meant to bring together France and Germany at a point south of Strasbourg where the Pflimlin Bridge was finally built. The buildings and islands designed by Pesce and other architects symbolize European creations and ambitions.