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Porto is a city that seems engineered for wonder. Its steep cobbled streets tumble toward the Douro River, where tiled façades glow amber at sunset and old trams rattle past wine cellars older than many nations. Travelers arrive for the port wine, the melancholic strains of fado, and the dramatic riverfront skyline, but Porto’s true magic lies in the way history and industry intertwine. Few places embody that union more powerfully than the Maria Pia Bridge, a masterpiece of iron suspended above the Douro like a line drawn in the sky. The bridge was designed by the celebrated French engineer Gustave Eiffel several years before he became world famous for the Torre Eiffel. Completed in 1877, the Maria Pia Bridge represented a turning point in Eiffel’s career and in modern engineering itself. Working alongside engineer Théophile Seyrig, Eiffel devised an elegant wrought-iron arch capable of spanning the deep valley of the Douro with unprecedented lightness. The project demonstrated the dar

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A light saber with Luke Skywalker’s severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back” that is expected to sell for seven figures headlines an upcoming auction of valuables from movies, music and other corners of pop culture.The Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction presented by Heritage Auctions announced Tuesday and held July 13-17 also includes hats from “The Wizard of Oz” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” hoverboards from “Back to the Future II,” rugs from “The Big Lebowski” and a pair of Rocky’s boxing boots. [Image: Heritage Auctions] A major Beatles artifact will also be up for sale: John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics for “If I fell,” written on the back of a Valentine card while he was in New York for the Fab Four’s first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964. The bidding for it will open at $500,000.The light saber, used onscreen by Mark Hamill i

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