> Is there a site that identifies the windows and bridges depicted on
> the seven euro bills?
Although the pictures represent architectural styles from the seven
periods of European cultural history none of them are taken from an
actual structure in any of the EU countries.
http://www.netherlands-consulate.org/Trade/euronotes.htm provides the
following explanation:
> Euro Notes
> The seven banknotes (5, 10, 20, 50, 100 200 and 500 euros) have been
> designed with the slogan 'Era and Style in Europe' in mind.
>
> The symbols represent architectural styles from the seven periods of
> European cultural history: Classical, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance,
> Baroque and Rococo, iron and glass architecture, and modern
> 20th-century architecture. Three architectural elements are used:
> windows, gates and bridges. None of the symbols are taken from an
> actual structure in any of the EU countries.
>
> The windows and portals on the front of the banknotes symbolise
> openness and cooperation within the EU. The reverse side shows a
> bridge from a particular period as a symbol of the connection between
> the people of Europe as well as between Europe and the rest of the world.
>
> The illustrations on the banknotes have been chosen to reflect
> European culture, depicting architectural styles from seven eras in
> European cultural history: classicism, romanticism, gothic, baroque,
> rococo, renaissance and the modern era.
You can download pictures of all the Euro coins and banknotes at
http://www.euro.ecb.int/en/section/testnotes.html
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