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Long Bien Bridge

Long Bien Bridge in the colonial exploitation the First (1897-1914), with the aim of creating the railway from the port city of Haiphong has reached the Red River connects with Lao Cai, to Yunnan (China). The bridge was built entirely of steel, excluding two bridge leads, has become the largest bridge of the Indochina time. At first, the bridge named Governor General of Indochina member Paul Doumer.


Bridges built mainly for passenger rail service in the fuel extraction French colony. Long Bien Bridge had been leaning since the cars of colonial troops from the inner city to the airport in Gia Lam, reinforce Dien Bien Phu battlefield.

In terms of architecture and construction techniques, it is a stunning building design solutions platform that the world hangs just so-so 4, including the Eiffel Tower (which documented the Long Bien bridge by the engineer Eiffel design), which has become a rare heritage of mankind but only the rolls of Vietnam and Hanoi.
Shape up and down, like a dragon winding its excellent fits with the history of thousands of years of civilization Dragon Bay of Thang Long.

In terms of economic performance - society, it is difficult to overestimate its tremendous value in the development of private non Hanoi and surrounding areas, not just the north, but also in Central, South, especially in very long period when it was the only brick connected by road and rail of the rest of the country with North Vietnam Red River and in a time that all the socialist countries.

Given the history, it is important historical evidence of multiple phases: phase colonial period Patriotic War, peacetime, is essential. Long Bien Bridge history especially fascinating in the Patriotic War. History books are recorded retreat preserve heroic forces of the Capital Regiment and a majority of people pass under the bridge Long Bien French soldiers on guard at night on the 17th morning on 18.02.1947, after 2 month hold off the French army fighting in Hanoi.

Long Bien Bridge in the historical day in October 1954 also marks the foot of the French expeditionary soldiers pulled over for permanently moving to Haiphong Vietnam and welcome the victorious army back over the capital. The years of the American war, Long Bien Bridge is the hot spot on strategic transport routes were not American troops raiding focus and concentrate our air defense protection. Bridge several times been severely damaged by the enemy and was fully restored in 1973.

In the difficult years, it is one of the symbols of Hanoi hard, harsh.
Regarding culture, it is the bridge - memory, a soul of Hanoi, the Hanoi People. It was one of those that think of Hanoi, people often remember. It goes on writing, poetry, painting, photos ... It is what enlightenment missed a mai no soul is like a piece of Hanoi may be cut off.

Today, as though traffic arteries but no Long Bien Bridge is still there to witness boldly much more modern bridge, built superficial world, witnessed a Hanoi is changing vigorously each day, each hours.

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