The most beautiful bridges in the world (Destinations)
Golden Gate Bridge in USA
Golden Gate Bridge is located in the western part of the United States in California, was inaugurated on May 27, 1937. On the first day of operation, the bridge was opened only for pedestrians in that day (called the Day Pedestrian) and was crossed by 200,000 people. With an opening of 1,280 m, the Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco to Sausalito, which is situated north of the Golden Gate Strait which connects San Francisco Bay and Pacific Ocean.
Bridge, which has a total length of 2737 meters, became famous in that vast b...
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Tower Bridge in United Kingdom
Tower Bridge is the highest bridge in London, as the name suggests he belongs to, symbolically, the Tower of London who is around you. Tower Bridge is a symbol of London, with its two identical towers, with two moving parts of them, a thousand tons each, which can be high with the help of powerful machines in just 90 seconds.
Built between 1886 - 1894, Tower Bridge has become the first largest tourist attraction, with spectacular exhibition galleries distibuite both horizontal and vertica...
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Alexander Bridge in Paris, France
The building of the bridge took place in late nineteenth century and lasted almost three years. The structure was made in a factory and then transported and assembled using a huge crane. It is built of steel and stone in Art Nouveau style. The result is a 107.5 meters long, 40 meters wide and 6 feet tall bridge.
The bridge is decorated with lanterns, angels and nymphs. At the bridge ends are gilded with gold statues perched on pillars 17 meters high. Each ornament of the bridge was created by various ...
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