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  Worldvisitguide > Places > Hoi An > Bridges > Japanese Covered Bridge > Inside the Japanese...
Inside the Japanese covered bridge
Artist : Anonyme

Date : near 1610

Dimensions : 3 m x 18 m
Material : Wood
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 1999

Item 5 on 14
Bridges
Indoor architecture (Bridge)

Area related
Hoi An (Vietnam)


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This bridge is 18 meters long, 3 meters wide, and has 7 compartments. Sheltering an altar in the middle, the bridge is also used as a place of worship. The bridge is arched and paved with blocks of wood. On both sides, small plinths were ounce used to display goods for sales. The patterns and decoration lacquered and sculpted, harmoniously integrate Sino-Nippon-Vietnamese and Western art.
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