The Long Bien Bridge (formerly known as the Paul Doumer Bridge) is a bridge spanning the Red River to connect Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, and Long Bien districts of Hanoi.
Built from 1898 to 1902 by the Daydé & Pillé company, it was put into use in 1903. The bridge still has a metal plaque on its head indicating the construction time and the name of the contractor: “1899 – 1902 – Daydé & Pillé – Paris.”
When Paul Doumer proposed the idea of building a 1,600m long iron bridge across the Red River, many people thought it was a crazy idea and impossible to implement. This idea was criticized and mocked: “Build a bridge across the Red River? That’s insane! It’s like trying to stack a mountain to reach the sky!”
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Paul Doumer was determined to build the Long Bien Bridge despite being criticized, condemned, and ridiculed by public opinion. This 1,682m long bridge is designed in the style of a truss arch and this technique was first used to build the Tolbiac Bridge on the railway line from Paris to Orleans.
The Historic Event
The Long Bien Bridge has witnessed the most important events in the history of the Vietnamese people with two of the biggest resistance wars against the French and the United States.
In 1945, when President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence at Ba Dinh Square, the bridge became a connection between thousands of suburban people and the President, and they were all happy and proud. All of those joyful moments were witnessed by the Long Bien Bridge.
Location of Long Bien Bridge on Google Maps
Actual image of Long Bien Bridge
Pictures of Long Bien Bridge in the past:
Video about Long Bien Bridge (Hanoi )
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