Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing's historic

Marco Polo Bridge

 

Bridge is located in the archaeological on the Yongding River main tributary of the River High and is a bridge 15 kilometers southwest of Beijing and the bridge one of the sights scenic and is considered an architectural masterpiece and has gained the bridge name Marcopolo proportion of the traveler, who praised the bridge during his visit to China in the thirteenth century it was known bridge Marco Polo . 

It was start racing in the construction of the bridge in 1189 during the reign of Emperor Chezong and completed in 1192 as a result of floods recurring demolish the bridge and rebuilt in the reign of the Qing Dynasty in 1698, and the total length of the bridge 266 meters and a width of 9 meters and is based bridge over ten arches and Eetmizalgesr stones granite distinctive and on both sides of Algesrasod monolith situations of different numbering 627 was the work of the Black Lion during different eras 

Where was the work of the most during the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty and the little ones in the Jin Dynasty and the bridge decorated when his limbs with four columns to a height of 4.6 meters from the white marble and no witness near one of the pillars Registered him he bridge was built in the reign of Emperor Kang Xi and another witness to the emperor Qianlong grandson Kang wrote it "the morning of the moon on the Lugu" and the bridge with its history featured long attracted him visitors from everywhere In the twentieth century saw the bridge beginning of Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945 and in addition to its history form the legendary middle of nature and green stones of granite, which consists of them and given to a bridge Excellence and special forms of black that surprise you and make you different Bodayatea wondering about the meaning and the bridge is one of the best places for photo ops in Beijing.

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