At almost 4,000 feet long, this is the longest teak bridge in the world and spans Taugthaman Lake in Amarapura. Not wanting to throw out the teak columns during the move from the old palace to Mandalay, the city’s mayor, U Bein, made a bridge out of them. Those teak columns must have been huge. The bridge is best seen at sunset, with the robed monks walking along it silhouetted in the dimming light. [Details]
THE U BEIN BRIDGE, BURMA
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