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The Golden Bridge
WHERE : VIETNAM
Located in the Annamite Mountains behind the coastal city of Da Nang , the Golden Bridge is the star attraction of Vietnam ’ s Ba Na Hills Resort . Designed in 2018 by TA Landscape Architecture , the 490-foot floating bridge with gilded rails is clutched by two colossal fibreglass hands .
Ba Na Hills was first developed in 1919 as a French colonial hill station . Today it ’ s an entertainment complex , boasting an indoor amusement park , an alpine rollercoaster , a nine-storey Buddha statue and an 18-hole golf course . To reach the bridge and upper park , you must first test your mettle on the world ’ s longest nonstop single-track cable car , the 19,000-foot Ba Na gondola .
But nothing — not even the replica French village complete with Gothic cathedral — could trump the splendour of these mountains . After catching a glimpse of the lush highlands from the Golden Bridge , venture down to explore the 4thcentury My Son Sanctuary or go hiking in the nearby Bach Ma National Park . image : alamy
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