Golden Bridge & Bana Hills

Pictures: Thx Liam Klein
The 150-meter-long bridge is located in the middle about 25 kilometers west of the Vietnamese coastal city of Đà Nẵng. A cable car takes tourists up the mountain peaks. Once at the top, visitors can expect a spectacular panorama over the jungle and majestic mountain flanks. Those who arrive in good weather can enjoy views as far as the South China Sea.

Cầu Vàng (German: Golden Bridge) is the name of the structure, which allows pedestrians to walk across a gilded bridge held by two giant stone hands at an altitude of around 1,400 meters.

The impressive building plan was realized by TA Landscape Architects in just under a year (!!!!!!) and demonstrates attention to detail. For example, the gilded parapet of the bridge was equipped with a hidden flower bed.

The Ba Na Hills theme park sits high up in the mountains outside of the city of Da Nang. Ba Na Hills is run by Sun World who have several theme parks all over Vietnam. The park’s main attraction is its replica French Village complete with its own cathedral. Aside from the architecture, Ba Na Hills has a world record-breaking cable car network and a huge indoor amusement arcade called ‘Fantasy Park’Read more