Art exhibition about the memory of Long Bien bridge
The art house at 31A Van Mieu in Hanoi will organize an exhibition entitled œMemory of Long Bien Bridge, past and present in mid-June to mark the 105th anniversary of the bridge.
Completed in 1903 by architect Gustave Eiffel, Long Bien Bridge crosses the Red river. Before seizing independence, the bridge was named Doumer Bridge after Paul Doumer, the French Governor-general of Indochina. At that time, it was one of the longest bridges in Asia and the world with the length of 1860 meters.
In the war to sabotage the northern Vietnam, the bridge was heavily damaged. Now, only half of the bridge is original. Hanoians consider the bridge a living witness of history associated with their daily life.
The exhibition will draw the participation of domestic and foreign artists, collectors, historians, writers, photographers, calligraphers and sculptors. Photos, pictures, stamps and ancient documents about the bridges will be gathered. As an aesthetic symbol, the bridge not only links the two river banks but also links past and present, arts and human, Vietnam and the world.
Source CPV