Lucky Knot Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 28°11′35″N 112°52′49″E / 28.192981°N 112.880328°E |
Carries | Footbridge |
Locale | Meixi Lake District, Changsha |
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Design | Truss |
Material | Steel |
Height | 24 m (79 ft) |
Longest span | 185 m (607 ft) |
History | |
Designer | Next Architects |
Construction start | 2013 |
Construction end | October 2016 |
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Lucky knot bridge (or knot bridge or knot footbridge) spans the Dragon King Harbor River in Meixi Lake District, Changsha, China. The 185 m long and 24 m high pedestrian truss bridge, which is bright red in colour, was designed by NEXT architects based in Amsterdam and Beijing and completed in October 2016. [1] [2] The bridge, which started out as a design for an international competition in 2013, was designed keeping tourist activities in mind. The design is inspired by a Möbius strip as well as Chinese knotting. [3] However, mathematically, the bridge forms a two-sided surface, in which the top side of one of its pathways loops back to form the bottom side of the other pathway, so it is not a true Möbius strip. [4]
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Lucky Knot Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 28°11′35″N 112°52′49″E / 28.192981°N 112.880328°E |
Carries | Footbridge |
Locale | Meixi Lake District, Changsha |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss |
Material | Steel |
Height | 24 m (79 ft) |
Longest span | 185 m (607 ft) |
History | |
Designer | Next Architects |
Construction start | 2013 |
Construction end | October 2016 |
Location | |
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Lucky knot bridge (or knot bridge or knot footbridge) spans the Dragon King Harbor River in Meixi Lake District, Changsha, China. The 185 m long and 24 m high pedestrian truss bridge, which is bright red in colour, was designed by NEXT architects based in Amsterdam and Beijing and completed in October 2016. [1] [2] The bridge, which started out as a design for an international competition in 2013, was designed keeping tourist activities in mind. The design is inspired by a Möbius strip as well as Chinese knotting. [3] However, mathematically, the bridge forms a two-sided surface, in which the top side of one of its pathways loops back to form the bottom side of the other pathway, so it is not a true Möbius strip. [4]
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