Koguryo Wooden Bridge

Listed as item #160 of the National Treasures of North Korea is a wooden bridge, dating from the Koguryo era. The bridge was built in the early 5th Century in front of the Anhak Royal Palace. Only the foundations have survived to the present day. The structure is estimated to have been 375 metres long and 9 metres wide.[1] The bridge crossed the Taedong River, linking Chongho-dong, in the Taesong District with Hyuam-dong, in the Sadong District of Pyongyang.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Site of Koguryo's Wooden Bridge over the Taedong River". Naenara. January 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Site of Koguryo's Wooden Bridge over the Taedong River". Naenara. January 3, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
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