Even though some people call Vladivostok "Russian San Francisco",
this bridge is not "Golden Gate", but is called "Zolotoy" which means
"golden" in Russian.
It is called this way because it is built across "Zolotoj Rog" ("Golden
Horn") bay.
http://42graphy.org/misc/_IR09639.jpgIt was one of the two bridges built for the 2012 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit. The other one, - "Russky Bridge", built across Eastern Bosphorus strait is seen in the background. That one is the world's longest cable-stayed bridge, with a 1104 m (3622 ft.) long central span. I attended a scientific conference in Vladivostok (on Russky island) two months ago, and had a few chances to take photos that I am going through now. All comments (and suggestions) are welcome. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
