On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 5:04 PM, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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.jpg
>
>
> It 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.
Interesting architecture and good composition. A little more
sharpening may help.
What was the conference about?
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