Title

Kintai bridge Iwakuni, Japan, early 20th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Kintai bridge, Iwakuni, Japan, early 20th century. Kintai bridge this Japanese architect model crosses Nishiki river, Suo. Total length of the bridge 750 feet, the highest above water 78 feet. The bridge, consisting of a series of five wooden arches, was first constructed in 1673. It was destroyed in a typhoon in 1950 but was rebuilt three years later.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1900

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C49_084

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (6,4Mb) / 17,3in x 11,2in / 5199 x 3365 (300dpi)

Keywords

river people architecture archway arch country crossing pier bridge geography color colour Japan Japanese location century civil engineering wooden bridge 17th century Architectural Feature Iwakuni 20th century seventeenth century The Print Collector Chugoku geographical feature TGN photograph Kintai Bridge Nishiki River Unknown photograph