Long Bien Bridge

Only a kilometer from the Old Quarter you will find the Long Bien Bridge.  The Long Bien Bridge was designed by Gustave Eiffel, who is world-renowned for the Eiffel Tour in Paris.  The bridge was built between 1899 and 1902 by architects Daydé & Pillé of Paris, and opened in 1903.  More than 3,000 Vietnamese people took part in the construction of this bridge.  The...