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Megane Bridge opens

1634 CE · Japan, Asia · Technology

Megane Bridge opens
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Meganebashi (眼鏡橋) or Spectacles Bridge, over the Nakashima River (中島川) was built in Nagasaki in 1634 by the Chinese monk Mokusunyoujo who was in the second generation of Chinese monks living at Kofukuji Temple.

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