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The Bhutanese people have long been knowledgable bridge-builders, creating long suspension spans that easily traverse Bhutan's wide rivers and deep gorges. Here are two such examples, showing the typical technique of guarding both sides of a bridge with a small pavilion.
Bibliography:
All images copyright 1994-present Galen R. Frysinger (these photographs taken 1994)
Karan, Pradyumna P. Bhutan: A Physical and Cultural Geography
University of Kentucky Press, 1967. Lexington
Schicklgruber, Christian & Pommaret, Francoise. Bhutan: Mountain Fortress of the Gods
Shambhala Publishers, 1998. Boston
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