Golden Gate Bridge

1:8000 scale miniature paper model, about 6.5 inches long when built

San Francisco’s famous 4,200-foot suspension bridge was the longest in the world when completed in 1937. The bright orange-vermillion paint was chosen to complement the landscape, and improve visibility for ships passing by in fog and rain.

Read more:

• The Golden Gate Bridge celebrated its 75th Anniversary in 2012
• Official website of the Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District
• The Story Behind the Construction of the Span, one of many articles about the bridge on the Virtual Museum of San Francisco
• The Golden Gate has become notorious as a location for suicide, as documented in the 2006 film The Bridge

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