Bridge on the River Kwai bridge on the River Kwai (English: The Bridge of the River Kwai) located at Tambon tha Muang District, Kanchanaburi province, away from the city to the North along Highway 323 4 km left about 400 meters with signs clearly
.The bridge over the River Kwai is a historical one that is the most important bridge of death railway route. Generated from World War 2 by the armed forces of Japan have allied prisoners of war criteria are as follows: New Zealand and Australia about American 61, holanda700 persons entitled by Javanese labourers Vietnamese Chinese Malay Thai, Myanmar and India. Numerous strategic railway construction came to a path through to Myanmar, which is one of the last routes to cross the River Kwai Yai. Build a bridge and a rail line, is full of difficulties. The abuse of war and disease, as well as the shortage of food. Make several tens of thousands of prisoners who have died down.
.The bridge over the River Kwai takes only 1 month created by iron from the Malay ceremony is in pieces. The iron bridge over the middle section is 11 and the bridge is a wooden. With the official opening ceremony on December 25, 1937. 2486 2487 (1944) later in the month of November has been bombing several times until the bridge broken thonklang. After the war ended. Thai Government has repaired with steel square format. Once a year, 2489 to be used. Today, as a symbol of peace, there are plenty of these bridges in Laos, Burma and Thailand, but is mostly made of wood. In Thai is made out of steel, not even built 15
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