Japan: Nagasaki - Near Megane Bashi (Spectacles Bridge)
Sunday 27 November 2011 By Thomas Humeau, in Japan -# 488
Japan: Nagasaki - Near Megane Bashi (Spectacles Bridge)
Meganebashi (眼é¡æ©‹) or Spectacles Bridge, over the Nakashima River (ä¸å³¶å·) was built in Nagasaki in 1634 by the Chinese monk Mozi of Kofukuji Temple. It is said to be the oldest stone arch bridgein Japan and has been designated as an Important Cultural Property. It received the nickname "Spectacles Bridge" because its two arches and their reflection in the water create the image of a pair of spectacles. On July 23, 1982, a disastrous deluge washed away six of the ten stone bridges over the Nakashima River. Meganebashi was badly damaged but fortunately almost all the original stones were retrieved and the bridge was restored to its original appearance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megane_Bridge