The Bridge of Peace is a bow-shaped pedestrian bridge over the Kura River in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. The bridge which stretches 150 metres was ordered by the City Hall of Tbilisi to create a contemporary design feature connecting Old Tbilisi with the new district. It was designed by the Italian architect Michele De Lucchi and was officially opened on May 6, 2010. The wavy steel and glass canopy is fitted with thousands of LED lights that are switched on 90 minutes before sunset, illuminating the Kura River and the buildings on both banks.

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Calgary’s Peace Bridge was designed by award winning architect and bridge designer Santiago Calatrava, It was officially opened to the public on March 24, 2012. More than 6,000 citizen are using the Peace Bridge each day. Bridge deck is a combination of cast-in-place and pre-cast concrete. Structural painted steel, concrete, glass fibre rebar, stainless steel and structural glass was used in bridge construction.

Facts:
length of bridge: 126 m
total width: 8 m
total height: 5.85 m
total weighs: 1050 metric tonnes
total cost: $24.5 million

     $19.8 million: construction with contingency
     $3.45 million: design and engineering
     $1.25 million: administration, quality assurance, insurance, etc.

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