An incredibly beautiful building, which many admire and many criticize. All this is the "String Bridge" or the "Harp of David" bridge in Jerusalem. The bridge was built in 2008. The author of the project was the world-famous architect with an ambiguous reputation, Santiago Calatrava. Construction began in April 2007. The bridge is located on Highway No. 1, the main highway for entering Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. According to the project, the length of the suspension bridge is 360 meters, the height is 6 meters. The Harp of David connects Herzl Avenue and Jaffa Street. The "Harp" has a cable-stayed design.The height of the support mast is 119 meters. It is balanced with the bridge fabric using 66 strings. Their diameter is 5 millimeters. The main function of the strings stretched between the mast and the bridge segments is load transfer. The railway and pedestrian bridge. A section of the tram line runs along it and pedestrians can walk comfortably. The cost of the project turned out to be huge – 220 million shekels. IMHO, the bridge just can't help but be admired! It feels like he's floating in the air...And looking at it for a long time, it seems to you that you hear the harp strings of the legendary king ... If you have the opportunity, then take the advice into account - come to the bridge...You won't regret it!

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