Just like a Japanese hand fan, the footbridge unfolds in pieces around a stationary hinge, allowing boat traffic to pass through London’s Grand Union Canal.

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The collapsible folding hand fan first appeared in Japan circa 637 CE. While the fan (or leaf ) was later made of paper, ...

Every Friday afternoon, it heaves open like a 60-foot-tall Japanese hand fan. The bridge was designed by Knight Architects, a London firm specializing in bridges, ...

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The bridge’s three metre wide deck is constructed from five cantilevered steel beams which are raised using hydraulic jacks in an action that replicates a traditional Japanese hand fan. The first beam ...

The collapsible folding hand fan first appeared in Japan circa 637 CE. While the fan (or leaf ) was later made of paper, older hand fans were crafted from animal skins.

Knight Architects has completed this 20m-long bridge across the Grand Union Canal in Paddington, London which opens up like a fan The bridge’s three metre wide deck is constructed from five ...