Dellie Dragon Bridge diorama The diorama from the front at night: the rainbow dragon over the river
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Close-up of the west bank south of the bridge: 2 Thang 9 and the roads into the junction, with traffic
The west bank, south of the bridge: 2 Tháng 9 and the roads into the junction.
Close-up of the east bank: the bridge runs on over Tran Hung Dao on columns, the riverfront buildings behind
The east bank: the bridge runs on over Trần Hưng Đạo on columns; the riverfront row behind.
Close-up of the dragon's tail, lit from inside
The dragon's tail, lit from inside.
The whole diorama from above: the river, the bridge and both banks of the city
The whole of it, from above.
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Dragon Bridge diorama

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Map

What's real, what's made up

Real, from the map

  • The shape of both riverbanks
  • Every street: where it runs, its width, its one-way direction
  • The traffic lights where Nguyễn Văn Linh meets Bạch Đằng; the bridge passing over Trần Hưng Đạo
  • Where each building stands and how big it is; APEC Park
  • The dragon's head faces east, toward the sea

Adapted for this miniature

  • The dragon is our lamp, made 1.5× bigger for this piece; the river is a fifth wider so all of it stands over water
  • The bridge road is wider than the real one and narrows at each bank
  • The buildings' looks come from a model kit; their heights are estimates
  • Trees, lamps, people, cars and boats are placed by us; the moving cars and boats, their wakes, the ripples the sounds and the walkers are this viewer's effects (the boy is Mixamo's AJ; both are moved by Mixamo's walk)
  • The fire and water show follows the real bridge's, only quicker
  • "Colour-changing" is our lamp; "Like the real bridge" follows Cầu Rồng's own show

Size and credits

  • Base 650 × 400 mm · bridge 449 mm · river 461–536 mm
  • Map © OpenStreetMap, Microsoft Building Footprints (ODbL)
  • Cars, passers-by and street lights: Quaternius (CC0) · the van: jeremy (CC-BY) · the Vespa: Jasmine Roberts (CC-BY) · the girl: Dudehtm, @Heyner_3Dtm (CC-BY) · boats: Kenney (CC0)
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The diorama from the front at night: the rainbow dragon over the river, the mahogany frame and brass plaque
From the front, at night.
Close-up of the west bank south of the bridge: 2 Thang 9 and the roads into the junction, with traffic
The west bank, south of the bridge: 2 Tháng 9 and the roads into the junction.
Close-up of the east bank: the bridge runs on over Tran Hung Dao on columns, the riverfront buildings behind
The east bank: the bridge runs on over Trần Hưng Đạo on columns; the riverfront row behind.
Close-up of the dragon's tail, lit from inside
The dragon's tail, lit from inside.
The whole diorama from above: the river, the bridge and both banks of the city
The whole of it, from above.