The Ampera Bridge is one of the main landmarks of Palembang city. The bridge that spreads above Musi River was built in 1965. Ampera Bridge has a 78m high tower that resembles the SanFrancisco Golden Gate Bridge. It used to have a special feature of being able to open and close for vessels to pass through. It was the only bridge with the open-and-closed mechanism in the history of Indonesian bridges.
The word Ampera is short for "Amanat Penderitaan Rakyat". It means mandate of the people's suffering (referring to the anti-Soekarno era in 1966).
These are night shots of the bridge taken when some visitors came from Jakarta. Flickering and different coloured lights decorate the edges of the bridge at night. Palembang does not have any good night scenic places - Ampera bridge is the best that you could get.
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