Bridge of Lies

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The Bridge of Lies is a historic cast-iron pedestrian bridge in Sibiu, Romania, famous for its 19th-century architecture and the local legends surrounding its name.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bridge of Lies canonical 2
Liar’s Bridge 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic monument ⓘ
pedestrian bridge ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle 19th-century cast-iron architecture ⓘ
connects Lower Town of Sibiu ⓘ
linked to: Lower Town (Sibiu)

Upper Town of Sibiu ⓘ
constructionPeriod 19th century ⓘ
country Romania ⓘ
crosses a small passage between the Lower Town and Upper Town of Sibiu ⓘ
famousFor 19th-century architecture ⓘ
local legends about lying ⓘ
hasAccess public ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Liar’s Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Bridge of Lies
hasCulturalSignificance associated with local folklore ⓘ
symbol of Sibiu ⓘ
hasLegend legend that lovers who lied about their feelings were punished on the bridge ⓘ
legend that merchants who cheated customers were exposed on the bridge ⓘ
legend that the bridge will collapse if someone tells a lie while standing on it ⓘ
hasLocalName Podul Minciunilor ⓘ
hasNameOrigin derived from local stories about lies and deceit ⓘ
heritageStatus historic monument in Romania ⓘ
isFreeToVisit true ⓘ
isInContinent Europe ⓘ
languageOfLocalName Romanian ⓘ
locatedIn Romania ⓘ
Sibiu ⓘ
linked to: Hermannstadt

Sibiu County ⓘ
Transylvania ⓘ
historic center of Sibiu ⓘ
material cast iron ⓘ
near Council Tower of Sibiu ⓘ
Piata Huet (Huet Square) in Sibiu ⓘ
Piata Mica (Small Square) in Sibiu ⓘ
notableFeature decorative metalwork ⓘ
ornamental cast-iron railings ⓘ
openingDate 19th century ⓘ
partOf Sibiu Old Town ⓘ
pedestrianOnly true ⓘ
photoSubjectOf tourist photography ⓘ
structureType arch bridge ⓘ
touristAttractionFor visitors to Sibiu ⓘ
usage pedestrian traffic ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sibiu → hasPart → Bridge of Lies ⓘ
subject linked to: Sibiu, Romania
Small Square → hasNearbyLandmark → Bridge of Lies ⓘ
Bridge of Lies → hasAlternativeName → Liar’s Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Bridge of Lies