Bridge over the Khwae Yai River
E1006365
Bridge over the Khwae Yai River is the real-life Thai railway bridge made famous worldwide as the “Bridge on the River Kwai,” associated with the World War II Burma Railway.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway bridge
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bridge on the River Kwai
NERFINISHED
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Death Railway Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allied bombing raids
ⓘ
Allied prisoners of war ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ forced labour ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Nam Tok railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | Japanese occupation of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedFor | Burma Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| crosses | Khwae Yai River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
association with Death Railway
ⓘ
depiction in the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai" ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
historical books on the Burma Railway
ⓘ
war documentaries ⓘ |
| hasNearby |
JEATH War Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand–Burma Railway Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
railway viaduct
ⓘ
truss bridge ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important historical site in Thailand ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| languageNote | river historically misidentified as River Kwai in Western accounts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kanchanaburi Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| near | Kanchanaburi city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burma Railway
NERFINISHED
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Thai–Burma Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedAfter | World War II damage ⓘ |
| region | western Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverRenamed | Khwae Yai section renamed to match popular "River Kwai" name ⓘ |
| significance | memorial to POWs and Asian labourers who died building the Burma Railway ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical remembrance ceremonies
ⓘ
war tourism ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Thai war heritage
ⓘ
suffering of POWs in Asia-Pacific theatre ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
river cruises beneath the bridge
ⓘ
train rides across the bridge ⓘ walking across the bridge ⓘ |
| usedBy | State Railway of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | rail transport ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.