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| The symbolic lighthouse is designed with subterraneous fibers that sparkle in the shape of the maps of Paracel and Spratly and seven doves representing Vietnamese aspirations for peace. — Photo baomoi.com |
Viet Nam News
HCM CITY — The city authorities have allowed Hoa Binh Corp. and First News to establish a “lighthouse” on Nguyen Van Binh in District 1 to symbolise Viet Nam’s sovereignty over its seas and islands.
The structure, whose construction began on Sunday, is 7.4 metres high and made from a mixture of white glass fibre, black sand and sand from Viet Nam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) islands.
The symbolic lighthouse is designed with subterraneous fibers that sparkle in the shape of the maps of Paracel and Spratly and seven doves representing Vietnamese aspirations for peace.
The top of the structure has a revolving light at night like a real lighthouse.
The construction is expected take 30 days.—VNS
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