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World's Longest Bridge Fountain Banpo Bridge set Guinness World Record

The fountain installed at Banpo Bridge in Seoul has been recognized as the world's longest bridge fountain in the Guinness Book of Records.

The Guinness World Records certified the 1,140-meter-long fountain as the longest bridge fountain in the world last month, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Sunday.

The fountain runs 570 meters on each side of Banpo Bridge. A total of 380 nozzles spout 190 tons of water per minute some 20 meters out from the bridge and into the Han River, using the water from the river below.

``As the fountain is listed as a record, the city can use the Guinness logo or other Guinness-related signs to promote it. We expect the world-recognized bridge to become a hot tourist spot,'' a city official said.

The fountain will start full operation next spring.

The city also decided to name the fountain ``Rainbow Fountain'' after collecting public and expert opinions from September.

``We decided on the name because a rainbow has a bright and hopeful image both in Eastern and Western countries and the colorful lighting on the bridge gives the impression of a rainbow,'' the official said.

About 200 lights illuminate the bridge in a kaleidoscope of colors.

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