In pics: 'God's hands' cradle Vietnam's Golden Bridge

On a hillside in Vietnam, giant hands extend, holding a new steel bridge. The bridge has attracted scores of visitors since opening

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Straight out of the fantasy world, the 'Golden Bridge' in Vietnam is breathtakingly beautiful. Cradled by two giant hands, the bridge is situated in central Vietnam

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In the mountains of central Vietnam, a colossal pair of hands lifts the golden thread of a walkway high above the clifftops, as if the mountain itself has sprouted limbs

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The pedestrian walkway sits over 1,000 metres (3,280 feet), above sea level and extends over the treetops from the edge of a leafy cliff face, offering tourists uninterrupted views of the majestic landscape beneath. It was designed by TA Landscape Architecture in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Since its opening in June, the bridge has attracted scores of tourists eager to see a novel piece of architecture famed for its unusual design.

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'It creates a walkway in the sky, among the foggy and fairy-like lands of Ba Na mountain,' said Anh, who added that he had been surprised at the level of attention his firm's design had attracted both locally and internationally.

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The pedestrian walkway, designed by TA Landscape Architecture in Ho Chi Minh City, sits at over 1,000 meters above sea level and extends over the treetops from the edge of a leafy cliff face, offering tourists uninterrupted views of the majestic landscape bene

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The Ba Na Hills, a popular getaway for the French during the colonial occupation of Vietnam, received over 2.7 million visitors last year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism

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But it is the Golden Bridge and its supports - two huge stone-colored human hands styled in such a way that it looks as if the jungle is struggling to reclaim them - which have garnered the most attention from visitors.