Wednesday, December 4, 2013

The Millennium Bridge, London


Just across from St Paul's Cathedral is London's iconic bridge, The Millennium Bridge or 'Wobbly Bridge - which were later rectified'. 


London's Millennium Bridge is the first pedestrian river crossing over the Thames in central London for more than a century. It links St Paul's Cathedral on the north bank to Tate Modern and Shakespeare's Globe in Southwark.



In 1996, London's Southwark Council sponsored a competition to choose designer of a new Millennium Footbridge. This would be London's first bridge built across the Thames River since the magnificent Tower Bridge in 1894 and it was part of the city's millennium celebration. 


The winning entry, a suspension bridge which was tagged 'The Blade of Light' with it's 320 meter long structure was designed by architect Sir Norman Foster and sculptor Sir Anthony Caro with engineers Arup.


For fans of Harry Potter, this bridge was used to represent the 'Brockdate Bridge' in the 2009 movie, where it collapses following a dramatic attack by the Death Eaters.



Well, the bridge doesn't wobble anymore, and the view across the Thames River to the Tower Bridge is amazing!






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