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26th Oct 2009Posted in: Design, Places 15
St Paul’s Cathedral and Millennium Bridge

Took a walk along the Southbank and the subject of the day is St Paul’s Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge.

St Paul’s Cathedral, a busy and working church has got to be one of the most visited tourist attraction in London. However, many may not know that the current structure is the fourth version, built between 1675 and 1710 as it’s predecessor was burnt down in the Great Fire of London.

st paul's 1

st paul's 2

railing

The Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian only steel suspension bridge crossing the River Thames. This bridge was nicknamed ‘Wobbly Bridge’ as when it first opened in 2000, participants in a special opening event felt an unexpected swaying motion. This caused the bridge to be closed for 2 years for modifications and it reopened again in 2002, non wobbly this time!!! :D Hurray to that!!!

running man

millenium bridge

by sylviaspy


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15 Responses

  1. Sherry says:

    I like the pictures, so clear. :)

  2. VanillaSeven says:

    Hey! This is the bridge that snapped in the Harry Potter’s Half Blood Prince! Nice shots sylviaspy :)

  3. G@ttoGiallo says:

    Well done, Sylvia !

  4. betchai says:

    great lines, love your composition in each pic.

  5. Love the angles on these… beautiful!

  6. John Samuel says:

    Crystal Clear pictures

  7. kikamz says:

    i love the shots… the lines, the angles, the clarity, the perspective! this church i’ve got to see, hopefully in december. :D

  8. Tanya Walton says:

    Great pics…i didn’t know about the suspension bridge being closed down and re-opened which makes me feel really bad as I live in the UK :-{

  9. wenn says:

    wow..that’s lovely..

  10. rainfield says:

    You have cleverly choosen the angle that shows the bridge in such a fantastic view.

  11. sylviaspy says:

    Thanks everyone!!

    kikamz: have a great holiday in London!!

    Tanya: At least you know about it now right? Better late than never. ;D

  12. Buggys says:

    What a fabulous shot of the bridge. You’ve created so much interest in your pic with the angles. Interesting fact about the wobbly bridge as well.

  13. ann says:

    awesome pictures. Good to hear they fixed the bridge that would freak me out walking across and feeling it swaying…lol

  14. Ratty says:

    Great photography here. I love all the different views of these rails.

  15. sharkbytes says:

    I really like the movement and relationships of the shapes in the second one!

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