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This photograph was taken at dusk from a spot at the North bank of River Thames near to Millennium Bridge. The lights on the Blackfriars Pier for river boats were already switched on. The Blackfriars railway bridge, with its distinctive illuminated and colourful roof panels, could be seen across the photograph. The One Blackfriars apartment building, a 50-storey 170m high tower, stood tall on the South bank.
The long exposure photograph captured the light trails of a river boat approaching the Blackfriars Pier. These light trails provided dynamism to the beautiful urban scape.
Best wishes for a relaxing Sunday!
London Eye, formerly The Millennium Wheel.
Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London - United Kingdom.
This photo was taken from Westminster Bridge.
When you walk the Thames Path, you also encounter the famous London Eye. ;-))
"The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest Ferris wheel, is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3.75 million visitors annually, and has made many appearances in popular culture.
The structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft). When it opened to the public in 2000 it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel. Its height was surpassed by the 525-foot (160 m) Star of Nanchang in 2006, the 165 metres (541 ft) Singapore Flyer in 2008, and the 550-foot tall (167.6 m) High Roller (Las Vegas) in 2014. Supported by an A-frame on one side only, unlike the taller Nanchang and Singapore wheels, the Eye is described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel.
The London Eye offered the highest public viewing point in London until it was superseded by the 245 metres (804 ft) high observation deck on the 72nd floor of The Shard, which opened to the public on 1 February 2013.
The London Eye adjoins the western end of Jubilee Gardens (previously the site of the former Dome of Discovery), on the South Bank of the River Thames between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge beside County Hall, in the London Borough of Lambeth." - WiKi
The Palace of Westminster and the Elizabeth Tower or Big Ben as most people know it. Big Ben was actually the second bell made for the tower. The first was made just down the road from where I live back in August 1856. It was the biggest bell ever made at the time and after being transported to London by ship it cracked during testing. It was broken down and recast as 'Big Ben'. That was not the end of it though, the bell again cracked and remains cracked to this date!
A photograph of the tube the underground subway system. While on vacation we used the tube to get around. This is an amazing subway system. Everything connects to everything a must to experience.
Taken a couple of months ago on a day when the mist was just starting to retreat. The bridge is Southwark Bridge, the building in the distance is 1 Blackfriars Road. The lens I used was a 200mm full frame equivalent which compresses the scene nicely.
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