At Tower Bridge

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London, United Kingdom: Tower Bridge

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Aktuell benutzen über 40.000 Menschen die Tower Bridge - und zwar täglich! Die Klappbrücke ist immer noch in Betrieb und wird mehr als 1.000 Mal pro Jahr hochgezogen.

Busy London on a cold murky day

a few buildings near the Thames forming attractive lines caught my eye.

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From Wikipedia

Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge[1] in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the City Bridge Foundation, a charitable trust founded in 1282.

The bridge was constructed to connect the 39 per cent of London's population that lived east of London Bridge, equivalent to the populations of "Manchester on the one side, and Liverpool on the other", while allowing shipping to access the Pool of London between the Tower of London and London Bridge. The bridge was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales, and Alexandra, Princess of Wales, on 30 June 1894.

The bridge is 940 feet (290 m) in length including the abutments and consists of two 213-foot (65 m) bridge towers connected at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, and a central pair of bascules that can open to allow shipping. Originally hydraulically powered, the operating mechanism was converted to an electro-hydraulic system in 1972. The bridge is part of the London Inner Ring Road and thus the boundary of the London congestion charge zone, and remains an important traffic route with 40,000 crossings every day. The bridge deck is freely accessible to both vehicles and pedestrians, whereas the bridge's twin towers, high-level walkways, and Victorian engine rooms form part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition.

Tower Bridge has become a recognisable London landmark. It is sometimes confused with London Bridge, about 0.5 miles (800 m) upstream, which has led to a persistent urban legend about an American purchasing the wrong bridge.

Night reflection at sunset in London!

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Hurtigruten's MS Fram squeezing through Tower Bridge London, stern first

I was at More London today for a meeting and took the opportunity to take a photo of this iconic London landmark. It was finally a bright sunny day after several days of rain.

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Ted went to London today with the school - these are his pix

My view as I cycled over London Bridge this morning

Walkie-Talkie building, 20 Fenchurch St, London

Wikipedia: This is a commercial skyscraper in London that takes its name from its address on Fenchurch Street, in the historic City of London financial district. It has been nicknamed "The Walkie-Talkie" because of its distinctive shape, said to resemble a two-way radio handset. Construction was completed in spring 2014, and the three-floor "sky garden" was opened in January 2015. The 38-storey building is 160 m tall. The Sky Garden is on the top two floors and is open to the public

Die berühmteste Brücke der Welt.

Die Tower Bridge wurde 1894 eröffnet und verbindet seither das auf der Südseite der Themse gelegene Southwark mit dem auf der Nordseite gelegene Tower Hamlets. Die Brücke ist knapp 50 Meter lang und ist eine Klapp- und Hängebrücke.

Another brief stop off on my way home from work, this time to get a shot of Tower Bridge as the night comes down. This shot was taken outside City Hall, using the railings for supporting my little pocket tripod which kept my phone nice and steady for the 1 second exposure.

Tower Bridge in London is built between 1886 and 1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London.

I was amazed as a young child to see the bridge open up to let ships through. I photographed this while standing on London Bridge.

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Tower Bridge is seen here from the south bank of the Thames on a very wet evening.