[Leica] PAW 20 Millenium Bridge and St. Paul's

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

pswango@att.net wrote:

> Peter Dzwig wrote:
> 
> "London's controversial Millenium Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral from an 
> unusual
> angle
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album164/MilleniumBridge200505";
> 
> Nice shot, Peter.  Why is the bridge controversial?  Looks terrific to me. 
>  Too modern?
> 
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The bridge, the first wholly new bridge to be put up in this part of London 
for 
about a hundred and something years, is a purely foot bridge. Designed using 
all 
the latest technology and the very best engineering practice(?), I think by 
Foster it opened for the Millenium. When the crowds swarmed over it it 
started 
to oscillate in a most unpleasant way and had to be closed for (if I 
remember 
right) 18 months.

The Press of course kicked up a fuss, hence "controversial".

It is now open, very safe apparently and a great link between Bankside and 
the 
Tate Modern, where the photos were taken, and the City of London around 
St.Paul's.

Peter Dzwig