Millennium Bridge, St. Paul's, London
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Millennium Bridge, St. Paul's, London
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, linking Bankside with the City of London. It is located between Southwark Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge. It is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation. Construction began in 1998 and it initially opened in June 2000.
Londoners nicknamed the bridge the "Wobbly Bridge" after pedestrians felt unexpected swaying motion. The bridge was closed later on opening day and, after two days of limited access, it was closed for almost two years while modifications were made to eliminate the motion. It reopened in 2002.
The southern end of the bridge is near the Globe theatre, the Bankside Gallery, and Tate Modern, the north end next to the City of London School below St Paul's Cathedral. The bridge alignment is such that a clear view framed by the bridge supports can be seen from St. Paul's Cathedral.
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December 31st, 2016
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Michaela Perryman
Congratulations, featured in Best of British 23rd October 2021. Please see the discussion page with all this week's features which are in a larger format than the homepage
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful picture has been featured in the "Travel Art" group! For further promotion, please check our group's homepage: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-travel-art.html * You are also invited to post it to our group's blog: travelartpix.com for worldwide exposure!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the ABC Group's B IS FOR BRIDGE WEEK You are invited to add this to the features archive discussions and in another discussion in ABC Group!
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! This marvelous art has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 1/15/2017! You are invited to to post it in the Features Discussion thread /for posterity and any other thread that fits!
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Jenny for featuring my image "Millenium Bridge and St. Paul's" from my hometown of London!