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Check out the Millennium Bridge (wobbly bridge) and wonder at its construction... |
The Project
"Another ambitious project for the Millennium was to design and construct London's first pedestrian bridge across the Thames, to effectively link the St Paul's Cathedral area with the new art gallery, and the recently completed Globe Theatre. Winners of this separate competition were a British team of architects, sculptors and engineers; Foster and Partners, Sir Anthony Care and Ove Arup & Partners."
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What was a bold idea to guide visitors from St. Paul's Cathedral, across the Thames, to Bankside (now Tate Modern) was disappointingly executed. The new bridge, nicknamed the 'wobbly bridge' because of its tendency to sway when people walked over it, was only open for a short while during the millennium year 2000. |
| Gateway to Art | |
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The Millennium Bridge is the gateway from St. Paul's to Tate Modern, Bankside and Southwark. |
| Bankside, Southwark | |
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Southwark was formed in 1963 from the amalgamation of the old metropolitan boroughs of Southwark, Bermondsey and Camberwell. |
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