“LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN”? - OOPS! IS RE-OPENING! As the London landmark Tower Bridge is about to reopen to ships for the first time in 5 months following a facelift, an on-site exhibition sheds new light on this masterpiece of engineering.
Building the bridge (that opened in 1894) took eight years, the lives of 10 men, 30,000 tons of granite and Portland stone.
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27 comments:
I hadn't realised the Bridge had been closed for renovation.
Great photos.
I always think any bridge or very large building is an amazing feat of mans ability, especially the very old ones which would all have been made without the assistance of machinery.
Great pics-and story!
Nice captures!
Wonderful photos of the bridge and fireworks. Happy Ruby Tuesday!
oh haven't known that..hehe..
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Love those shots! :D
Would love to see it again-sigh!
The ruby fireworks perfectly highlight the stunning Tower Bridge. The view of London is perfectly completed by the ruby clad Beefeater. Lovely UK rubies!
That's a good news to everyone who waited for this time to happen. London bridge is one of the bridges in the world that is photograph a lot! Happy Monday!
Cardinal
My word verification's TOWWER! Ha!
Happy RT!
Great choice for RT - welcome back to a beloved landmark.
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Fun post!
Hi Nora and Lola,
London Bridge is such an amazing masterpiece and I got excited just seeing it.
Happy Ruby Tuesday, dear friend and thanks for visiting me.
I just realized that the Peter Jones department is the guy from the Dragons den fame, is that right?.
Christchurch is just having another major earthquake, so sad for the people living there.
Hope that you have a lovely week
Hugs
Carolyn
lovely news,
I have been there in 2000,
love the bridge.
cheers.
Perfect ruby contribution!
Beautifully captured!
My Ruby Tuesday
Very interesting. I'm helping a couple of my grandchildren as they study world history, including England. This will be a fun fact to share with them while we work together. Thanks for an interesting Rednesday visit.
I would SO love to see the bridge for myself, because England is the place I want to visit most!
Happy REDnesday!
Carol
A great red piece of history. Very interesting and informative.
Great info, Fabulous shots !
Blessings,
~Myrna
I walked across it about 20 years ago. Great place to visit --so many things to see and do, and LOTS of history.
I love the London Bridge pics, when can I ever go there...
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We have never seen the bridge, but it is a very interesting story and a great choice for RT!!
That photo looks like it could be a post card. Beautiful.
This is an awesome shot of an awesome bridge...and one of my favorites. Where is the blue paint? Maybe it is missing due to the lighting.
Hooray for the Bridge! Love that red background!
when I was young in British Borneo, our teacher taught us to sing," Londone bridge is falling down."
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