Canary Wharf in the distance
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Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Views from The Gerkin - daytime
An invitation to ‘End of Summer’ drinks at The Gerkin came out of the blue care of Standard Life.
The Gerkin sits in the City of London close to other iconic buildings such as
Tower 42 (the former Nat West Tower)…
Second tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the sixth tallest in London (183 metres (600 ft)). The tower, designed by Richard Seifert and engineered by Pell Frischmann, is located at 25 Old Broad Street. It was built by John Mowlem & Co between 1971 and 1980,
…and the Lloyds Building
It was designed by architect Richard Rogers and built between 1978 and 1986. Bovis was the management contractor. It is 88 metres (289 ft) to the roof, with 14 floors. Above it stand the construction cranes that have been kept in place as decoration pushing the height to 95.10 metres (312 ft). Its focal point is the large Underwriting Room on the ground floor, which houses the famous Lutine Bell.
For the record Wikipedia records:
30 St Mary Axe, also known as the Gherkin, is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004. With 40 floors, the tower is 180 metres (591 ft) tall, and stands on the former site of the Baltic Exchange building, which was severely damaged on 10 April 1992 by the explosion of a bomb placed by the Provisional IRA. The building was designed by Norman Foster, Ken Shuttleworth and Arup engineers, and was erected by Skanska in 2001–2003. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe
Views from the Gerkin
River Thames with the Millennium Footbridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge
Tower 42 and in the distance the Post Office Tower
The Heron Tower
Again from Wikipedia Heron Tower, also referred to as 110 Bishopsgate, is a skyscraper under construction by Heron International in the City of London. Having topped out in July 2010, it stands 230 metres tall including its 28 metre mast, or 202 metres (663 ft) excluding the mast - making it the tallest building in the City of London and the second tallest building in London as a whole, after 1 Canada Square in Canary Wharf
The Shard underconstruction at London Bridge
32 London Bridge or The Shard when completed in 2012 will be the tallest building in London, the United Kingdom and the European Union. The tower will stand at 310 m (1,017 ft) tall.
The 2012 Olympic Stadium in the distance
Tower Bridge and The Tower of London
Canary Wharf in the distance
The glass top of the Gerkin as dusk falls
Reflections of the string quartet and guests in the glass after dark
The Gerkin sits in the City of London close to other iconic buildings such as
Tower 42 (the former Nat West Tower)…
Second tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the sixth tallest in London (183 metres (600 ft)). The tower, designed by Richard Seifert and engineered by Pell Frischmann, is located at 25 Old Broad Street. It was built by John Mowlem & Co between 1971 and 1980,
…and the Lloyds Building
It was designed by architect Richard Rogers and built between 1978 and 1986. Bovis was the management contractor. It is 88 metres (289 ft) to the roof, with 14 floors. Above it stand the construction cranes that have been kept in place as decoration pushing the height to 95.10 metres (312 ft). Its focal point is the large Underwriting Room on the ground floor, which houses the famous Lutine Bell.
For the record Wikipedia records:
30 St Mary Axe, also known as the Gherkin, is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004. With 40 floors, the tower is 180 metres (591 ft) tall, and stands on the former site of the Baltic Exchange building, which was severely damaged on 10 April 1992 by the explosion of a bomb placed by the Provisional IRA. The building was designed by Norman Foster, Ken Shuttleworth and Arup engineers, and was erected by Skanska in 2001–2003. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe
Views from the Gerkin
River Thames with the Millennium Footbridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge
Tower 42 and in the distance the Post Office Tower
The Heron Tower
Again from Wikipedia Heron Tower, also referred to as 110 Bishopsgate, is a skyscraper under construction by Heron International in the City of London. Having topped out in July 2010, it stands 230 metres tall including its 28 metre mast, or 202 metres (663 ft) excluding the mast - making it the tallest building in the City of London and the second tallest building in London as a whole, after 1 Canada Square in Canary Wharf
The Shard underconstruction at London Bridge
32 London Bridge or The Shard when completed in 2012 will be the tallest building in London, the United Kingdom and the European Union. The tower will stand at 310 m (1,017 ft) tall.
The 2012 Olympic Stadium in the distance
Tower Bridge and The Tower of London
Canary Wharf in the distance
The glass top of the Gerkin as dusk falls
Reflections of the string quartet and guests in the glass after dark
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Old bailey to the Barbican
On the way to a meeting I walked past the Old Bailey…
… St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate is across the road on the corner of Holburn Viaduct and Giltspur Street. It was badly damaged in the Great Fire of 1666. The burnt out shell was rebuilt by Wren’s masons in 1670-71 and is now the largest church in the city of London. It is famous for the twelve “Bells of Old Bailey” in the rhyme “Oranges and Lemons”. St Sepulchre’s church is also dedicated as the National Musicians’ Church (When Sir Henry Wood - Promenade Concerts - died in 1944, his ashes were laid to rest in the chapel).
Walking down Giltspur Steet you come across the ‘Golden Boy of Pye Corner’ a life-size gold statue of a small boy, which marks the furthest extent of the Great Fire of 1666. Adhering to the notion that greed and intemperance brought about the Great Fire as a punishment from God, the Golden Boy was erected with the following inscription:
This Boy is in Memmory Put up for the late FIRE of LONDON Occasion’d by the Sin of Gluttony.
Originally, it was affixed to the front of a public house called The Fortune of War; this was demolished in 1910, but the Golden Boy still remains.
Heading up towards Smithfield Market, the gatehouse to Saint Bartholomew the Great Church stood out. A plaque says it was restored in 1932.
Saint Bartholomew the Great was founded in 1123 as an Augustinian Priory and has been in continuous use as a place of worship since at least 1143.
Smithfield Market - A Grade II listed building dating back to 1868 although a market has been here for over 800 years. It is the largest wholesale meat market in the UK.
….and finally, after some wonderful buildings comes the Barbican. I am not a fan!
… St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate is across the road on the corner of Holburn Viaduct and Giltspur Street. It was badly damaged in the Great Fire of 1666. The burnt out shell was rebuilt by Wren’s masons in 1670-71 and is now the largest church in the city of London. It is famous for the twelve “Bells of Old Bailey” in the rhyme “Oranges and Lemons”. St Sepulchre’s church is also dedicated as the National Musicians’ Church (When Sir Henry Wood - Promenade Concerts - died in 1944, his ashes were laid to rest in the chapel).
Walking down Giltspur Steet you come across the ‘Golden Boy of Pye Corner’ a life-size gold statue of a small boy, which marks the furthest extent of the Great Fire of 1666. Adhering to the notion that greed and intemperance brought about the Great Fire as a punishment from God, the Golden Boy was erected with the following inscription:
This Boy is in Memmory Put up for the late FIRE of LONDON Occasion’d by the Sin of Gluttony.
Originally, it was affixed to the front of a public house called The Fortune of War; this was demolished in 1910, but the Golden Boy still remains.
Heading up towards Smithfield Market, the gatehouse to Saint Bartholomew the Great Church stood out. A plaque says it was restored in 1932.
Saint Bartholomew the Great was founded in 1123 as an Augustinian Priory and has been in continuous use as a place of worship since at least 1143.
Smithfield Market - A Grade II listed building dating back to 1868 although a market has been here for over 800 years. It is the largest wholesale meat market in the UK.
….and finally, after some wonderful buildings comes the Barbican. I am not a fan!
Sunday, 23 May 2010
Views from Westminster Bridge
Less than twelve hours after my stroll on the Golden Jubilee Bridge, I was on Westminster Bridge and able to take another view of the London Eye.
The Houses of Parliament looking splendid in the early morning sunshine.
This couple (Japanese I think) obviously thought the setting was good for a few Wedding photos!
The Houses of Parliament looking splendid in the early morning sunshine.
This couple (Japanese I think) obviously thought the setting was good for a few Wedding photos!
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