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MILLENNIUM BRIDGE

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London, United Kingdom
2024
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2024

Known to Londoners as the "Wobbly Bridge", the Millennium Bridge celebrated the year 2000. Winner of a competition organized by the London Corporation (which manages the City of London), this pedestrian bridge is the work of Sir Norman Foster, the great architect of contemporary London. However, the 320-metre structure was closed to pedestrians as soon as it was inaugurated, due to oscillations caused by the large number of pedestrians (over 2,000). Since this event, the Millennium Bridge has been humorously nicknamed the "Shaking Bridge" and, following this incident, hydraulic control installations were installed to monitor the bridge's swaying movements, which reopened in January 2002. Since then, no swaying movements have been observed. Phew! This suspended steel footbridge, reserved for pedestrians, links Southbank to the City on the other side. Thousands of pedestrians, tourists and residents alike, use this magnificent footbridge every day to cross the Thames and reach St Paul's or the Tate Modern. This ultra-photogenic bridge, perfectly aligned between St Paul's and the Tate, was immortalized in the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It is destroyed by the mangemorts in a particularly spectacular opening scene. This iconic scene has brought yet more visitors to the Millennium Bridge. Get your cameras ready and come at sunset time.

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elizamonde
Visited in april 2023
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Millénium bridge
Magnifique pont, original qui traverse la tamise. Célèbre pont grâce au film Harry Potter. Pont piéton.
kast13
Visited in october 2022
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Lien entre ancien et moderne
On voulait voir ce pont pour l'avoir vu dans Harry Potter, au début on est un peu déçu, il semble plus petit que dans le film. Mais ensuite, on est séduit par son architecture moderne, et par le lien qu'il représente entre l'ancien( le quartier de Saint Paul) et le moderne( le musée Tate Modern). On a aussi de là une belle vue vers le tower bridge
emilienpb
Visited in august 2021
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Passerelle sur la Tamise
Passerelle pas exceptionnelle en soi mais qui mérite quelques photos si vous êtes dans le coin.
lorna57
Visited in march 2020
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Jolies vues sur Londres
Idéal pour se promener de la cathédrale St Paul jusqu'au Musée Tate modern, de jolies vues sur la ville et une architecture moderne
Visited in december 2019
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Pont métallique qui a était construit en l’an 2000 comme son nom l’indique. Il y a beaucoup de monde qui y passent. Vue sympas sur Londres

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