Archive for August, 2007
On the count of three.
Where: Underneath the bridge, London, England.
What: The third of the three London millennium projects - besides the Millennium Wheel and the Millennium Dome. The Millennium bridge as seen from the Thames, leading towards St. Paul’s Cathedral and the City of London.
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Loading ...Hyding in the park.
Where: Hyde Park, London, England.
What: Sitting in Hyde Park deckchairs for a good cause. Relaxing for four hours for two pounds.
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Eye of the beholder.
Where: London, England.
What: Besides a dome, London also placed the largest observation wheel in the world to celebrate the year before the new millennium.
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Millennium.
Where: Greenwich Peninsula, London, England.
What: The Millennium Dome (later transformed into ‘The O2‘) was created in 2000 in celebration of the new millennium (although the third millennium didn’t start until 01.01.2001). The Dome is the largest domed structure in the world.
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Zero Hour.
Where: Greenwich, London, England.
What: Longitude 0° 0` 0″. Latitude 51° 28` 38″. This line is the prime meridian of the world and it divides time. The left side is west longitude, the right side is east longitude.
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Where: At the foot of the clocktower of the Houses of Parliament, London, England.
What: Close-up of the world’s largest four-faced, chiming turret clock. Nicknamed ‘Big Ben’.
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Two sides of the story.
Where: Along the Thames, London, England.
What: ‘Big Ben’ usually tells four tales, all of them the same. In a rare moment, one of Ben’s clockfaces got stuck on noon as a result of maintenance that has also silenced it’s bells. The silence, however, is intentional. Work will be finished in a month.
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