Thursday 9 April 2015

Millennium Bridge.


-The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is as steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, linking Bankside with the City of London. It is sited between Southwark Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge.

-The Millennium Bridge is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation.

-The southern end of the bridge is near the Globe theatre, the Bankside Gallery and Tate Modern, the north end next to the City of London School below St Paul´s Cathedral.

-Construction began in late 1998 and the main works were started on 28 April 1999.
This led to long queues and dampened neither public enthusiasm for what was something of a white-knuckle ride, nor the vibrations themselves.


-The Millennium Bridge was featured in the sixth installment of the Harry Potter film franchise, where the bridge collapsed following an attack by Death Eaters.
-The Bridge also appeared in the 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy during the climactic battle on Xandar.
-The Bridge also appeared in the video to the Olly Murs song "Heart on My Sleeve.

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