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Continued from London II, here is London III...
Hardly.
Pomo didn't completely leave the City of London untouched.
This sculpture by Stephen Melton stands opposite Cannon Street tube. It shows a “yuppie†trader conducting business on his mobile.
Probably one of them 'only in London' moments.
A barge on the north bank of The Thames.
London Bridge (from below). Shhhh!
London Bridge (from beneath).
Looking east towards Tower Bridge.
We then crossed the river into Southwark and entered the redeveloped Butler's Wharf complex.
Completed in 1873, Butler's Wharf was once the largest warehouse complex on the Thames. It now houses a public galleria and some of London's best known restaurants.
City Hall London is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. Some locals refer to it as the "sliced egg."
Next to City Hall is a sunken amphitheatre called "The Scoop." There was a forum being conducted about future of developments along The Thames.
An English oddity. A team of morris dancers put on quite the show.
Inside City Hall. The building was designed by Norman Foster and opened in 2002.
People walking on the opening credits of EastEnders.
City Hall (cont.)
The top of City Hall is referred to as "London's Living Room." This is looking east at Tower Bridge (with Canary Wharf in the background).
Looking down at the south bank of The Thames.
Looking north at the Tower of London.
Looking north-west toward the City of London. Tower 42 on the left, the new Bishopsgate Tower (soon to be the U.K.'s tallest) in the centre and Swiss Re -- "The Gherkin" -- on the right.
HMS Belfast.
Tower Bridge.
More London Place including The Scoop.
More London Place (including Norman Foster's Ernst & Young headqaurters).
Looking south over Bermondsey (including a DMU train heading into London Bridge station).
Still on top of City Hall in the "Living Room."
A 500m helical walkway, reminiscent of that in New York's Guggenheim Museum ascends/descends the full height of the building.
City Hall (cont.)
City Hall (cont.)
City Hall's Council Chamber from above.
City Hall (cont.)
City Hall (cont.)
City Hall (cont.)
City Hall's Council Chamber from the ground.
Progress on Red Ken's 100 new public spaces for London.
City Hall (cont.)
Speaking of Mayor Ken Livingstone, he once referred to London City Hall as a big "glass testicle."
Our final Open House London building was the Ernst & Young headquarters at 1 More London Place.
Ernst & Young is yet another Norman Foster work and it won the 2004 award for London's "Best Commercial Workplace Building."
The building is filled with art installations including this one by Brazil's Ernesto Neto.
Ernesto Neto's installation (cont.)
Ernst & Young (cont.)
Another installation. This one from London's own Conrad Shawcross.
Ernst & Young (cont.)
The City from Ernst & Young.
More art at 1 More London Place. Not sure who did this one.
Wow, this sure beats my Don Mills office.
Tower Bridge from Ernst & Young.
Looking west toward Westminster (including Big Ben).
The Ernst & Young lobby.
More London Place. Ernst & Young on the left and Tower Bridge / City Hall straight on.
London IV is (coming).
Hardly.
Pomo didn't completely leave the City of London untouched.
This sculpture by Stephen Melton stands opposite Cannon Street tube. It shows a “yuppie†trader conducting business on his mobile.
Probably one of them 'only in London' moments.
A barge on the north bank of The Thames.
London Bridge (from below). Shhhh!
London Bridge (from beneath).
Looking east towards Tower Bridge.
We then crossed the river into Southwark and entered the redeveloped Butler's Wharf complex.
Completed in 1873, Butler's Wharf was once the largest warehouse complex on the Thames. It now houses a public galleria and some of London's best known restaurants.
City Hall London is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. Some locals refer to it as the "sliced egg."
Next to City Hall is a sunken amphitheatre called "The Scoop." There was a forum being conducted about future of developments along The Thames.
An English oddity. A team of morris dancers put on quite the show.
Inside City Hall. The building was designed by Norman Foster and opened in 2002.
People walking on the opening credits of EastEnders.
City Hall (cont.)
The top of City Hall is referred to as "London's Living Room." This is looking east at Tower Bridge (with Canary Wharf in the background).
Looking down at the south bank of The Thames.
Looking north at the Tower of London.
Looking north-west toward the City of London. Tower 42 on the left, the new Bishopsgate Tower (soon to be the U.K.'s tallest) in the centre and Swiss Re -- "The Gherkin" -- on the right.
HMS Belfast.
Tower Bridge.
More London Place including The Scoop.
More London Place (including Norman Foster's Ernst & Young headqaurters).
Looking south over Bermondsey (including a DMU train heading into London Bridge station).
Still on top of City Hall in the "Living Room."
A 500m helical walkway, reminiscent of that in New York's Guggenheim Museum ascends/descends the full height of the building.
City Hall (cont.)
City Hall (cont.)
City Hall's Council Chamber from above.
City Hall (cont.)
City Hall (cont.)
City Hall (cont.)
City Hall's Council Chamber from the ground.
Progress on Red Ken's 100 new public spaces for London.
City Hall (cont.)
Speaking of Mayor Ken Livingstone, he once referred to London City Hall as a big "glass testicle."
Our final Open House London building was the Ernst & Young headquarters at 1 More London Place.
Ernst & Young is yet another Norman Foster work and it won the 2004 award for London's "Best Commercial Workplace Building."
The building is filled with art installations including this one by Brazil's Ernesto Neto.
Ernesto Neto's installation (cont.)
Ernst & Young (cont.)
Another installation. This one from London's own Conrad Shawcross.
Ernst & Young (cont.)
The City from Ernst & Young.
More art at 1 More London Place. Not sure who did this one.
Wow, this sure beats my Don Mills office.
Tower Bridge from Ernst & Young.
Looking west toward Westminster (including Big Ben).
The Ernst & Young lobby.
More London Place. Ernst & Young on the left and Tower Bridge / City Hall straight on.
London IV is (coming).
