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Tower Bridge.

Tower bridge is actually a steel structure. The stone cladding is for protecting the steel and to make the bridge look good. It works very well, the bridge looks beautiful. Without a doubt the best looking bridge on the River Thames.
Autumn at the Tower.
Autumn at the Tower.		 Steps under the bridge.
Steps under the bridge.		 Looking upriver from the bridge.
Looking upriver from the bridge.		 The Tower of London.
The Tower of London.		 Looking up to the walkways.
Looking up to the walkways.
Green water line.
Green water line.		 Taken from the south side.
Taken from the south side.		 One of the engines built to raise the road.
One of the engines built to raise the road.		 Taken from south bank.
Taken from south bank.		 The South Bank
The South Bank
Be brave, you can do it.
Be brave, you can do it.		 The upper walkways.
The upper walkways.		 The Tower from the bridge.
The Tower from the bridge.		 Grease nipple ?
Grease nipple ?		 Tower Bridge to Calais boat race.
Tower Bridge to Calais boat race.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge		 Traitors Gate. Tower of London
Traitors Gate. Tower of London		 HMS Belfast
HMS Belfast		 Colin driving through Tower Bridge.
Colin driving through Tower Bridge.		 HMS Belfast
HMS Belfast
By Tower Bridge.
By Tower Bridge.		 Looking north.
Looking north.		 The Tower of London from the bridge approach road.
The Tower of London from the bridge approach road.		 Bridge open 1996
Bridge open 1996		 A pier of the bridge.
A pier of the bridge.
Driving on to the bridge from the north.
Driving on to the bridge from the north.		 Tower Bridge, The Tower of London, HMS Belfast.
Tower Bridge, The Tower of London, HMS Belfast.		 Bascules from the south side.
Bascules from the south side.		 Ornate stonework.
Ornate stonework.		 The gates to stop the traffic when the bascules are raised.
The gates to stop the traffic when the bascules are raised.
The south end of the bridge.
The south end of the bridge.		 The Tower from the bridge road.
The Tower from the bridge road.		 In the Pool of London, 1996
In the Pool of London, 1996		 Smile for the cameras.
Smile for the cameras.		 A walkway.
A walkway.
Looking North.
Looking North.		 Cables on the Bridge.
Cables on the Bridge.		 Walking south.
Walking south.		 Ambulance on an emergency call.
Ambulance on an emergency call.		 The centre of the lifting bascules.
The centre of the lifting bascules.
Turn left for the bridge.
Turn left for the bridge.		 The walkways.
The walkways.		 The A 100
The A 100		 Centre of the bridge.
Centre of the bridge.		 Which way is the wind blowing ?
Which way is the wind blowing ?
Note the stitching in the stonework.
Note the stitching in the stonework.

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John Cooper11-Mar-2014 18:26
Unfortunately Eldar, I am unable to climb to the top.
Maybe one day.
Eldar Kadymov11-Mar-2014 13:24
Epic proportions gallery, yet we didn't se any shots from the top of the bridge. Very upsetting, V
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