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During my third visit to London on November, 2018 I was able to enjoy again the beauty of this fascinating city, but augmented this time by the splendid lighting and Christmas decorations. As well, because around 16:00 hours was darkly, I was able to take many nocturnal photos and at blue hour of this magnificent city.

At 16:38, from the left bank of the River Thames, in the area of the Tower of London, I could take this photo of the illuminated Tower Bridge, something I could not do in my previous trips there. Despite the intense cold of that afternoon, I held my small tripod over the railing, and tried the shot. I think that capturing this scene was worth it, without a doubt.

Wikipedia Info:

The bridge of the two towers, Tower Bridge in english, is a bridge that crosses the River Thames in London. It combines the characteristics of bascule bridge and suspension bridge. It is built in Victorian neo-Gothic style, and is located near the Tower of London, which gives it its name.
In 1875 a special committee was created to find a solution to the passage over the river, which convened a contest to choose the design of the future bridge. The evaluation of the designs was surrounded by controversy, and it was not until 1884 when the created by Horace Jones, the architect of the city, was approved.
Jones' design was a tilting bridge 244 m long and 7 m wide, with two towers 65 m high. The central distance of 61 m between the two towers is divided into two cams, which can be raised to an angle of 83 degrees to allow river traffic to pass. Although each cam weighs more than 1000 tons, they are counterbalanced to minimize the energy required to lift them, which takes a minute. The original hydraulic mechanism, designed by William Armstrong, used pressurized water stored in six accumulators. The water was pumped into the accumulators by steam engines. The bridge can load more than 2000 tons.
Currently, the original hydraulic machinery still opens the bridge, although it has been modified to use oil instead of water, and electric motors have replaced the place of steam engines and accumulators. The old machine rooms are open to the public.
The bridge was inaugurated by the Prince of Wales on June 30, 1894, six years after the death of Jones, and after eight years of construction. The same day of its inauguration, the prestigious specialized magazine The Builder called it "monstrous and grotesque."

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Durante mi tercera visita a Londres en Noviembre 2018 he podido disfrutar otra vez la belleza de esta ciudad fascinante, pero aumentada esta vez por la espl駭dida iluminaci�n y decoraci�n navide�a. Adem疽, debido a que alrededor de las 16:00 horas ya anochec�a, pude tomar muchas fotos nocturnas y a la hora azul de esta ciudad magn�fica.

A las 16:38 h, desde la orilla izquierda del R�o T疥esis, en la zona de la Torre de Londres, pude tomar esta foto del Tower Bridge iluminado, algo que no pude hacer en mis anteriores viajes all�. A pesar del intenso fr�o de aquella tarde, sujet� mi peque�o tr�pode sobre la barandilla, e intent� el tiro. Yo creo que capturar esta escena merec�a la pena, sin duda.

Info Wikipedia:

El puente de las dos Torres, en ingl駸 Tower Bridge, es un puente que cruza el r�o T疥esis en Londres. Combina las caracter�sticas de puente basculante y puente colgante. Est� construido en estilo victoriano neog�tico, y se encuentra situado cerca de la torre de Londres, que le da su nombre.
En 1875 se cre� un comit� especial para encontrar una soluci�n al paso sobre el r�o, que convoc� un concurso para elegir el dise�o del futuro puente. La evaluaci�n de los dise�os estuvo rodeada de controversia, y no fue hasta 1884 cuando el creado por Horace Jones, el Arquitecto de la Ciudad, fue aprobado.
El dise�o de Jones era un puente basculante de 244 m de longitud y 7 m de anchura,con dos torres de 65 m de altura. La distancia central de 61 m entre las dos torres se divide en dos levas, que pueden elevarse hasta un 疣gulo de 83 grados para permitir pasar el tr畴ico fluvial. A pesar de que cada leva pesa m疽 de 1000 toneladas, est疣 contrapesadas para minimizar la energ�a requerida para elevarlas, lo que lleva un minuto. El mecanismo hidr疼lico original, dise�ado por William Armstrong, utilizaba agua a presi�n almacenada en seis acumuladores. El agua era bombeada dentro de los acumuladores mediante motores de vapor. El puente puede cargar m疽 de 2000 toneladas.
Actualmente, la maquinaria hidr疼lica original todav�a abre el puente, aunque ha sido modificado para utilizar aceite en lugar de agua, y motores el馗tricos han sustituido el lugar de las m痃uinas de vapor y los acumuladores. Las antiguas salas de m痃uinas est疣 abiertas al p�blico.
El puente fue inaugurado por el pr�ncipe de Gales el 30 de junio de 1894, seis a�os despu駸 del fallecimiento de Jones, y tras ocho a�os de construcci�n. El mismo d�a de su inauguraci�n, la prestigiosa revista especializada The Builder lo calific� de ｫmonstruoso y grotescoｻ.

Copyright ｩ - Esta fotograf�a es propiedad intelectual de su autor, y est� protegida por la Ley. Su uso o reproducci�n por cualquier medio sin previa autorizaci�n por escrito del fot�grafo est� estrictamente prohibido.
Por favor contactar: [email protected]

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