London bridge is a bridge, between the City of London and Southwark, in London.
This bridge, has existed nearly 2000 years ago. London bridge, is the first bridge across the Thames in London area.
In 1013, the King Ethelred burned the bridge in an attempt to divide the invading forces of Danish Svein Haraldsson. The rebuilt London bridge was destroyed by a storm in 1091, and again (this time because of the fire) in 1136.
The London bridge was built by John Mowlem let from 1967 to 1972 and inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in march of 1973.
This bridge has 283 meters long. The cost of 4 million pounds sterling was assumed in it’s in entirety by Bridge House Estates.
The current bridge is built on the same place that the bridge of Rennie, which was demolished carefully piece by piece while the new bridge was built, in this way remained in use for this process.
In the remembrance day of 2004, several bridges Londoners were decorated with red lighting to form part of a spectacle in which some aircraft overflying the path to the Thames. The lighting considerably improved the appearance of London bridge, so it was decided to keep up to the present and now illuminates the bridge at night.
Alberto and Victor Manuel 1stBatxC
Dear students, in your picture you can see the Tower Bridge, not the famous London Bridge (a common mistake, never mind). The photos I enclose are the "old" London Bridge
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