Millennium Bridge, London, Greater London

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Millennium Bridge
Designer Foster + Partners, London, England, United Kingdom
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Date 2002
Building Type Bridge
Construction System Stainless steel and aluminum on concrete pylons
Climate Mild Temperate
Context Urban
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Notes Design Sculptor: Anthony Caro. Bridge links St. Paul's Cathedral on north bank of the Thames River to the Tate Modern Gallery on south bank.

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Building Details
Client Millennium Bridge Trust
Cost US $26,874,000
Height 36 ft. (11 m.) above the Thames
Length 1,050 ft. (320 m.)
Width 13 ft. (4 m.)





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Phaidon Press Inc. The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. New York, NY: Phaidon Press Inc., 2004. ISBN 0-7148-43121. p281.

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http://www.architectureweek.com/2002/0327/news_1-1.html


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