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Blackfriars Bridge: A Victorian Structure for the Modern World!

October 19, 2012 7:33 AM0 comments
Blackfriars Bridge: A Victorian Structure for the Modern World!

Blackfriars Bridge is a 923 foot structure that crosses the River Thames in central London. The bridge took over 9 years to build and was opened to the public in 1769. However, in 2009 work began on redeveloping the bridge to incorporate Blackfriars railway station. Once completed, the station would [...]

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London’s Blackfriars Station gets 2 miles of solar panels

October 5, 2011 12:06 AM0 comments
London’s Blackfriars Station gets 2 miles of solar panels

Yesterday marked the beginning of the installation of 4,400 solar panels above the Blackfriars Station, which when completed will appear as a solar bridge 2 miles long. The image above is a computer generated image of what the solar bridge will look like when completed in 2012, ahead of the [...]

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