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The administration of the English capital published on the network seventy four architectural concepts of the new pedestrian bridge over the river Thames. Sketches were provided for the international competition. leading engineers and architects from all over the planet.
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The ultra-modern bridge will connect the areas of Pimlico and Nine Elms, allowing nine thousand pedestrians and the same number of cyclists move daily from one bank of the Thames to the other. Cost construction authorities are estimated at forty million pounds sterling.
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In addition to qualified specialists, in creating concepts some celebrities who were far from architecture participated having their own views on how such a structure should be. TO for example, actress Joan Lumley, enlisting the support of the British architect Thomas Heatherwick, came up with a bridge in the form of a lush garden. At night it can be closed to the public or carried out Reservations for groups of eight or more people. In detail consideration, this project, unfortunately, does not stand up to criticism, since the construction of such a bridge will cost at least a hundred seventy-five million pounds (experts estimate), except Moreover, the gardens along the bridge are only suitable for pedestrians, leaving in side of the owners of bicycle transport.
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The construction of a new bridge across the river will be carried out as part of Nine Elms Development. On an area of one hundred and ninety-five hectares also plan to build real estate, transport and public billion pound worth of infrastructure. Besides In addition, it is planned to engage in the reconstruction of the famous power plant. Battersea, which is associated with this project.
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