Crossing the River: The History of London's Thames River Bridges from Richmond to the TowerMainstream, 2006 - 351 Triumphs of architecture and engineering, London's bridges have inspired artists as diverse as Dickens and Monet. From the elegant Richmond Bridge to the Gothic, quintessentially British Tower Bridge, they have formed the backdrop to battles, rebellions, pageantry, and mysteries for two millennia. Crossing the River tells these stories, including the assassination of a dissident with a poisoned umbrella on Waterloo Bridge; the apparent suicide of "God's banker," an Italian financier with links to the Vatican, the Masons, and the Mafia; and the Marchioness tragedy and its controversial aftermath. Featuring illustrations and photographs old and new, this book will undoubtedly increase the reader's knowledge and appreciation of the bridges and the people who built them, and thereby enhance the pleasure of seeing them, whether at leisure or stuck in a traffic jam. |
Spis treści
Preface | 9 |
List of Illustrations | 11 |
Introduction | 15 |
Prawa autorskie | |
Nie pokazano 17 innych sekcji
Inne wydania - Wyświetl wszystko
Crossing the River: The History of London's Thames River Bridges from ... Brian Cookson Ograniczony podgląd - 2015 |
Kluczowe wyrazy i wyrażenia
Acts of Parliament Albert Bridge approach road arches architect architecture barges bascules Battersea Bridge Bazalgette Blackfriars Bridge boat Bridge Act Bridge Company bridge was opened Bridge's Brunel building built cast-iron ceremony Chapter Charing Cross Charles Chelsea Bridge Chiswick Bridge City Corporation construction Contractor cost cross the river downstream drawbridge Embankment engineer famous ferry footbridge Fulham Fulham Bridge Gardens George girders granite Hammersmith Bridge House Hungerford Bridge iron Kew Bridge Labelye Lambeth Bridge LCDR Middlesex Millennium Bridge Mylne north bank old bridge Old London Bridge original Palace passed pedestrians piers proposal proprietors Putney Bridge Queen Rennie's bridge replaced Richmond Bridge river-bed river-piers riverside Royal side south bank Southwark Bridge spans St Paul's Cathedral Station steel structure supported Surrey suspension bridge Thames bridges Thomas tolls Tower Bridge traffic Twickenham upstream Vauxhall Bridge Victoria Wandsworth Waterloo Bridge watermen Westminster Bridge William wooden bridge wrought-iron