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The Hammersmith Bridge

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Elegant building

Hammersmith Bridge is an elegant building that crosses the Thames in the west of the city between the neighborhoods of Hammersmith and Barnes. It is a suspension bridge painted in a very peculiar bottle green. The bridge is not very long or wide (210 m long and 13 m wide) and is in fact the second bridge raised at this point of the river on the foundations of old which had to be closed, has to stay small while respecting the heavy traffic that crosses it. The current bridge dates from 1887 and was designed by Joseph Bazalgette, a famous British civil engineer, who amongst other wonders of Victorian-engineering, built the London sewerage system.

Today it is open to both pedestrians and vehicular traffic, but has suffered prolonged closures because the amount of traffic damaged the structure, and it suffered from corrosion problems and even Real IRA attacks. For fans of rowing, the bridge is on the route of the annual race between Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and many viewers use it to see the race. And speaking of views, the appearance of the bridge when illuminated at night is amazing, and I would recommend that if you come in the summer to London have an aperitif in the pubs on the edge of Hammersmith and enjoy the scenery.
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The Bridge Division

A Ponte da Divisão

Neste pôr-do-sol no Rio Tâmisa, Londres, a ponte de Hammersmith é vista em silhueta contra o céu vermelho-laranja-fogo do crepúsculo. No centro da foto, os remadores (à esquerda) de um dos diversos clubes de regatas do Tâmisa, treinam sob o olhar atento do treinador e seu piloto de lancha. Este trecho do Tâmisa, é também onde acontece, toda a primavera, a Corrida de Remos Oxford-Cambridge, quando estudantes daquelas célebres universidades vêm à Londres competir pelo prestígio de levar o troféu para sua universidade naquele ano, até ser novamente desafiado no ano seguinte! A ponte em questão, geralmente fora da rota da grande maioria dos turistas, quase veio abaixo por um ataque terrorista por parte do IRA nos anos 80, mas que felizmente, foi descoberto a tempo! Por estar afastada do centro, fica fora da rota da grande maioria dos turistas. Ela une o bairro homônimo à outras áreas do sudoeste londrino, como Barnes (lugar de um estúdio onde foram gravadas músicas por bandas famosas, como Queen!) e ainda Putney - uma área residencial de afluentes Londrinos.
This pr sunsets in Rio Tmisa, London, Hammersmith bridge seen silhouetted against the sky red-orange-fire dusk. In the photo center, the rowers (left) one of several clubs regattas of Tmisa, train under the watchful eye of coach and his boat driver. This stretch of Tmisa, also where it happens, all spring, Rowing Racing Oxford-Cambridge, where students from those universities clebres vm London compete for the prestige to take the trophy to his university that year, at being challenged again next year! The bridge in question, usually outside the route of most tourists, almost went down by a terrorist attack by the IRA in the 80s, but fortunately was discovered in time! Being away from the center, is off the route of most tourists. It unites the neighborhood namesake other areas of south-west London, as Barnes (instead of a studio where they recorded songs by famous bands such as Queen!) And still Putney - a residential area of ​​affluent Londoners.
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