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I no longer work regularly in The City of London, as my job has been relocated, resulting in me being banished to Basildon. However, I do still get up to The City of London from time to time when my job dictates that I spend a day or two up there, and I was fascinated last time I was in The City to see a building which was apparently being demolished from the ground up. As I had two days in The City, I brought my camera with me the next day and took a few pictures, and of course I then found a few other things to take pictures of as well.
These pictures were mostly captured using a Pentax K10D digital SLR camera, but I've included some taken using a Pentax *ist DS last year for comparison.
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I was hugely fascinated by this building, where the lower floors have been demolished, but the upper floors remain intact. It is an interesting example of what we have been told about how the strength of modern buildings is all from their central core, as we can see the upper floors cantilevered out over nothing! |
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I've included some pictures from autumn 2006 which show this building in its intact state. It is the central building in the picture on the left; and its the building at the left of the picture on the right, where the retail area at street level can be seen, with the tower extending above that. |
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Here are the two tallest buildings in The City of London: on the left is Tower 42 (the former Nat West Tower) and on the right is the Swiss Re Building, more commonly known as "The Gherkin". |
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Next, I have four views of the new Willis Building, whose exterior is now complete. From the left: the view across Leadenhall Street looking down Lime Street; reflections of the Lloyd's Building in the glass facade; the view looking north from Lime Street towards the Lloyd's Building and the Willis Building; and the top of the Fenchurch Avenue corner of the Willis Building, as seen from Lime Street looking north east. |
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After snapping the new Willis Building, I made my way homewards, taking a couple of pictures of The Monument on the way by. The shake reduction feature of the Pentax K10D appears to have worked here, as I've got one of the best pictures I've ever taken of the top of The Monument without resorting to a tripod. |
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Last Revised: 9th September, 2007.
