Tower Bridge, Queen's Walk and river cruises weave a summer evening's magic
Tower Bridge - a sunset panorama Tower Bridge: Tower Bridge is iconic of London. It bridges London's financial district on the north bank with the Borough of Southwark on the south bank. The picture here is a sunset panorama with Tower Bridge in the center and the Gherkin, Swiss Re building, (which is London's first ecological tall building, designed by Fosters + Partners), to the far right. [Photo by D.Illif released under commons license @ http://bit.ly/c4JBtp]. Being located near the Tower of London, the bridge takes its name from its location and not, as it is sometimes mistakenly imagined, from its own two towers. The bridge is also sometimes mistakenly referred to as the London Bridge, which is actually the next bridge upstream that has been there, at or near the present location, in some form or other, over the past 2,000 years; the present London Bridge is a rather mundane structure that does not deserve or draw any public attention. ...