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City Hall in London is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. It stands on the south bank of the River Thames, in the More London development by Tower Bridge. Designed by Norman Foster, it opened in July 2002.
The building has an unusual bulbous shape, intended to reduce the building's surface area and thus improve energy efficiency. It has been compared variously to Darth Vader's helmet, a misshapen egg, a woodlouse or a motorcycle helmet. London Mayor Ken Livingstone referred to it as a "glass testicle". Its designers reportedly saw the building as a giant sphere hanging over the Thames, but opted for a more conventionally rooted building instead. The building has no front or back on conventional terms but derives its shape from a modified sphere.
City Hall was constructed on a site formerly occupied by wharves serving the Pool of London. The building does not belong to the GLA but is leased under a 25-year rent. It forms part of a larger development called More London, including offices and shops. Next to City Hall is a sunken amphitheatre called The Scoop, which is used in the summer months for open-air performances; it is not, however, part of the GLA's jurisdiction. A 500 metre (1,640 foot) helical walkway, reminiscent of that in New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum ascends the full height of the building. At the top of the ten-story building is an exhibition and meeting space called "London's Living Room," with an open viewing deck which is occasionally open to the public. The walkway provides views of the interior of the building, and is intended to symbolise transparency; a similar device was used by Foster in his design for the rebuilt Reichstag in Germany. In 2006 it was announced that Solar photovoltaic cells would be fitted to the building by the London Climate Change Agency.
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01 Ноябрь 2009, 10:47 revolt_ink
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02 Ноябрь 2009, 07:22 Ojisanjake
awesome composition!
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02 Ноябрь 2009, 18:49
awesome composition!
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02 Ноябрь 2009, 21:49 Victoria Castiglione
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03 Ноябрь 2009, 10:13 karl_nemo1954
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03 Ноябрь 2009, 14:00 thethi
Beautiful!
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03 Ноябрь 2009, 18:55 the noggin_nogged
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04 Ноябрь 2009, 01:37 surfwax
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04 Ноябрь 2009, 22:50 A.W.A.N
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05 Ноябрь 2009, 11:38 Joe Shlabotnik
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05 Ноябрь 2009, 17:17 Marcin Mazurkiewicz FotoBlog Very difficult subject (just from visiting), both in lighting and POV. You made it look easy...great, intriguing image. Absolutely captures the curvacous nature of that building... Nice work with Locke6...
06 Ноябрь 2009, 03:39 cuvu
Wonderful Capture!
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06 Ноябрь 2009, 04:34 Kekko73 beautiful shot
06 Ноябрь 2009, 21:28 Lissa**
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07 Ноябрь 2009, 19:22 Vangral :-)
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07 Ноябрь 2009, 20:35 DREASAN Such a creative shot, brilliant...
07 Ноябрь 2009, 22:22 tomelst
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08 Ноябрь 2009, 19:41 Maciej clubfoto.lu
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08 Ноябрь 2009, 21:37 nick.garrod
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09 Ноябрь 2009, 00:08 malona
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09 Ноябрь 2009, 14:09 manuel diumenj Wonderful shot and an amazing HDR. Fave!
10 Ноябрь 2009, 09:29 citywalker organised chaos. Is it really hdr? Cool, doesn't look artificial.
10 Ноябрь 2009, 11:26 DB-UK
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10 Ноябрь 2009, 12:59 Jerri Johnson (mostly away) Surfwax - Thanks for the comment, I had been meaning to vist it for a while and found out that it was a public open day on Sunday.Tomlest - yes it is HDR- 3 exposures combined and tone mapped in Artizen using the lock06 operator. I resisted my darker side and have tried for a more natural image here. See my HDR set for plenty of examples where I have been over zealous with the saturation slider!cuvu, deszu, Christian et Cie, Inflleetingmoment- Thank you
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