With the dome of St Paul's cathedral in the distance, pedestrians cross the river Thames on the Millennium Bridge, on 24th June 2021, in London, England. London's newest river crossing for 100-plus years coincided with the Millennium. It was hurriedly finished and opened to the public on 10 June 2000 when an estimated 100,000 people crossed it to discover the structure oscillated so much that it was forced to close 2 days later. Over the next 18 months designers added dampeners to stop its wobble but it already symbolised what was embarrassing and failing in British pride. Now the British Standard code of bridge loading has been updated to cover the swaying phenomenon, referred to as 'Synchronous Lateral Excitation'. CREDIT RICHARD BAKER.
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