That Pointy Thing In The Middle Is The Shard

[poliphilo]

The skyline of central London from the gardens of the Horniman Museum.

Comments

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh, my old stamping ground! My last flat was a few minutes up the road from the Horniman (my new one's not too far away).

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Seems like a very pleasant area of London. Great views from the top of the hill.

The Horniman disappointed us. Most of the galleries are closed until 2018.

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

Oh, shame! Usually it's very rewarding.

I was priced out of Forest Hill but it turns out Crystal Palace is nicer, at least from the point of view of having shops and restaurants.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I lived in Sydenham for a year, within walking distance of the Crystal Palace park- and it was very pleasant.

Mind you, I'm talking about 40 years ago.

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

My mum went to school round there, and finds it terribly funny that it's so hipsterish these days.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Nice to have it at a foggy distance so that all the monstrous carbuncles look a bit like an illusion. I'm with Prince Charles on architecture although I know the world is moving beyond him (and me).

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen the Shard close up but from a distance it's magical.

I think every age commits good architecture and bad architecture. It's my impression that most of skyscrapers in central London are ugly things.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

I saw the same foggy view of London in reverse a couple of weeks ago: from the north in Hampsted/Highgate. It's rather like an Impressionist painting in the fog.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The Impressionists loved London and its fogs. It could have been made for them.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Precisely.

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

Ooh, pointy!

That is a wonderful shot - lovely juxtaposition of nature and city.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

It was a dull day and I wasn't expecting much from this shot, but I find I rather like it.